Stop and Stare - Dwarf Bearded Iris

Stop and Stare earns its name with a bold black spot framed by a wide white band beneath white standards touched with lemon and a fleeting gold halo. Yellow-orange beards tipped in white brighten this early-flowering dwarf, honoured with the Cook-Douglas Medal in 2021.

Variety details: Standard dwarf bearded iris (SDB); white standards with lemon tints and a slight gold halo that fades with age; white style arms; falls with a large black spot, wide white band and small white dart below the beard; yellow-orange beards tipped white; slight fragrance. Honorable Mention (HM), 2016; Award of Merit (AM), 2018; Cook-Douglas Medal, 2021. Thomas Johnson, registered 2014; introduced by Mid-America in 2014. Early bloom (E); 33 cm.