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Bearded Iris Culture |
Beardless Iris Culture |
Plant Iris Garden |
Pollinate an Iris |
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Iris Parts |
Bearded Iris Varieties |
Color Patterns |
Iris Show |
Bearded Iris Varieties
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| MDB | SDB | IB | MTB | BB | TB |
MDB -- Miniature Dwarf Bearded grow up to 8" tall with flowers 2-3 " across, are the earliest variety to bloom.
SDB -- Standard Dwarf Bearded grow 8-16" tall with flowers 3-4" across; blooms just after the miniature dwarf.
IB -- Intermediate Bearded grow 16-27" tall with flowers 4-5" across, bloom between the SDB and the TBs
MTB -- Miniature Tall Bearded grow 16-27" tall with flowers not more than 6" combined height and width; blooms with tall bearded varieties.
BB -- Border Bearded grow 16-27" tall with flowers 4-5" across, blooms with the tall bearded varieties.
TB -- Tall Bearded grow over 27" tall with flowers 4-7" across, and are the last bearded variety to bloom.
| Irises are found in more than
200 species, which vary in height, flower size and bloom time. |