Fine Idea - Dwarf Bearded Iris

Fine Idea pairs medium blue-purple standards with ruffled white falls washed in blue-violet, finely veined and accented by dark plum markings at the hafts. A white ray extends beyond each red-orange beard’s white tip, adding a crisp detail to this early-to-midseason Honorable Mention winner.

Variety details: Standard dwarf bearded iris (SDB); medium blue-purple standards; orchid style arms with medium purple ridges and crests; white falls washed light-to-medium blue-violet from the beard’s end to the edge, with fine darker veins overall, dark plum veins over the hafts, and a 3/4-inch white ray extending from the beard’s end; beards white at the ends, red-orange in the middle and throat; ruffled. Paul Black, 2005; early to midseason bloom; 36 cm. Honorable Mention 2008. Mid-America 2005.