Bearded Irises
Tall Bearded, Intermediate Bearded, Border Bearded, & Arilbred Irises
(Robin Shadlow, 2020), TB, 36", midseason bloom.
Standards and style arms light pink, violet blush at rib; falls deep violet, lighter line down center of petal, outer rim blends to lighter violet band, white markings at beard; beards based white, tips red-orange.
(Brad Kasperek, 1998), IB, height 21", midseason bloom, broken color.
Lightly ruffled gold and tan blend tinged greyed yellow, lightly peppered greyed purple, with white inclusions, style arms yellow, midrib purple, beards orange, pronounced musky fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2002.
(J. Terry Aitken, R. 2006), SDB, 10.5”, midseason to very late bloom.
Bright pink self, fuchsia purple spot on falls; beards coral pink.
Honorable Mention 2008; Award of Merit 2010.
(Carol Coleman, 2012), SDB, 10.5"-13”, early bloom season.
Standards pale green-yellow, midrib dark purple; style arms pale green-yellow, brilliant blue-purple midrib, edge pale-purple, small very pale purple eyelash lines above stigmatic lip; Falls strong purple, dark purple thumbprint around beard, small pale green-yellow front edge; beard base mid-orange in throat and middle, brilliant blue-purple at end, tips brilliant blue-purple in middle and light blue at end; purple based foliage; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2015, Award Of Merit 2017
(Hooker Nichols, 2001), TB, 36", midseason to late bloom, broken color.
Flax blue, irregularly splashed, marked and streaked darker flax blue and violet, Falls with gold hafts; beards gold and blue; ruffled.
(B. Kasperek, 1998), BB, 24", late midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards light pink, lightly splashed beetroot purple; style arms beetroot purple and pink, lightly laced; falls beetroot purple, streaked silver white, occasionally streaked pink; beards orange; ruffled; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2001, Award of Merit 2003, Knowlton Medal 2006.
(Thomas Johnson, 2017), SDB, 14", Late midseason bloom.
Standards tan to muted yellow; style arms light blue; Falls large brown spot encircled by a diffused yellow edge blending to a lavender washed band, yellow edge; beards brown and tangerine in throat, ends bushy blue; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2022
(Paul Black, 2013), SDB, 15.5", midseason to late bloom.
Standards violet-purple center blending to slate-buff margin; style arms peach, orchid-pink midrib and edge; Falls pale buff-peach, haft sanded slightly darker, mid red-violet sanded and veined spot; beards coral; slight musky fragrance.
(Don Murphy, 2013), TB, 34", early midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards and style arms pale lavender, near white; Falls lavender, streaked medium and dark purple, purple haft lines; beards orange rosy-pink; broken color pattern in falls.
(Paul Black, 2016), TB, 38", midseason to very late bloom.
Standards white center heavily sanded mid wine blending to dark wine band; style arms mid old gold, slate-violet ridge, dark plum-brown crest; Falls mid yellow ground sanded rose-plum, wide dark red-brown sanded plicata band, same color random dotting over center and center stripe, white patch in throat; beard hairs based white, tips mid marigold; pronounced sweet fragrance.
(Kenneth Fisher, 2015), MTB, 20", late bloom.
Standards medium blue; Falls same, white veined blaze; beards yellow in throat, light yellow in middle, white end.
Honorable Mention 2017. Award Of Merit 2022
(Allan Ensminger, 1995), TB, 33", midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards egyptian buff, streaked and splashed rhodamine purple; style arms chrome yellow; Falls egyptian buff with chrome yellow hafts, rhodamine purple streaks and splashes; beards chrome yellow.
(Brad Kasperek, 1993), BB, height 26", midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards streaked and swirled medium pink and old rose; falls light pink ground, streaked medium pink and old rose with random swirls of off-white, red purple dotting on edge of shoulders; beards tangerine, tipped rose pink; ruffled, laced; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1996; Award of Merit 1998; Knowlton Medal 2002.
(Allan Ensminger, 1985), BB, 26", midseason bloom, broken color.
White ground, striped royal purple; yellow beard tipped white.
Honorable Mention 1988; Favorite Guest 1988; Award of Merit 1990; Knowlton Medal 1992.
(Bennett Jones, 1990), SDB, 11", midseason bloom.
Flax blue with deeper blended spot on falls; self beard.
High Commendation 1989; Honorable Mention 1993; Award of Merit 1995; Cook-Douglas Medal 1997.
(Michael Sutton, 2016), TB, 30", midseason to late bloom.
Standards and style arms azalea pink; falls pale orange, ½˝ marbled violet receded rim, ¼˝ pale red-purple rim at edge which widens to ½˝ at bottom of petal; beards carrot; serrated; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2021.
'Beta Gnu' (Brad Kasperek, 2009), SPEC-X, 21", early to midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards violet purple, streaked silver white, occasional light yellow streaks; style arms cream light yellow, violet purple and white streaks; Falls violet purple, streaked white, cream or light yellow in widely varying combinations; beards deep yellow in throat, yellow tips in middle, white at end; slight fragrance.
(B. Kasperek, 1994), TB, 30", midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards streaked light mauve and silver white; falls dark mauve with silver white streaking, sunshine yellow shoulders with mauve veining; beards golden brown; laced, lightly ruffled; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1997, Award of Merit 1999.
(Paul Black, 2013), TB, 35, midseason to late bloom, broken color.
Standards warm white and tan segments, mid violet to red-violet irregular splashed segments and mottling; style arms mid tan, violet crest lines; falls warm white and mid apricot segments, mid violet to mid purple segments and mottling; beards based white, orange tips; slight spicy fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2021.
(Paul Black, 1983), TB, 35" tall, early bloom + rebloom.
Standards white, slightly veined pink; falls bright coppery orange; orange beard; slight sweet fragrance.
High Commendation 1983; Exhibition Certificate 1983; Honorable Mention 1988.
(Schreiner, 1996), TB, 39", Late midseason bloom.
Ruffled medium blue self; beards yellow, tipped white at end.
Honorable Mention 1998, Award of Merit 2000.
(Paul Black, 2006), SDB, 14.5", late midseason bloom.
Standards and style arms white, Standards fine green-gold veins up rib networking outward; falls white, very fine network of greenish texture veins; beards dark indigo; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2008; Walther Cup 2008. Award of Merit 2010; Cook Douglas Medal 2012.
(Chuck Chapman, 2002), SDB, 11", early bloom + reblooms.
Standards blue, dark violet red near base; style arms blue; Falls reddish tan, brownish red central spot fading to blue edge, short blue spear at end of dark blue beard; tailored, flared.
Honorable Mention 2005; Award of Merit 2008
(B. Hager, 1991), 34", early bloom + reblooms.
Standards white ground, edged and lightly peppered violet overall, narrow purple line up midrib; falls white, stitched purple edge, faint purple center stripe; beards pale yellow, tipped purple; deeply fluted.
Honorable Mention 1993.
Photos: The photo on the left was taken in May.
The photo on the right was taken in October as it was reblooming.
(Paul Black, 2010), SDB, 13", midseason late bloom.
Standards and style arms medium slate violet; Falls medium-dark red plum, wide blended and veined red violet band; beards orange in throat, grey orange in middle, light blue at end; pronounced spicy fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2012.
(Joseph Ghio, 2011), TB, 37", early midseason bloom.
Standards blue white; falls velvety blue-purple, blackish cast, wide ruffled blue-white band; beards tangerine.
Honorable Mention 2014, Award of Merit 2016.
(Paul Black, 2019), TB, 37", midseason to late bloom, broken color.
Standards white randomly splashed mid red-violet; style arms palest lilac, laced crests streaked mid brown; falls white center to mid cantelope, center randomly lined, sanded and streaked mid red-purple; beards based white, tips tangerine; slight musky fragrance.
Honorable Mention, 2023.
(Paul Black, 2020), TB, 32", early to midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards blue-white, randomly streaked mid lilac; style arms mid violet, mid gold edge and ridge; falls white hafts lined and sanded mid rose-plum, remainder pale straw randomly streaked varying hues of red to rose-grape; beard hairs based white, tips butterscotch; pronounced sweet fragrance.
(Michael Sutton, 2006), TB, 34", midseason late bloom + rebloom, broken color.
Standards cream veined tan; style arms cream streaked violet; falls violet veined maroon, streaked white; beards old gold, violet petaloids streaked white; ruffled.
(Keith Keppel, 2008), TB, 36" tall, midseason bloom.
Standards blue white; style arms white faintly edged pale blue; falls white, 1/2" to 1" columbine blue shaded edge; beards bright yellow.
Honorable Mention 2011, Award of Merit 2013.
(Allan Ensminger, 1993), TB, 34", midseason to late bloom, broken color.
Standards white with campanula splashes; falls white with campanula streaks and splashes; beards nasturtium red; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1996, Award of Merit 1999.
(Michael Sutton, 2002), TB, 30", early to late bloom + rebloom, broken Color.
Standards champagne, sectioned or splashed and streaked violet purple; style arms satinwood streaked violet purple; falls white ground splashed and streaked purple, satinwood edge; beards brick, tangerine and white hair tips, purple base; slight sweet fragrance.
(Frederick Kerr, 2004), TB, 35", midseason bloom.
Standards and style arms blue white infused darker, stigmatic lip blue; falls near blue-black, narrow lighter edge, strong white ray pattern beside beard; beards tangerine red.
Honorable Mention 2007.
