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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
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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.
E
$7.00
ABSOLUTE JOY (Aitken 2006)
Dainty bright pink with fuchsia fall spot and coral beards.

10" M-VL
$8.00
3 for $21
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
ALL NIGHT LONG (Duncan 2005)
Heavily ruffled dark purple black.
AM09
31" L
$8.00
ALLEGIANCE (Cook 1958)
Standards violet-ultramarine; falls Roslyn blue, beards medium blue tipped yellow.
DM64
38" M
$7.00
ALPENVIEW (Keppel 2003)
Standards columbine blue, lighter 1/2" rim; falls white; beards white. Slight sweet fragrance.

41" EM
$7.00
Ltd Q
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
AMETHYST FLAME (Schreiner 1958)
Amethyst-orchid self.
DM63
36" M
$6.00
ANTIGONE (Cayeux 1939)
Large deep yellow self.
DM38(F)
M
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ARABI PASHA (Anley 1953)
Cornflower blue self.
DM53(B)
30" M
$6.00
Ltd Q
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
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ATROVIOLACEA (Todaro 1856)
Red-violet bitone, falls deeper, white beard. Collected.
5" EE
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BABBLING BROOK (Keppel 1969)
Light blue self.
DM72
38" M
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BABOON BOTTOM (Kasperek 1994)
Pink with streaks and swirls of purple in the splash pattern.
KM02
27" M
$6.00
BABY BLESSED (Zurbrigg 1979)
Light yellow with a small white spot on the falls, cream beard. Rebloomer.
10" E
$6.00
Ltd Q
BALLET LESSON (Niswonger 1993)
Peachy pink, beard white tip pink.
AM99
12" M
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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
BATIK (Ensminger 1986)
Purple and white plicata, no two flowers alike. A very unusual iris.
KM92
24" E
$8.00
BEFORE THE STORM (Innerst 1989)
Black, black beard tipped bronze; slight fragrance.
DM96
36" M
$6.00
3 for $15
BELLE MEADE (Wills 1950)
White and blue plicata.
HM52
35" EM
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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
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BLACKOUT (Luihn 1986)
Standards silky black-violet, falls darker velvety blue-black. Deep blackish blue beard, slight sweet fragrance.

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

36" EM
$7.00
BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL (Schreiner 2002)
Cool, sapphire blue. Ruffled with milk-white beards.
HM05
40" E
$6.00
BLUE RHYTHM (Whiting 1945)
A soft, medium cornflower blue. Offspring of GREAT LAKES.
DM50
38" M
$6.00
BLUEBERRY TART (Chapman 2002)
Blue standards, falls reddish tan with blue edge; darker blue beards. Rebloomer.

11" E
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BLUSHING KISS (Schreiner 2002)
Hermosa pink with bright geranium pink beards.

37" M
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BOYSENBERRY BUTTERCUP (Lauer 1997)
Standards light creamy yellow, falls rich boysenberry. Sweet fragrance.
AM01
37" EM
$6.00
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
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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
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BROWN LASSO (Buckles-Niswonger 1975)
Standards deep butterscotch, falls light violet with sharp edging of medium brown; yellow beard.
DM81
22" EM
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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
Ltd Q
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
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CAMEO BLUSH (Weiler 1998)
Coral peachy pink with good rebloom.

25" EML
$6.00
Ltd Q
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
$7.00
CANTINA (Byers 1990)
Wine-purple bitone with falls edged wine. Rebloomer.

35" M
$6.00
CAPRICE (Vilmorin 1898)
Purple flower that smells like grape popsicle.

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CAROLINA GOLD (Powell 1970)
Golden yellow self, orange-gold beard.

33" E-L
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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
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CAT'S EYE (Black 2002)
Mauve rose standards with fine cherry veins; dark cherry red falls veined black and banded in rose; violet beards tipped brown.
CDM08
15" M
$6
3 for $15
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
$7.00
CHAMPAGNE ENCORE (Aitken 1997)
Snowy white standards with peach falls. Rebloomer.
HM01
24" M
$6.00
CHANGE OF PACE (Schreiner 1991)
Delicate pink standards, falls with deep rose violet peppered band.

35" EM
$7.00
CHERIE (Hall 1948)
Flamingo-pink self.
DM51
34" E
$6.00
CHERRY GARDENS (Jones 1967)
Pansy purple self.
CDM72
15" M
$6.00
Ltd Q
CHIVALRY (Wills 1944)
Ruffled medium blue.
DM47
36" M
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CHOCOLATE MOOSE (Kasperek 2003)
Ruffled chocolate brown standards with silver streaking; creamy chocolate falls are ruffled with yellow shoulders and silver streaking. Burnt yellow beards.
HM05
37" M
$12.00
Ltd Q
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
Ltd Q
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL (Sutton 2006)
Heavily ruffled creamy yellow.
HM08
37" EML
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CLARENCE (Zurbrigg 1991)
Blue-violet with white flash on falls. Sweet fragrance. Rebloomer.
JCW00
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
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CLUE (Wood 1995)
Ruffled canary yellow self with lighter area in the center of the falls. Lavender-blue beards, ruffled.
10" EM
$6.00
Ltd Q
CONFETTI (Schreiner 1948)
White standards, falls pink on white plicata.
M
$6.00
Ltd Q
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
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
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CORALIE (Ayers 1932)
Standards rose-pink flushed lavender; Falls glowing shade of wine red. The pure golden beard enhances the beauty and adds to the dazzling effect.
DM33
34" M
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CRACKLING CALDERA (Aitken 2003)
Falls ruffled yellow with a bright orange rim; red beards. Standards orange.
AM07
33" ML
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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
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