Here is an alphabetical listing of the different A thru F Tall Bearded irises you will find on this page....
Beverly Sills (stalk, front and side)
Boogie Woogie (side, top)
Breakers (side, top and clump)
Bridal Icing (front, side and top)
Brussels (front)
Capricious Candles (front, side and top)
Clarence (front, side and stalk)
Cranberry Ice (front group shot)
Designing Woman (front, side, top and stalk)
Beverly Sills
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(Hagar, B '79)
'Pink Pirouette' X 'Vanity'
36" M
Rich coral pink, lacy flaring petals that are slightly ruffled along edges, fragrant. Beard is tangerine orange.
Awards: American Dykes Memorial Medal 1985.
'Pink Pirouette' X 'Vanity'
36" M
Rich coral pink, lacy flaring petals that are slightly ruffled along edges, fragrant. Beard is tangerine orange.
Awards: American Dykes Memorial Medal 1985.
Front view
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Side view
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Boogie Woogie
![Picture](/uploads/6/2/0/4/6204575/626615.jpg)
(Nichols, H '88)
(Taj Rani x In Tempo) X Song of Spring
36" M-L
Standards - white. Falls - cloudy violet, brown hafts. Beards - orange and white. Ruffled and laced.
Awards: John C. Wister Memorial Medal for Tall Bearded irises 1999.
(Taj Rani x In Tempo) X Song of Spring
36" M-L
Standards - white. Falls - cloudy violet, brown hafts. Beards - orange and white. Ruffled and laced.
Awards: John C. Wister Memorial Medal for Tall Bearded irises 1999.
Breakers
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(Shreiner '86)
'Victoria Falls' X I 43-C: ('Shipshape' x 'Sailor's Dance')
37" M
Fluted and heavily ruffled true blue self with great branching, large well substanced flowers. Beards - dull blue tipped yellow in throat.
'Victoria Falls' X I 43-C: ('Shipshape' x 'Sailor's Dance')
37" M
Fluted and heavily ruffled true blue self with great branching, large well substanced flowers. Beards - dull blue tipped yellow in throat.
Top View
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Clump
![Picture](/uploads/6/2/0/4/6204575/5901341.jpg)
Bridal Icing
![Picture](/uploads/6/2/0/4/6204575/7785076.jpg)
(Johnson, T '02)
Sunshine Song X Goldkist
40" M
Standards and falls - heavily laced cold white. Falls have slight gilt gold rim and fine gold haft veining. Beards - yellow gold. Slight musky fragrance.
This picture was taken before the flower was fully open that day.
Sunshine Song X Goldkist
40" M
Standards and falls - heavily laced cold white. Falls have slight gilt gold rim and fine gold haft veining. Beards - yellow gold. Slight musky fragrance.
This picture was taken before the flower was fully open that day.
Side view
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Top view
![Picture](/uploads/6/2/0/4/6204575/4103156.jpg)
Brussels
![Picture](/uploads/6/2/0/4/6204575/5492876.jpg)
(Johnson, T '03)
Crowned Heads x Q25A: (Passion Flower x Goldkist)
36" M
Standards - medium dark blue, darkest at base, darker texture veining; style arms medium dark blue. Falls - icy blue white, greenish texture veining. Beards - white. Heavily ruffled. Slight sweet fragrance.
Awards: Honorable Mention 2006, Award of Merit 2008.
Note: the iris was just opening up the morning I took this picture.
Crowned Heads x Q25A: (Passion Flower x Goldkist)
36" M
Standards - medium dark blue, darkest at base, darker texture veining; style arms medium dark blue. Falls - icy blue white, greenish texture veining. Beards - white. Heavily ruffled. Slight sweet fragrance.
Awards: Honorable Mention 2006, Award of Merit 2008.
Note: the iris was just opening up the morning I took this picture.
Capricious Candles
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(Meininger, L '00)
Skating Party X Almond Parfait or Moon Mistress
30" ML
Standards - lemon orange sherbet, edge pale gold; style arms with darker midrib. Falls - pale lemon center with darker veining, edge pale gold. Beards -orange, 1" fuzzy orange sherbet horn usually present. Ruffled. Slight sweet fragrance.
Skating Party X Almond Parfait or Moon Mistress
30" ML
Standards - lemon orange sherbet, edge pale gold; style arms with darker midrib. Falls - pale lemon center with darker veining, edge pale gold. Beards -orange, 1" fuzzy orange sherbet horn usually present. Ruffled. Slight sweet fragrance.
Side view
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Love the orange beards!
Top view
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Look at all the frills on this iris!
Clarence
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(Zurbrigg, L '90)
unknown parentage
35" M
Standards - white, tinted violet at top. Falls - light blue violet, white center and hafts. Beards - cream. Sweet fragrance.
Awards: Honorable Mention 1995, Award of Merit 1997, John C. Wister Memorial Medal for Tall Bearded irises 2000.
unknown parentage
35" M
Standards - white, tinted violet at top. Falls - light blue violet, white center and hafts. Beards - cream. Sweet fragrance.
Awards: Honorable Mention 1995, Award of Merit 1997, John C. Wister Memorial Medal for Tall Bearded irises 2000.
Side view
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This iris is so easy to grow. I had a special friend, Clarence Hopkin, who passed away in March 2009 and always think of him each time I see this iris blooming.
Stalk view
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Cranberry Ice
![Picture](/uploads/6/2/0/4/6204575/4989210.jpg)
(Schreiner, '73)
(Dream Time x (Amethyst Flame x Silvertone)) x (Gracie Pfost x T 889-A)
36" ML
Rich cranberry violet self. Ruffled. Beards - light purple-white.
Awards: Honorable Mention 1977, Award of Merit 1979.
(Dream Time x (Amethyst Flame x Silvertone)) x (Gracie Pfost x T 889-A)
36" ML
Rich cranberry violet self. Ruffled. Beards - light purple-white.
Awards: Honorable Mention 1977, Award of Merit 1979.
Designing Woman
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(Gatty, J '89)
36" E-L
(Pretty Lady x (Nefertiti x 'Playgirl)) X Presence
Standards - French lilac. Falls - aster, paling to iris and ageratum faintly shaded buff on hafts. Beards - salmon to lilac white beard. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
Awards: Honorable Mention 1992, Award of Merit 1994.
36" E-L
(Pretty Lady x (Nefertiti x 'Playgirl)) X Presence
Standards - French lilac. Falls - aster, paling to iris and ageratum faintly shaded buff on hafts. Beards - salmon to lilac white beard. Pronounced sweet fragrance.
Awards: Honorable Mention 1992, Award of Merit 1994.
Side view
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Top view
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Stalk
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You can see the 'toeing in' that the top bud is doing. It is crowding out the nice bloom that the Designing Woman has, that I am trying to show in the picture. This would be considered a fault in this stalk if I was bringing it for an entry to an iris show.