| Amoena |
white standards, colored falls |
| Beards (B) |
bushy hairs on falls |
| Bicolor |
standards and falls are different colors |
| Bitone |
standards and falls are different shades of the same color |
| Blend |
combination or mixture of two or more colors |
| Broken Color |
splashed or streaked with another color
(each blossom is different) |
| Dykes Medal (DM) |
highest award given to one iris annually |
| Falls (F) |
lower 3 flower petals |
| Historic |
Irises over 30 years old. Most dates are the year introduced into commerce. A few are
registration dates. |
| Luminata |
light area under beard; rays on falls |
| Neglecta |
light blue standards, darker falls |
| Plicata |
speckled, stitched, or solid margin of color on lighter ground |
| Self |
an iris of one color |
|
Space Age (SA)
|
has horns, spoons, or flounces extending from the beard |
|
Standards (S)
|
upper 3 flower petals |
|
Variegata
|
yellow standards, dark colored falls |
| AB |
(Arilbred) is a hybrid between the exotic aril irises of the Near and
Middle East and the bearded irises. Unusual color and form. |
| BB |
(Border Bearded) is a shorter version of the TB in the height range of
16" to 27 1/2". Usually bloom with the TBs. |
| IB |
(Intermediate Bearded) is from 16" to
27 1/2" tall and are usually crosses between SDB’s and TB’s. Bloom near the
end of the SDB season and the beginning of the TB bloom. |
| MDB |
(Miniature Dwarf Bearded) has stalks less than 10" tall. Bloom
very, very early in the season. |
| MTB |
(Miniature Tall Bearded) is from 16" to 25" tall, very
refined and dainty. Also called table Iris. |
| SDB |
(Standard Dwarf Bearded) has stalks from 8" to 16". Bloom
very early in the season. |
| TB |
(Tall Bearded) is the most common and most popular bearded iris.
Minimum height over 27". |
