Bearded Irises

(R. Tasco, 2008), SDB, 13.5", midseason bloom + reblooms.

Honorable Mention 2011.

(Hooker Nichols, R. 2023) - Awaiting registration information
Photo: Hooker Nichols and Hillcrest Iris Gardens

(Paul Black, 2016), SDB, 12", early to midseason bloom.

(Paul Black, 2002), SDB, 15", midseason bloom.

Standards and style arms mauve rose; Falls dark red texture-veined black, wide mauve rose band; beards old gold, violet base; slight spicy fragrance.

Honorable Mention 2004, Award of Merit 2006, Cook-Douglas Medal 2008.

(Bonnie Nichols, R. 2017), TB, 36-42", midseason to late bloom.
Standards orient pink, shell pink midribs, edges buff; style arms shell pink with darker orient pink highlights; falls orient pink, edges deep shell pink, hafts salmon; beards dutch vermillion, ivory blended shell pink feathery flounces with violet underside; ruffled; spicy fragrance.
Zurbrigg-Mahan Seedling Cup 2016. Honorable Mention 2021; Award of Merit 2023.

(O. David Niswonger, R. 1986), TB, 33", midseason bloom.
Standards pale lavender pink; Falls light buffy apricot; amber beard.
Cape Iris 1987. High Commendation 1986; Honorable Mention 1989; Award of Merit 1991.

(Kathie Kasperek, 2001), TB, 32" tall, midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards and style arms orange buff; falls orange buff ground, netted deep jasper red overlay, butter cream streaking; beards bright deep orange; broken color; ruffled; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2005; Award of Merit 2009.

(Paul Black, 2017), SDB, 13", early to midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards mid khaki, silvery white rim, mid wine mottled base; style arms light buff-pink, mid old gold crest and ridge; falls light butter around beard, remainder red-plum wash with random cream streaks; beard hairs based white, mid old gold in throat, mid-light old gold in middle, ends white.

(Lloyd Zurbrigg, 1990), TB, 35", midseason bloom and rebloom.

(Marky Smith, 2013), TB, 31" tall, late to very late bloom, Flatty.
Standards sides black-violet, red-violet toward base, white center sprays with some broken violet color, wide lavender rims on violet sides, 3" white center rims; style arms white; falls deep black-violet, thin, slightly irregular white center dividing stripe, wide 1/4" or more lavender ruffled rims, sometimes blending to red-violet just beyond the rims; beards absent; large flower when flattened in hot weather; ruffled.
Honorable Mention 2016; Award of Merit 2021.

(Marky Smith, 2009), SDB, 13", early bloom season.
Standards oyster cream; style arms pale grey, crests oyster cream; falls blackened mulberry, cream wire rim, cream feathers around beard; beards yellow orange in throat, yellow tipped cream in middle, cream at end; ruffled.
Honorable Mention 2014, Award of Merit 2017.

(Kathie Kasperek, 2007), TB, 36" tall, midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards and falls orange, random splashes/washings of red raspberry; style arms orange; beards dark red-orange; ruffled, broken color pattern; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2010.

(Schreiner, 2010), TB, 36" tall, early midseason bloom.
Standards white, salmon midrib; falls purple, 1/2" white rim; beards tangerine.

(Gerold Richardson, 1996), TB, 30" tall, midseason bloom, broken color.
Buff gold, boldly splashed and streaked red and magenta; beards gold.

(T. Johnson, 2012), TB, 35" tall, midseason bloom. Honorable Mention 2014, Award of Merit 2016, Wister Medal 2019.

(Joseph Gatty by Keith Keppel, R. 1992), 13" (33 cm), Early midseason bloom.
Standards white ground, 1/2" roslyn blue border; beards pale blue at end, white with bronze-tipped hairs changing to sunflower to deep chrome yellow in throat; pronounced sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1995; Award of Merit 1999.

(Joseph Ghio, 2010), TB, 40" tall, late midseason bloom.
Standards are apricot-pink; Falls are deep rosy-purple, black sheen. biscuit pink rim; beards tangerine.
Honorable Mention 2013; Award of Merit 2017.

(Paul Black, R. 2020), SDB, 15.5" (39 cm), Midseason to late bloom.
Standards light straw, flushed violet base and inside lower center; style arms light-mid straw; falls light lilac-rose washed over buff ground, dark ruby red blended spot in center ¹⁄₃; beard hairs based light lavender, tips greyed tangerine.

(B. Blyth, 2001), 38" tall, midseason bloom. Honorable Mention 2006, Award of Merit 2008, Wister Medal 2010.

(Paul Black, 2013) AB, OGB, 25",midseason to late bloom.

Standards and style arms ice-white; Falls same, 1" blue-black aril signal; beard hairs based white, tips light yellow.

Honorable Mention 2015. Walther Cup 2015, Award of Merit 2017, Mohr Medal 2019.

(Schreiner, 2015), TB, 38" tall, midseason bloom.
Standards are lavender; Falls are the same with darker veining, white zonal spot surrounding beards; beards bright orange.

(Paul Black, R. 2013), TB, 36", midseason to late bloom, broken color.
Standards white, irregular splashes and segments of mid violet; style arms white, light tan, mid violet irregular segments; falls white around beard to light tan, irregular segments and splashes of mid violet to red-purple to blue-purple; beards tangerine in throat and middle, white end, hairs based white.
Honorable Mention 2016, Award of Merit 2018.

(Thomas Johnson, R. 2005), TB, 38", midseason bloom.
Standards buff pink, medium violet center flush on lower 2/3 of petal; style arms buff pink, slight violet center flush; Falls medium orchid-violet, orange buff ground around beard; beards orange-brown, hairs medium orchid-violet at base, tipped orange; lightly ruffled; sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2008.

(Brad Kasperek, 2005), IB, 26" (66 cm). Midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards tan, violet rib, white streaking; style arms light tan; Falls lavender violet, silver white streaking; beards burnt orange; lightly ruffled.
Honorable Mention 2008.

(Tom Burseen, 2014), TB, 35" tall, early to midseason to late bloom, broken color.
Standards pure white, red-purple random splattering; style arms white, washed gold; falls pure white, yellow-gold washed hafts, random dark purple splatters; beards poppy orange, tattered and feathered white horns, gold stems; flared and ruffled; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2017; Award of Merit 2019; John C. Wister Medal 2021; Favorite Guest 2023. Novelty Iris; Dykes Medal 2023.

(M. Sutton, 2019), TB, 31" tall, midseason to late bloom.
Standards amber yellow, purple flush up midrib; style arms amber yellow; falls dark violet-near black blending into ½˝ violet band bordered by a ¼˝ tuscan yellow rim at edge; beards orange; serrated edges; sweet fragrance.

(J. Terry Aitken, R. 2000), IB, 21", early midseason bloom and re-bloom.
Standards pearl white, midrib flushed deep violet; falls soft butter yellow, slightly darker by yellow beard.

(Thomas Johnson, 2019), TB, 37", midseason bloom.

Standards and style arms lemon yellow; falls red-violet, lavender band and slight yellow wire rim; beards yellow to orange; musky fragrance.

Honorable Mention 2021.
Photo: Mid-America Gardens

(David Toth, R. 2019), TB, 36", early bloom.
Standards and style arms sunflower yellow; falls same, wide streaks of royal purple; beards purple, long fuzzy horns up to 1½˝; slight musky fragrance.

(B. Hager, 1984), 40" tall, midseason bloom.
President's Cup 1986, Honorable Mention 1988, Award of Merit 1990, American Dykes Medal 1993.

(Brad Kasperek, 1994), TB, 33" tall, early midseason bloom + rebloom, broken color.
Light lavender ground splashed reddish violet; falls slightly flared; beards antique gold, tipped lavender; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1998.

(David Toth, R. 2019), TB, 34", early bloom.
Standards and style arms straw yellow; falls deep bright purple, wide streaks and blotches of straw yellow; beards golden yellow; pronounced musky fragrance.
Favorite Guest Iris 2022; Honorable Mention 2023.

(B. Blyth, 1989), TB, 34" high, midseason bloom.
Standards cream, veined lemon; falls smooth light apricot, 1/4" cream edge; tangerine beard.

(Chuck Chapman, R. 2014), IB, 22", early to late bloom.
Standards heavy wash of lavender-blue on white ground; style arms lavender-blue; falls same as standards; beards lavender-blue, lightly tipped bronze; slight sweet fragrance.

(Brad Kasperek, R. 2005), SDB, 12" (30 cm). Midseason bloom.
Yellow orange self; beards dark tangerine-orange.
Honorable Mention 2009.

(Paul Black, 2005), SDB, 14", midseason to late bloom.
(Paul Black, R. 2005), SDB, 14" (36 cm), Midseason to late bloom.
Standards burnished greenish gold; style arms white, greenish gold rib and crest; falls pale greenish yellow, slightly darker haft; beards dark indigo; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2008.

(Joseph Ghio, 2003), TB, 34" tall, midseason to late bloom.
Standards white; falls white, wide yellow band and shoulders, blue lines radiating from beard to band, with blue dots at end of petal; beards red.
Honorable Mention 2006, Award of Merit 2008.

(Paul Black, 2008), SDB, 15.5", midseason to late bloom.

Standards medium buff-gold, lighter in center; style arms darker buff-gold; falls medium buff-gold, large garnet spot, medium buff-gold haft veins beside beard; beards white tipped dark orange; ruffled; pronounced strawberry fragrance.

Walther Cup 2010, Honorable Mention 2010, Award of Merit 2012, Cook Douglas Medal 2014.

(John D. Taylor, 1977), SDB, 12" tall, midseason bloom.
Bright yellow with brown lines on falls.

(T. Aitken, 2016), MDB, 5" tall, midseason bloom. Honorable Mention 2017.

(Michael Sutton, 2006), TB, 37" tall, midseason to very late bloom and rebloom.
Standards white flushed yellow at base; style arms white veined yellow; falls violet blue, white starburst, red-purple rim and shoulders, white edge, yellow throat; beards yellow; serrated; slight musky fragrance.

(B. Blyth, 2005), TB, 35" tall, late midseason bloom and rebloom.
Honorable Mention 2011.

(B. Blyth, 2001), TB, 35" tall, late bloom season and rebloom.

(R. Cayeux, 2001), TB, 33" tall, midseason to late bloom.

(Richard Cayeux, 1999), TB, 33" tall, midseason to late bloom.

Late midseason bloom. Standards apricot to light pink; falls raspberry; beards tangerine.

(H. Stout, 2018), SDB, 14"-15", early midseason bloom.

Honorable Mention 2021.

(K. Keppel, 1996), IB, 23", midseason bloom. Honorable Mention 1999.

(Paul Black, 2013), SDB, 14", midseason to late bloom.