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Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris (SDB)

- 8 to 15 inches tall. These little beauties have a large color range, many have interesting spot patterns. They are very hardy, vigorous and floriferous. The bloom time is after the MDBs and before the IBs. Excellent rock garden or front of the border subjects guaranteed to please.
    CD Cook-Douglas highest award for this class.
    ** - Consistent Rebloom here in Virginia
    * - Occasional Rebloom or not enough experience here
APRIL ANGEL (Nichols 91) Eggshell white S.; ruffled ivory F. $4.00
* AURORALITA (Weiler 90) Light yellow ground plicata with light silvery lavender stippling heavier on S. Pale lavender b. $4.00
**AUTUMN EMBERS (Chapman 96) Deep yellow standards; falls red-brown, edged with thin yellow line. $5.00
** AUTUMN MAPLE (Weiler 92) Medium pinkish orange stands, darker falls, deep orange beard. Very nice and an excellent rebloomer. $6.00
*BABY BELLE (Lauer 98) White ground edged with blue-violet markings. Slight sweet fragrance. No rebloom here at our garden. Probably reblooms better in warmer climates. $8.00
** BABY BLESSED (Zurbrigg 79) Light yellow. Lots and lots of rebloom. A MUST HAVE. CD 89 $4.00
** BABY BOOM (Byers 90) Pale yellow S. with creamy white edges, F. medium yellow. $4.00
** BABY PRINCE (Zurbrigg 95) Violet with violet beard. This one is proving to be an excellent rebloomer and starts early in the season. $7.00
** BABY SNOWFLAKE (Peterson 63) White with greenish white hafts. Excellent rebloom every year. $4.00
* BLITZ (Weiler 88) Nice deep yellow with velvety falls. A better rebloomer in warmer climates. $4.00
**BLUEBERRY TART (Chapman 02) Blue standards; tan falls with red blush. $5.00
* CINDERS (Byers 89) Violet S.; deeper velvety violet F. $4.00
COLOR ME ROSE (Denney 77) Beautiful old rose with purple spot around blue beard. $4.00
** COMEBACK TRAIL (Nichols 91) Ruffled creamy yellow S.; F. cream with gold spot, edge. Delightful. $4.00
** CRY BABY (Ritchie 84) Light blue with olive hafts; dark blue violet b. Fragrant. Good rebloom. $6.00
** DARK CRYSTAL (Byers 88) Deep wine purple. $4.00
** DARKLING (Byers 88) Standards deep violet; falls deeper velvety violet; blue beard. $6.00
* DOUBLE BYTE (Sutton 97) Fragrant lemon yellow with an almond thumbprint on the falls. $4.00
* EXTRA CHARM (Weiler 90) Blue-violet, darker violet spot on falls. Medium blue-violet beard. $4.00
** FLOWER SHOWER (Weiler 90) Lightly ruffled red-violet. $4.00
**FOREVER BLUE (Chapman 97) Light BLUE-violet with medium violet blue beard. Great rebloom. $8.00
FRAGRANT TOO (Schmelzer/Baldwin 79) White with bright plum-purple markings on falls nearly to edges; gold beard. And of course, it is fragrant. $4.00
** GOLDEN CHILD (Byers 89) Medium yellow with light golden F. spot; blue-white beard. Starts reblooming in August and keeps on going. Reblooming here in December 2001. $4.00
* GOLDEN VIOLET (Weiler 93) S. golden bronze; F. slightly darker, dark violet beard. Rebloom more reliable in warmer climates than here. $4.00
** GRAY POUPON (Byers 89) Greenish mustard gold with violet styles. Early rebloom. $4.00
*IRISH CHANT (Sutton 01) Ruffled chartreuse yellow; gentian blue b. Ruffles too. We like this one very much. Should rebloom in Zones 7 and warmer. $5.00
JUST A CROC (Kasperek 97) Stands and style arms light blue with yellow green midrib; falls blue green with medium blue spot. Lavender blue beard. Slight fragrance. $4.50
* LEPRECHAUN'S DELIGHT (Weiler 87) Lovely creamy yellow with a darker fall spot with bright blue b. $4.50
*LINE DANCE (Niswonger 99) Stands blended white, pale blue and beige; falls white with a blended beige plicata edge. $5.00
* LITTLE BLUE-EYES (Weiler 93) Medium clear yellow, big blue beard. $4.50
*LITTLE BLUETS (Weiler 92) Medium blue with cream beards. Fragrant. $4.50
** LITTLE SHOWOFF (Hall 89) Pale icy blue, lavender blue beard. Nice. CD 98. $5.00
Standard Dwarf Iris varieties M... through Z...
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