| Amoena: |
White standards, colored falls |
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Re: |
Abbreviation for rebloomer. |
| Band: |
An edge around falls or standards. |
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Rebloomer: |
An iris that blooms at any other
time of year after normal spring bloom.
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| Beard: |
Fuzzy hairs at top of falls. |
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Remontant: |
See rebloomer. |
| Bicolor: |
Standards and falls are two different colors. |
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Reverse amoena: |
Colored standards and lighter (sometimes white) falls. |
| Bitone: |
Standards and falls two different shades of same color. |
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Reverse bitone: |
Standards are darker shade of fall color. |
| Blend: |
Combination of several colors. |
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Rim: |
Thinner edge of color around falls or standards. |
| Color break: |
Random splashes of color |
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Ruffles: |
Flower edges are fluted/waved. |
| Dots: |
Peppering, generally on plicatas. |
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Season: |
When the iris blooms. |
| E: |
Blooms early in the season. |
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Seedling: |
A variety being studied for possible introduction. |
| Falls: |
The lower three petals of the flower. |
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Self: |
Standards and falls are same color. |
| Flounce: |
Appendage extending from end of beard |
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Shoulder: |
Same as haft . |
| Ground color: |
Usually mentioned with plicatas; base color under dots or peppering. |
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Signal: |
A patch of color beneath beard ends. |
| Haft: |
Top part of falls to either side of beards. |
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Splashes: |
Random splashes of color on falls, standards or both. |
| Horns: |
Points rising from ends of beards. |
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Spoons: |
Appendages at ends of beards looking like small spoons. |
| Increase: |
New side growth on plants. |
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Standards: |
The upper three petals of the flower. |
| L: |
Blooms late in the season. |
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Stitches: |
Petals edges look hemstitched |
| Lace: |
Edges of petals are serrated. |
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Streaks: |
See splashes. |
| Luminata: |
Style arms and hafts of white or yellow; pale veining on falls. |
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Style arms: |
Small segments inside heart of flower, above the beards. |
| M: |
Blooms middle of the season. |
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Substance: |
Thickness of petals. |
| Neglecta: |
Two tones of blue/violet. |
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Variegata: |
A bicolor with yellow standards. |
| Peppering: |
Small dots of color. |
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VE: |
Blooms very early in season. |
| Plicata: |
Stitched or stippled margin color on white. |
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VL: |
Blooms very late in the season. |