Irises look spectacular, they serve as a wonderful decoration of flowerbeds and front gardens. The only thing that upsets is a short flowering. In hot weather, blooming iris retains its freshness and attractiveness for about two days, in cool weather - up to four. But this is offset by the fact that the irises bloom almost without interruption from mid-May to early August.
Most often for the decoration of flowerbeds choose bearded irises. A large number of varieties of this plant bred in the world are high bearded irises. To tall varieties include those in which the peduncle grows more than 70 cm. It is these varieties that represent the greatest variety of irises.
Important! Bearded irises are perennial plants. In the autumn, you need to dig up the rhizomes, dry them well and store them in a cold, dry room.Modern bearded irises are powerful bushes with leaf lengths up to 70-75 cm, some varieties grow to 120 cm. Their slender peduncles often give 5 to 9 flowers, sometimes this number reaches 12 pieces.
Many new varieties play an important role beard. It can be a contrasting color, very bright, large. Thus, the iris beard is one of the main decorative elements of the plant. The variety of colors is huge: white, purple, blue, purple, yellow, orange, almost black, brownish-red, pink, tobacco brown. Varietal irises have their own characteristics, which will be discussed in the article.
Did you know? Over the past decades, iris flowers have lost their porcelain elegance and lightness, like the old varieties. Modern varieties of irises endowed with regal majesty, flower petals reach 18-20 cm in scope, their texture has become elastic and dense.
Acoma
Variety Akoma was registered in 1990. It blooms very early, reaches a height of 90 cm. Petals of flowers of a grade which are directed up - bluish-white color. The fouls are light purple in color. A large flower with wavy, corrugated petals. Beard - copper-red. This variety has 3 awards. 
Important! Every year, the American Society of Iris Producers awards the best varieties of iris, which makes it possible to identify the most qualitative of them.
Unforgettable Fire
Variety Iris Anforgettable Fire Blossom buds of brown-red color, which caused the name of the variety. The beard is yellow-brown, the inside of the upward-pointing petals are colored yellow, orange. Petals are corrugated, velvety.
On the peduncle formed 9-10 buds, which bloom from May 28 to June 3. The height of the iris Anforgetteb Fire is 97-102 cm.
Deltaplane
Iris variety Hang glider has a catchy color. Its petals are painted in contrasting colors. The upper petals are white, fouls, that is, the lower petals are bright blue. Beard bronze color, and its tip has a white color.
Flower fouls are floating, their edges are curved upwards and closed at the base. Petals of the Hang Glider grade are wavy along the edges, there is also blistering along the edges.
Brasilian Holiday (Brazilian Holiday)
Flowers Brasilian Holiday - one more representatives of a variety of irises belonging to the group of tall bearded. This variety is mid-late flowering. The plant reaches a height of 91 cm.
The flowers are painted with contrast. Upper petals are white with lilac veins. The lower petals are black and purple with lilac edging. Beard - orange-mandarin. The velvet petals, the flower smells good. This variety received awards, which indicates its quality.
Brune Jasper
Representatives of the variety Brune jasper grow to 79-83 cm. On the peduncle 5-6 buds are formed, which bloom on June 2-7. 
The flowers of this variety are corrugated, the upper petals have a white color with a slight lilac shade. The lower petals are red-cherry color, on which white dots and strokes are visible, and a thick white border runs along the edge. Beard at Brune jasper yellow.
Bifor the Storm
Unusual, anthracite black iris. It is the blackest form among irises. The upper and lower petals have the same color, their texture is very dense. The beard on the petals is also black with a bronze top. The edges of the petals are curved down. These irises grow to 91 cm. Flowering time - medium. 
Bifor zem winters well, grows quickly. Shrubs bloom profusely. This variety is very decorative and is one of the favorites among the irises in the gardens. Also this variety was awarded several awards.
Devils Riot
This representative of high bearded irises has apricot-colored standards, which at the base are colored red-violet. The flower fouls are dark red and the beard is orange-red. Petals of a flower are corrugated. 
Dolce
Iris variety Dolce during the flowering period it produces 6-7 buds, the flower stalks grow to 89 cm. The dolce is weakly creased pink irises. The upper petals are light pink with a lilac shade, the lower ones are just light pink. Small beard in tangerine flowers. 
Flowering of this variety begins May 16-20.
Indian pow wow
Variety Indian Poweow refers to the dwarf iris. Their height reaches only 31-35 cm. 4-6 buds appear on the peduncles. On the blossoming flowers, the upper cream-nut petals are visible, lightened at the edges and dark along the central vein, and the lower petals are of a dark brown color. The beard in this variety is contrasting - bright blue.
Flowering varieties occurs from 4-9 May, it belongs to the earliest. These flowers look good as elements of gardening.
Copatonic (Copatonic)
Copatonic Iris has brick-brown standards and red-brown velvet fouls. The fouls also have a border of the same color as the standards. Petals Copatonic very corrugated. 
Did you know? At the moment, breeders have not yet managed to bring out true red irises. There is even a special prize to the breeder who succeeds, kept in Florence. But while there are only red-brown varieties.
Peduncles of this variety grow to 86 cm. 7-8 buds are formed on them, starting flowering on May 21-27. This iris is used for cutting, for landscaping.
Picasso Moon
Picasso mun grow to a height of 97-105 cm. On the spike there are buds in an amount up to 11 pieces. Such abundant flowering gives additional beauty to the flower garden. Grown for landscaping and cut. 
Picasso's mun has a yellow flower, and the standards and fouls are painted in a rich color. The beard is orange. Petals are corrugated, the edges of the fouls are lowered.
Cosmic Dance (Cosmic Dance)
Variety Iris Cosmic dance in height reach 87-95 cm. Peduncle gives 7-8 buds. Flowering begins May 18-25, the plant is used for landscaping and cutting.
Cosmic dance flower has a rich dark blue color of standards and fouls. In fouls, the lower third is lighter, and the beard of the flower is dark blue with white tips. The petals of beautiful flowers are highly corrugated.
Sikist (Seakist)
Variety Iris Sikist very tall, they reach a meter in height. In May, 7-8 buds appear on the peduncle, flowering begins on May 23-28.
The upper petals of this flower are creamy white, the lower petals are white with blue stripes and pale blue plating. The beard of Sikist is yellow with a white base. Sikist irises are grown for cutting and gardening.
Hebit (Habit)
Unusual, with two-colored petals of iris Hebit grows to about 83-88 cm. Peduncle gives 8-10 buds, flowering is quite abundant. Buds bloom June 2-7. 
The petals of the flower are slightly corrugated, the standards are painted blue, the fouls are dark purple. The beard of the plant is dark golden.
Filibuster
Irises Philibaster - tall, reach 89-93 cm. Peduncle gives 7-8 buds, flowers bloom on May 27 - June 2.
The petals of the flower are highly corrugated, the upper ones are painted in wine-pink color, the lower ones are white with many wine-pink lines and points. A thin white border runs along the edge of the lower petals, and the beard is tangerine.
These flowers are grown for ornamental purposes, for landscaping and for cutting.
Did you know? Often there are irises of combined colors, the petals of which on a white base have blotches of other colors. But there are pure white irises - Immortality variety (Immortality). Petals are corrugated and completely white, including beards.
Fringe Benefits
Iris flowers Fringe Benefit grow to 73-78 cm in height. Peduncles give 7-8 buds. The plant blooms on May 26 - June 2.
Petals of a flower strongly corrugated, bubbly. The color is intensely orange in both the upper and lower petals. The beard of the flower tangerine fire. These beautiful flowers are grown for pruning and gardening.
A variety of irises is amazing. Among the many varieties you can find exactly those flowers that you want to see on your site and which will best fit into the flower arrangement. And their unpretentious and sweet aroma, which they exude, makes these flowers even more desirable.
