Helmsman - Dwarf Bearded Iris

Helmsman brings a warm glow to the early-midseason garden, pairing Spanish-orange standards with cream falls delicately infused with peach and edged in orange plicata. Large vermilion beards, ruffled petals and a slight sweet fragrance give this dwarf iris plenty of character.

Variety details: Standard dwarf bearded iris (SDB), plicata; Spanish-orange standards with a strong peach midrib and tiny brown stitches at the inside base; cream falls with faint peach infusion on the outer half, an orange plicata band approximately 6 mm wide, some vertical orange veins in the centre and smoked Spanish-orange shoulders; large vermilion beards; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Marky Smith, registered 2001; early midseason bloom (EM); 33 cm. Introduced by Aitken in 2002.