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Here are some of our favorite bearded iris--old and new. A number of the antiques were in Macey's grandfather's catalog in 1940 and for the most part we have used his descriptions.


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I. albicans (Lange 1860)
Collected species from Arabia. White with yellow flush at the hafts. Fragrant.
18" M
$6.00
3 for $15
I. florentina
Beautiful violet-scented blossoms in a faintly bluish shade of white with deep yellow beards. Collected about 1500.
27" M
$7.00
I. germanica
As painted by Van Gogh, the authentic purple flag and the portrayed state flower of Tennessee.
24" VE
$6.00
3 for $15
I. germanica Alba
The white form of the species.
VE
$7.00
ALCAZAR (Vilmorin 1910)
Light violet standards, velvety pansy-violet falls with the fragrance of root beer.
36" L
$6.00
ALICE HARDING (Cayeux 1933)
Yellow self with purple-based foliage.
DM33(F)
$6.00
3 for $15
ALPENVIEW (Keppel 2003)
Standards columbine blue, lighter 1/2" rim; falls white; beards white. Slight sweet fragrance.

41" EM
Sold Out
AMAIN (Zurbrigg 1983)
Orange apricot, pale in center of falls; orange-tangerine beard. Rebloomer.
37" ML
$6.00
3 for $15
AMAS (Foster 1885)
Standards light violet, finely veined at the base, falls petunia-violet, yellow beard. Collected in Asia Minor in 1885.
25" M
$6.00
3 for $15
AMETHYST FLAME (Schreiner 1958)
Amethyst-orchid self.
DM63
36" M
$6.00
3 for $15
ANTIGONE (Cayeux 1939)
Large deep yellow self.
DM38(F)
M
$6.00
3 for $15
ARABI PASHA (Anley 1953)
Cornflower blue self.
DM53(B)
30" M
$6.00
3 for $15
ARCTIC AGE (Schreiner 1999)
Snowy white with lemon-yellow beards and excellent substance.
HM01
38" ML
$6.00
ART DECO (Schreiner 1997)
Dark blue-violet and white in a plicata pattern. Falls are rimmed with a 1/2 inch blue-violet border.
AM03
33" VE
$6.00
3 for $15
ATROVIOLACEA (Todaro 1856)
Red-violet bitone, falls deeper, white beard. Collected.
5" EE
$6.00
AUTUMN TWILIGHT (Brown 1958)
Standards brownish yellow, falls light yellow. Rebloomer.

33" M
Sold Out
BABBLING BROOK (Keppel 1969)
Light blue self.
DM72
38" M
Sold Out
BABOON BOTTOM (Kasperek 1994)
Pink with streaks and swirls of purple in the splash pattern.
KM02
27" M
$6.00
3 for $15
BABY BLESSED (Zurbrigg 1979)
Light yellow with a small white spot on the falls, cream beard. Rebloomer.
10" E
$6.00
3 for $15
BABY BOOM (Byers 1990)
Pale yellow standards, medium yellow falls, beard white tipped yellow. Rebloomer.
13" VE
$6.00
3 for $15
BALLET LESSON (Niswonger 1993)
Peachy pink, beard white tip pink.
AM99
12" M
$6.00
3 for $15
BALTIC BLUE (Niswonger 1998)
A vigorous light blue with olive green hafts and a bright dark blue beard.
14" M
$6.00
BARBARA MY LOVE (Maryott 1999)
Pale salmon standards are lightly ruffled with golden styles. Falls are white with 3/8" band of pale orange. Slight sweet fragrance.
AM05
36" M
$8.00
3 for $21
BEFORE THE STORM (Innerst 1989)
Black, black beard tipped bronze; slight fragrance.
DM96
36" M
$6.00
BELLE MEADE (Wills 1950)
White and blue plicata.
HM52
35" EM
$6.00
BETTY DUNN (Niswonger 1995)
Near white standards, almond pink falls with white rim. Tangerine beard. Rebloomer.
33" M
$8.00
BEVERLY SILLS (Hager 1979)
Coral pink. One of the most popular irises of all time.
DM85
35" EM
$6.00
BLACKOUT (Luihn 1986)
Standards silky black-violet, falls darker velvety blue-black. Deep blackish blue beard, slight sweet fragrance.

38" ML
Sold Out
BLATANT (Byers 2000)
Yellow standards, magenta falls with yellow beard. Rebloomer

36" EM
Sold Out
BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL (Schreiner 2002)
Cool, sapphire blue. Ruffled with milk-white beards.
HM05
40" E
$6.00
3 for $15
BLUE RHYTHM (Whiting 1945)
A soft, medium cornflower blue. Offspring of GREAT LAKES.
DM50
38" M
$6.00
BLUE SHIMMER (Sass 1942)
Stunning blue plicata.
AM44
M
$6.00
BLUE TEMPTATION (Schreiner 2005)
Medium blue self; beards gold tipped blue.

40" M
Sold Out
BLUSHING KISS (Schreiner 2002)
Hermosa pink with bright geranium pink beards.

37" M
$6.00
BOOMERANG (Maryott 1992)
Pastel apricot with deeper apricot falls, tinted maroon. Rebloomer.
36" M
Sold Out
BOUNTIFUL HARVEST (Hager 1991)
White standards with violet edge and overall peppering, falls white with a stitched purple edge. Pale yellow beards tipped purple. Rebloomer.

34" E
Sold Out
BRIDE'S HALO (Mohr 1973)
A classically formed white set off by a gold halo and narrow edging around the standards and falls. Ruffled, crimped and laced.
DM78
36" EML
$7.00
BROADBAND (Tasco 2002)
Pale grape standards, clean white falls with a broad plicated band of dark grape; violet beards; strong purple based foliage.
AM06
35" EM
$8.00
BROKEN RECORD (Sutton 2005)
Standards champagne splashed and streaked violet purple, falls white splashed purple. Brick beards, rebloomer.

30" EML
Sold Out
BROWN LASSO (Buckles-Niswonger 1975)
Standards deep butterscotch, falls light violet with sharp edging of medium brown; yellow beard.
DM81
22" EM
Sold Out
BUCKWHEAT (Byers 1989)
Cream yellow standards, falls medium yellow with variable greenish ecru influence and dark brown lines at hafts to just below yellow beard. Slight sweet fragrance. Rebloomer.

36" E-ML
$6.00
3 for $15
BUTTERMILK FROST (Helsley 1977)
Standards cream with yellow at base; falls cream, yellow hafts spreading down side changing to edging of deeper cream; deep yellow beard.

38" M
Sold Out
CAMEO BLUSH (Weiler 1998)
Coral peachy pink with good rebloom.

25" EML
$6.00
3 for $15
CANDY APPLE CLASSIC (Maryott 1999)
Metallic coloring. Standards are dark beet red to maroon with matching style arms. Falls are metallic candy apple red-violet with slight brown rim. Bronze beards.
AM04
36" E-M
$6.00
CANTINA (Byers 1990)
Wine-purple bitone with falls edged wine. Rebloomer

35" M
Sold Out
CAPRICE (Vilmorin 1898)
Purple flower that smells like grape popsicle.

$6.00
3 for $15
CAROLINA GOLD (Powell 1970)
Golden yellow self, orange-gold beard.

33" E-L
$8.00
CAROUSEL WALTZ (Helsley 1996)
Standards light brown, medium red violet flush up midrib, style arms light violet; falls pale violet 1/2" honey gold edge; honey gold beards; slight sweet fragrance.
AM02
26" M
$6.00
CASUAL ELEGANCE (Aitken 2004)
Light blue standards and medium bronze falls. Deep rich chocolate brown beard. Rebloomer.
HM08
36" ML
$10.00
CELEBRATION SONG (Schreiner 1993)
Soft pink standards, blue-lavender falls.
DM03
37" EML
$6.00
CELESTIAL EXPLOSION (Tasco 2004)
Violet standards; white falls heavily peppered violet, darker violet rim. Lightly ruffled with a slight sweet fragrance.
AM08
35" EM
$8.00
CHAMPAGNE ENCORE (Aitken 1997)
Snowy white standards with peach falls. Rebloomer.
HM01
24" M
$6.00
3 for $15
CHANGE OF PACE (Schreiner 1991)
Delicate pink standards, falls with deep rose violet peppered band.

35" EM
Sold Out
CHERIE (Hall 1948)
Flamingo-pink self.
DM51
34" E
$6.00
3 for $15
CHERRY GARDENS (Jones 1967)
Pansy purple self.
CDM72
15" M
$6.00
3 for $15
CIRCUS STRIPES (Plough 1976)
Standards white, edged campanula violet, heavier at tips; falls white, overall veining of campanula violet-purple, yellow to white beard.
30" M
$6.00
3 for $15
CLARENCE (Zurbrigg 1991)
Blue-violet with white flash on falls. Sweet fragrance. Rebloomer.
35" M
$6.00
3 for $15
CLOWN PANTS (Silvers 2006)
Standards pale yellow, speckles on claw, style arms pale yellow; Falls pale yellow ground overlaid with purple haft striping blending into burgundy on lower half of falls; Falls trimmed pale yellow; beards yellow orange, hairs tipped purple; slight fragrance, occasional rebloomer. I. variegata x I. suaveolens Mellita.

23" E
$6.00
CLUE (Wood 1995)
Ruffled canary yellow self with lighter area in the center of the falls. Lavender-blue beards, ruffled.
10" EM
$6.00
CONFEDERATE CAVALIER (McKnew 1999)
Laced and heavily ruffled grey with gold haft markings; faint gold trim on edges; beards gold tipped grey.

36" M
Sold Out
CONFEDERATE ROYALTY (Moores 1997)
Standards greyed lavender; falls white ground, violet purple fancy plicata markings; beards mustard; lightly ruffled, slight sweet fragrance.
HM01
36" ML
Sold Out
CONFETTI (Schreiner 1948)
White standards, falls pink on white plicata.
M
$6.00
3 for $15
CONJURATION (Byers 1989)
Bright white standards lightly infused pale violet-blue. Smooth wide blue-violet edging on white falls. Tangerine tipped white beards with white horns.
DM98
40" ML
$6.00
3 for $15
COPPER LUSTRE (Kirkland 1934)
A glowing copper and gold blend shot with iridescent colors. A distinctive and unusual iris.
DM38
36" M
Sold Out
CORAL POINT (Sutton 2000)
Space-ager. Ruffled and lightly laced pink, large pink beards and coral pink horns.
HM03
37" M-L
$6.00
3 for $15
CORAL SUNSET (Schreiner 1990)
Pink-apricot lightening to creamy white with bright tangerine beards.
AM97
37" ML
Sold Out
CORSAGE (Watkins 1955)
Pure satiny white, haphazardly splashed with brilliant yellow; no two petals alike.
30" M
Sold Out
CRACKLING CALDERA (Aitken 2003)
Falls ruffled yellow with a bright orange rim; red beards. Standards orange.
AM07
33" ML
Sold Out
CRANAPPLE (Aitken 1995)
Wonderful cranapple red, rich velvet pile.
KM01
24" EM
$7.00
CRIMSON KING (Barr 1893)
Red-purple standards, purple falls with white hafts and beards. Rebloomer with nice fragrance.
22" E
$6.00
3 for $15
CROWNED HEADS (Keppel 1997)
Wisteria violet standards, style arms light blue; falls light blue, beards blue. Slight sweet fragrance.
DM04
28" M
$7.00

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