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Abbreviations |
| E |
Early blooming iris |
| F |
Falls |
| M |
Mid season bloomer |
| L |
Late season bloomer |
| Plic |
Plicata |
| RE |
Rebloomer |
| S |
Standards |
| SA |
Space Ager |
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Iris
Classifications
|
| MDB |
Miniature Dwarf Bearded: up to
8" tall - E |
| SDB |
Standard Dwarf Bearded: 8 -
16" tall - E |
| IB |
Intermediate Bearded: 16 -
27" tall - M |
| MTB |
Miniature Tall Bearded: 16 -
27" tall M-L |
| BB |
Border Bearded: 16 - 27"
tall L |
| TB |
Tall Bearded: OVER
27" tall L |
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Descriptive Terms
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| Amoena |
White standards, colored falls |
| Beard |
Line of fuzzy hairs at the top of
the falls |
| Bicolor |
Light to medium standards, darker
contrasting falls |
| Bitone |
Two tones of the same color |
| Blend |
Two or more colors blended
together |
| Falls |
3 lower petals of iris flower |
| Flounces |
Appendages extending from the tip
of the beard like tiny petals |
| Hafts |
Top part of falls surrounding
beard |
| Horns |
Spears extending from the tip of
the beards |
| Plicata |
Marked with stitching, stipples,
dots or sanded patterns |
| Rebloomer |
Blooms more than once during the
year |
| Self |
Standards and falls the same
color |
| Space Ager |
Iris with flounces, horns or
spoons |
| Spoons |
Spooned appendages extending from
beard |
| Standards |
3 upper petals of iris flower |
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