| Amoena |
white standards, colored falls |
| Beards (B) |
bushy hairs on falls |
| Bicolor |
standards and falls are different
colors |
| Bitone |
standards and falls are different
shades of the same color |
| Blend |
combination or mixture of two or
more colors |
| Broken Color |
splashed or streaked with another
color (each blossom is different) |
| Dykes Medal
(DM) |
highest award given to one iris
annually |
| Falls (F) |
lower 3 flower petals |
| Historic |
Irises over 30 years old. Most dates
are the year introduced into commerce. A few are registration
dates. |
| Luminata |
light area under beard; rays on
falls |
| Neglecta |
light blue standards, darker falls |
| Plicata |
speckled, stitched, or solid margin
of color on lighter ground |
| Self |
an iris of one color |
| Space Age
(SA) |
has horns, spoons, or flounces
extending from the beard |
| Standards (S) |
upper 3 flower petals |
| Variegata |
yellow standards, dark colored falls |
