Arils are native to the Middle East. Arilbreds are hybrids between Tall Bearded or other bearded iris and Arils. While pure Arils do better in dryer climates like the Southwest, Arilbreds will grow fairly easily in most places that you can grow Tall Bearded iris. Arils and Arilbreds go dormant and die back during the summer and start to grow again in late summer early fall. Typically, there are very few, if any leaves during the shipping season. We grow these along with our TBs, the only difference in conditions is we add some sand to the soil to loosen it and help with drainage.  Bloom season is late SDB through IB.

Abbreviations: OGB = Oncogeliabred (oncocyclus, regelia, and bearded hybrid); RC = Regeliacyclus; OH = Oncocyclus hybrid; R = Regelia; OB = Oncobred; RB = Regeliabred; RH = Regelia hybrid

$5.00 Afrosiab RB  2001  A. Volfovich-Moler  S. light purple, veined violet and brown, broad brown edge; style arms purple, crests brown; F. cherry purple veined darker, rim brown; beards orange yellow, purple at end; waved form; pronounced fragrance.

$10.00 Anaheim Daughter OGB  2006  A. Moran S. pale lavender, almost white, infused yellow at midribs; style arms lemon yellow; F. tan, red signal and black spot under beard, white dotting throughout signal spot; beards tan tipped gold, wide.

Not Available Babylonian Fires OGB  1992  L. Rich  S. rose lavender with gold midrib; F. rosy tone of orange mahogany, black mulberry signal; beards yellow

$10.00 Bedouin Belle OGB- 2007  L. Ransom S. pale rosy-grey flushed ochre yellow along midrib and at base; style arms and crests light ochre yellow, rosy midline; F. ochre yellow bisected by light rosy-grey signal streak, hafts netted ochre brown; beards cream grey brushed yellow; slight sweet fragrance.

Not Available  Blue Arts OGB+ 1985  L. Danielson  Bright blue; pronounced sweet fragrance

Not Available Burnished Star OGB  2004  V. & D. Brown  S. sunshine yellow, domed; style arms sunshine yellow; F. yellow with white streaks and stripes, cinnamon veining and dotting around beards; rayed star-like burnished red signal; beards yellow tipped gold

Not Available Buttered Berries  OGB-  2006  V. & D. Brown  S. Honey gold with slightly darker veins; domed; style arms honey gold with light red-purple stripes up each side of  midrib; F. Berry red with fine darker veins; paling to honey red rim; beard gold; signal darker burnt red

$4.00 Childsong OGB-  1984  E. Jensen Light gold, veined lavender, narrow metallic lavender flush up outside of midrib; pale lavender crests; F. light gold with metallic lavender flush, edged dark gold; heavy butterscotch veining surrounding beard ln a ray pattern giving effect of a signal; pale lavender beard turning red in throat; pronounced sweet fragrance

Not Available Chocolate Mint OGB  1998  R. Tasco S. pale violet, aging white; style arms chartreuse buff; F. light buff yellow, chartreuse cast; beards dark chocolate brown.

$4.00 Communion  OGB 1991  E. Hunt S. amethyst, paling to cream near midrib; style arms barium yellow; F. greyed yellow with pale red overlay, giving flesh-toned effect, blood red signal; beards yellow orange tipped tangerine

Not Available Concerto Grosso OGB  1998  H. Mathes Oxblood red, F. with sharp black 2 cm signal; beards uniform dark blue.

$8.00 Cup Runneth Over OGB-  2005  S. McAllister  S. Glistening white; flush of golden yellow at the base of the mid-rib, few fine yellow veins extending outward; F. Are a complex pattern of golden tan stippled with rust, edged with a broad band of near-white and accented with a flush of soft reddish-violet spreading downward from the tip of the beard. s; veining and stippling increase in the signal area to form a deep purple signal patch 

$4.00 Desert Diamond OGB  1988  B. Hager Grey blue-white, veined deeper near charcoal beards, deep purple signal.

Not Available Desert Finery OGB  1991  L. Rich S. violet, veined dark purple; style arms tan violet; F. rose violet, evenly spaced violet veins from burgundy wine signal to edge; beards light yellow orange; ruffled, fluted

$4.00   Desert Plum OGB   1992  B. Hager Smoky mauve purple, silky texture, black maroon signal; beards bronze black

Not Available Desert Spirit OGB-  1993  L. Flanagan  S. pale violet, light violet edge; F. mixture of light violet and light amber with darker violet streak from tip of brown orange beard; slight fragrance

$4.00  Doug Goodnight OGB+  1998  S. McAllister Very dark blue violet; style arms with prominent crests; beards black

$10.00  Enigmatic Elf OGB  2007  E. Jensen Light Lime yellow self; S. flushed pale green, F. veined brown, burgundy and green; diffused maroon-brown signal. Beards bright orange in throat, wispy white at end.

$4.00 Esther The Queen  1968  E. Hunt S wisteria blue, deeper veins, blended willow green at base, brown at claw; F willow green, blended erythrite red dottings by black beard on black-maroon spot paling to brown as it blends to willow green.

$10.00 Galilee Dawn OGB  2007  C. Chacon S. pastel blue-violet, style arms blue-violet; crest chamois washed blue-violet; F. chamois tan lightly washed pastel blue-violet, light violet center stripe; small grape purple signal; beards gray violet.

Not Available Gamaliel's Wisdom RC  2003  P. McGrath S. and style arms cream, conspicuous brown veining; F. cream, heavily veined brown, korolkowii-type signal; beards dark brown

$10.00 Go Big Red OGB  2006  S. McAllister  S. Medium violet with darker veining and gold flush up the midrib; style arms orange-yellow; F. Blood red; beard money gold base with gold tips

$5.00 Grizzled Old Warrior OGB  1998  S. McAllister  S. near-white ground, veined blue violet; style arms yellowish ivory; F. yellowish ivory ground, dotted and veined red violet; beards near-black

$5.00 Hakuna Matata OGB-  2000  A&D Cadd S. straw yellow, brown infusion; style arms slightly darker yellow; F. straw yellow, maroon brown area around beard with radiating darker maroon brown lines; beards brown, tipped yellow; lightly ruffled; slight musky fragrance.

$10.00 Hunt's Dorcom OGB  2007  S. McAllister S. pale lavender veined darker, yellow green flush at base of midrib; style arms peach, hint of lavender; F. pale lavender veined and dotted darker, small near-black signal surrounding tip of gold beards.

$10.00 In Kings' Palaces OGB  2007  C. Chacon S. blue lavender lightly veined darker, patterning inside base; style arms parchment lined lavender, crest lavender; F. parchment, veined and stippled maroon brown over entire petal, large maroon black signal; beards diffuse lemon; slight musky fragrance.

$6.00 Iridescent Orange OGB  2002  H. Mathes S. orange yellow, hint of rose toward edge; style arms dark orange yellow, large; F. dark orange yellow, signal sharp dark mahogany, approaching 1" diameter; beards orange yellow

$5.00 Jacob's Well OGB-  1986  M. Brizendine  S. dark velvety brown; F. dark brown; bronze brown beard

$4.00 Jewel of Omar OB-  1986  C. Boswell  S. medium blue, purple at base; greenish yellow styles; F. medium lime yellow, maroon brown around violet beard

$6.00 Kalifa's Cape OGB+  2003  R. Annand  S. lavender rose, darker veining; style arms rose to copper brown; F. maroon rose, darker and velvety below maroon brown beard

$4.00  Kiosk OGB  1986  B. Hager  Yellow, brown black signal; yellow beard

$10.00 Lakeside Elf OGB  2007  A. Moran S. clear pale lavender, style arms lavender blushed yellow; F. light tan infused with red veins radiating from red signal that is darker around beard; beards old gold tipped light yellow.

$4.00 Loudmouth OB  1970  J. Rich  S. dark fuchsia violet, veined darker violet; F. dark fuchsia violet, white hafts, boldly veined darker violet, veins over balance of F.; large black signal surrounding tip of orange beard

$4.00 Miss Colleen OGB- 1991  L. Flanagan  S. pale beige blended violet; F. pale beige with rosy violet flush over center; light orange beard; ruffled; slight fragrance

Not Available Mohric Mystery OGB-  2007  S. McAllister S. lavender, yellow-green flush at base of midrib; style arms lavender; F. lavender, pink-purple dotting and veins at hafts, dark brown signal leading to very faint center stripe; beards brown tipped purple.

$4.00  Naked Eye OGB  1988  B. Hager  S. white; F. cream, fading to white, maroon signal; gold beard

$8.00 Nefret OGB-  2005  M. Smith  S. white, with faint chartreuse veins , chartreuse midrib; style arms green-tinted yellow; F. bright yellow at distal end and rim, slightly grayer sides, solid burnt umber aril spot, slightly washed edges, on upper third of fall; beards yellow, end yellow tipped cream, yellow orange in throat.

$4.00 Ode To Kalifa OGB-  1980  W. Moores  S. pale blue, flecked olive and dark blue; F. olive, flecked dark blue; burnt orange beard tipped white

$4.00 Old Fashioned Girl OGB-  1993  S. McAllister  S. white, lightly veined violet, more intense around edge; F. white, burgundy veins flanking burgundy beard, finely veined burgundy edge

$5.00  Omar's Eye OGB  2000  C. Boswell  S. light lavender veined darker, white at base; F. white blending to light lavender at edge, violet veining from beard, small violet signal; beards white, tipped orange

$8.00 Persian Sapphire OGB-  2005  L. Baumunk  Green yellow standards and falls with bright light blue beard and maroon signal

$4.00 Prairie Thunder OB-  1990  P. Black  S. violet blue; style arms olive tan; F. pale violet shading to tan edge, dark burgundy spot around beard; beards blue white, tipped brown black; slight spicy fragrance

Not Available Rain Maiden OGB-  2005  V. & D. Brown S. Light purple, gold basal flush and very fine veins, domed; style arms honey yellow, slight lavender flush; F. Gold heavily washed red, gold shoulders and hafts, very fine darker veins giving appearance of red-gold, blood red thumbprint signal below B.; beard Gold 

Not Available Sahra Tash OGB  1985  H. Shockey  S. oyster white, flushed old gold toward center; F. oyster white, blending to old gold at edge, center area flushed violet, blue black signal; dark bronze beard; slight musky fragrance

$12.00  Saracen Silks OGB  2008  C. Chacon S. light blue-violet; style arms light yellow; F. parchment washed violet below large maroon signal, maroon veining and stippling around beard and signal; beards lemon yellow.

$4.00 She Devil OB-  1996  P. Black  S. beetroot; style arms amber to beetroot; F. velvety dark red, veined black; beards brown, gold at base

$4.00 Silent Wish OGB  1991  L. Flanagan  S. light violet, blended amber at midrib; F. smooth rosy violet blend, short dark violet rays around black beard; lightly ruffled; slight fragrance

$4.00 Smoke with Wine OGB-  1981  C. Boswell  S. smoky yellow, blending to wine-red at base; F. wine-red at hafts and around beard, blendinq to smoky yellow, yellow edge; wine beard

$10.00 Sword of Gold OGB  2007  S. McAllister S. pale lavender, yellow green flush at base of midrib; style arms tan cream; F. tan yellow, hint of faint green washed red, pale green reverse, dual signal, black spot with red brown ring; beards gold, long, thin, sword shaped.

$4.00 Things To Come OGB+  1993  S. McAllister  S. amethyst ground with faint gold veins converging to gold filigree around rim; style arms amethyst, crests gold; F. golden ground, center completely covered deep ruby red; beards yellow orange, tipped violet

$8.00 Tien Shan OGB  2005  E. Jensen  S. pale lavender-blue; style arms pale yellow with blue stripe, crests yellow striped green; F. pale beige-yellow flushed green, rose veining and stippling at hafts and around beards, long wedge-shaped burgundy signal; beards bronze; pronounced sweet fragrance

$4.00 Turkish Heart OGB  1989  H. Shockey  S. white, midrib flushed citrine yellow; F. citrine yellow, large heart-shaped brown black signal; yellow beard; slight sweet fragrance

$4.00 Turkish Topaz RH  1962  L. Austin  S. blue-white with amber-yellow edge; F. yellow-brown with some purple striations; blue beard

$6.00 Ulalena OGB-  2003  G. Sutton  S. and style arms white; F. pale primrose yellow, some green gold veining, darker yellow blaze; beards pale yellow, hairs tipped yellow gold; lightly ruffled.

Not Available Vera-Anne RB  1996  L. Ransom S. golden yellow, center cream yellow, wide grey white center on reverse; style arms greyed cream, crests yellow; F. wide golden yellow border, grey white in center, short lavender violet flash at tip of beard, red brown haft veining; beards lavender grey, tipped light orange in throat.

$5.00 Vera-Marina RB  1998  L. Ransom  S. deep naples yellow changing to pale lavender center, reverse deeper; style arms lavender, crests yellow; F. old gold lower border, hafts veined darker, center light lavender purple with darker flash at tip of beards; beards lavender blue, hairs tipped mustard in throat

Not Available Vera-Ruby RB  1996  L. Ransome  S. red brown changing to red violet in center, midrib flushed violet, wider violet flush on reverse; style arms red violet, brown violet crests; F. darker red brown border, red violet center, blackish red diffused spot and haft veining; beards light blue violet, hairs tipped bronze in throat.

$12.00 Vortex OGB-  2008  S. McAllister S. eggshell white fround with lavender mauve wash and veining that intensifies at edges; F. mauve ground with small white splashes scattered randomly; heavy purple dotting in signal area around yellow tipped brown beard.

$5.00 Walker Ross OGB-  1998  W. Ross  Cool white, dark violet blue veining from center to edge; style arms light violet; beards wide, bronze with dark blue base giving black effect

$4.00 War Drums OGB  1996  S. McAllister S. smoky grey touched violet, few faint yellow veins; style arms flame yellow, reddish violet brushing on midrib and veins on crests; F. deep reddish black; beards near black, red cast in sun.

$4.00 Whiskey Mack RB  1982  H. Danielson S. heavily veined gold, violet veining on midrib with rust brown coloring next to styles, gold edge; F. same.

$4.00 Zerzura OGB  1990  B. Hager  S. white; pale yellow styles; F. white with just a hint of color when fresh, black signal; greyish yellow beard