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Parts of the Iris
AB Arilbred Oncocyclus & regelia species crossed with other bearded iris.
BB - Border Bearded - Stalks from 41 cm (16 inches) to 70 cm (28 inches) are short TBs.
IB - Intermediate Bearded - Stalks from 41 cm (16 inches) to 70 cm (28 inches) are the result of crossing SDBs and TBs. IBs often show their dwarf ancestry and most are infertile.
MDB - Miniature Dwarf Bearded - Stalks from 5 cm (2 inches) to 20 cm (8 inches) tall.
MTB- Miniature Tall Bearded - Stalks16 inches to 26 inches with very dainty small flowers.
SDB - Standard Dwarf Bearded - Stalks 21 cm (8 inches) to 40 cm (15 inches)
TB - Tall Bearded - Stalks over 27 inches (68 cm) tall
Spurias (SPU) 2 to 5 feet in height and elegant, and have very attractive foliage. The shape of the bloom often suggests orchids and the colors range from white and yellow through blue, wine and brown, often with bright yellow signals
Siberians (SIB) - Need cold and wet conditions to perform well. The blooms are mostly blue, violet and white with large falls and smaller standards, grow to a height of 2 to 4 feet
Japanese (JI) - Require a slightly acid soil blooms are usually huge, ruffled and flat in form; some are marbled with gray or white blooming a month after the TBs.
Louisianas (LA) - Native to the American Gulf Coast require soil that is somewhat acidic and wet, blooms have very wide petals and open, showing brightly colored style-arms and sharp signal-crests
Pacific Coast Natives (PCN), or Californicae (CA) - Intolerant of the climatic conditions of all but the far western area of the country. The exhibit graceful and dainty flowers and are 1-2 feet high.
Amoena - White standards colored falls 'High Class' |
 Bicolor - Standards different color than falls
'Good Thing' |
Bitone - Standards and falls different shade of same
color 'Chocolate Cupcake' |
 Blend - Combination of two or more colors
'Ozone Alert' |
 Broken Color Unusual patterns of stripes or blotches
on falls alone or on falls and standards - 'Chocolate
Moose' |
Luminata - Style arms and hafts are white or yellow,
the remainder of the flower is washed with color in falls over
paler veining with clear unmarked area on hafts around the beard;
paler edge on the petals usually with the same color as the hafts
and veining. 'Daughter
of Stars' |
 Neglecta - Blue or purple bi-tones with standards the lighter
tone - 'Local Color' |
 Plicata -
Stippled, dotted, or stitched margin colors on falls of a lighter
color 'Dinky Circus' |
 Self - Standards and falls are the same color
'Breathtaking' |
 Variegata - Yellow or near yellow standards with darker
falls of brown or purple - 'Bumblebee
Deelight' |
