Fragrant Iris
Fragrant Irises
Fragrance is often an overlooked quality of the bearded irises. This can be difficult to understand because the perfumes produced from some of these fragrant flowers vary from light and sweet to heavily scented, dusky and even a "chocolate" essence. If you specifically want fragrant iris flowers, you will be pleased with the following selection from our fragrant irises.
The fragrant Iris often have a sweet scent that makes them doubly enjoyable as a cut flower.
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Hollywood and Vine$8.00(McWhirter 1992) TB 36 inches (91 cm), M S. light magenta grape; F. darker magenta grape; beards blue violet; ruffled; slight fragrance. Ensemble X Noble House. HM 1996 -
Honey Crunch$8.00(Maryott, 1988) TB, 37 inches (93 cm), M S.golden tan hint of pink;Fgolden tan,darker peachshoulder;B.orange. Sweet fragrance. -
Hookem Horns$8.00$7.50(George Sutton, 1997) TB, SA, 38 inches (97 cm), EM S. lilac purple, paler midrib; F. ruby red, white spray pattern at haft, edges darker; beards white, yellow in throat, 1 inches hairless ruby red horn aat end; ruffled; slight spicy fragrance. HM 2001. -
Horns And Blues$9.50$8.50(Jim Hedgecock, 1996) TB, SA, 38 inches (97 cm), M Ruffled pale blue; beards yellow, fuzzy pale blue horn; slight sweet fragrance. -
How Bout That$20.50(Denise Stewart, 2014) TB, 34-35 (87.25 cm), ML S. and style arms pristine white, ruffled; F. yellow plicata, ruby veins to edge and around beard; beards deep orange in throat, light orange in middle, white end; slight sweet fragrance. Ring Around Rosie X unknown. -
Hubble Space Telescope$8.00(Barbara Wight, 1991) TB, SA, 29 inches (74 cm), EM S. ivory white; style arms white; F. ivory white, purple lines and dotting halfway down; beards yellow, tipped purple, sometimes with thin purple and white horn; slight sweet fragrance. -
I Do$9.50(L. Zurbrigg, 1974) TB, 32 inches (81 cm), EM & RE (Sept-Oct in VA) S. white with slight cast of violet and greenish yellow, green at midrib; F. white with some green texture veining in center; white beard tipped pale yellow; ruffled. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 4 to 9. Fragrant Iris. -
I I Stutter$19.50(Douglas Kanarowski, 2012) TB, 41 inches (104 cm), VE-VL & RE S. medium wisteria-purple, luminata edge lightens to yellow-cream, deeper yellow at base; style arms yellow-cream with pale wisteria-purple wash; F. deep rich wisteria-purple with white luminata lines and edge, white around beard, hafts yellow-cream with brick plicata sanding; beards orange in throat, mid-lemon in center, ending in white; abundant ruffles; slight musky fragrance. (Clarence x Queen in Calico) x Flights of Fancy) X Daughter of Stars. -
Iced Tea$8.00(Larry Lauer, 1994) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), M S. bronzed tan; F. violet, with veining, shaded bronzed tan on shoulders; beards gold, tipped bronze; slight fragrance. HM 1996. -
Iceland$9.50$8.50(Monty Byers,1991) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), EM & RE S. snow white; F. very pale glacial blue; beards blue white, tipped yellow; lightly ruffled. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9. Sweet Fragrance -
IdidIt$8.25$7.50(Oscar Schick, 1997) TB, 36-38 inches (91-97 cm), M S. dark lavender, lightly blended rusty lavender at edge; style arms light rusty lavender; F. dark lavender edged rusty lavender, shoulders rusty brown; beards mustard yellow; lightly ruffled; slight musky fragrance. HM 2001. -
Immortality$17.75(Zurbrigg 1982) TB RE 30 inches (76 cm), M. White Immortality isn't the ordinary white Iris. It is a favorite of Iris lovers the world over. It has won both top awards and the esteem of gardeners. Its flowers are wonderful. They are medium sized with good form and a pure, satiny white coloring. The beard is a light lemon. It is also a fragrant Iris with a sweet scent that makes them doubly enjoyable as a cut flower. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 3 to 9. HM 1986 AM 1990 -
Impulsive$15.00(Joseph Ghio 2001) TB, 35 inches (89 cm), M S. white, midrib infused deep orange; style arms orange; F. burnt orange, deeper orange texture veining, faint beetroot purple speckles near tip; beards deep orange, wide; pronounced sweet fragrance. HM 2003. -
Inca Rose$15.00(Oscar Schick, 2002) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), M S. beige rose, base deeper; style arms golden orange; F. beige rose at shoulders blending to caramel, lightening toward center; beards light orange, dark orange in throat; lightly ruffled; slight spicy fragrance. Soaring Spirit X Island Dancer.HM 2006. -
Indigo Princess$8.25$7.50(Schreiner, 1992) TB, 39 inches (99 cm), ML Ruffled deep violet; beards yellow, tipped blue. HM 1994, AM 1997. Orange blossom fragrance. -
Irish Cream$21.00(George Sutton, 2005) TB, 37 inches (94 cm), ML S. silver white, hint of pale sea lavender; style arms silver white; F. silver white, cream green veining; beards white tipped pale yellow; bubble ruffled; slight spicy fragrance. -
Iron Eagle$8.00(G. Sutton,2000) TB SA, 37 inches (94 cm), ML & RE S. off-white, antique gold midrib; style arms pale lavender white; F. pale lavender white, near light grey; beards antique gold, confederate blue base and horn; slight musky fragrance. Cloud Baron X Dashing. Sporatic rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 8, and 9. -
Istanbul$10.50$9.50(Monty Byers, 1990) TB, 34 inches (86 cm), M & RE S. clear tuscan yellow; F. warm white with yellow glow at hafts, overlaid with deep bright red purple stripes over upper third which then soften considerably, culminating in narrow pale reddish stitched edge with hint of tan; indian yellow beard; ruffled; slight spicy/musky fragrance. Reliable rebloom for us in zone 8. Reported to rebloom in zones 5 to 9. -
Italic Light$18.25(Schreiner, 2012) TB, 36 (91 cm), L S. and F. open lavender, lightens to lighter lavender; beards orange in throat, white in middle and end; slight fragrance. -
Janie Meek$8.25(J.Meek 1987) TB 32 inches (81 cm), M S-soft pink F-orchid lavender,lighter around red B;slight fragrance
Looking for the most fragrant Iris. Try using the search function for the word "pronounced" which should return all the varieties that have a pronounced fragrance.
Some of the tall bearded Iries are also Reblooming Iris. You will be able to identify them when you see the "RE" in the description. RE is for Reblooming (Irises). Some of the reblooming irises are also very fragrant Irises