This thread is for anybody who wants to suggest iris for @NovaBelle I'm starting with a link to a post on another thread that asked her some questions about her tastes and her answers as a guide to what you might suggest
https://garden.org/thread/view...

So based on what Belle said, here are some suggestions from me. Belle, I only grow Tall Bearded Iris, so that's the only think I'm able to discuss. All the iris I'm recommending are in my garden. They are award winners but old enough to be inexpensive. All of them have strong stalks and hold up to weather.

1) Adriatic Waves is an iris I would recommend to everybody. A gorgeous, huge, ruffly deep blue that grows quickly in my garden


2)Sharp Dressed Man - Dark and bi-color - dramatic and another good grower


3)You're not big on plicatas, and I'm not really all that much, but this Flash Mob is something incredible - huge flower, reliable bloomer for me


4) You didn't mention dark tops - I love them - but this iris, Mood Ring, is mindblowingly beautiful - a huge flower


5) Luminatas are my fave - here's two that do not look the same as one another at all



6) A much loved amoena Daring Deception


7) Some yellow is nice. Can't go wrong with Beauty Becomes her


8) stunning color Catch the Fever


9) This iris takes a bit of patience, but in a sunny well drained spot, once it gets going it will leave you breathless


10) Last is an iris I'd recommend to everyone - it is perfect in every way Wintry Sky

I really appreciate the thought put into these recommendations @LynNY. Honestly love them all (and I bought Wintry Sky last year...first bloom this year and you are correct...it is absolutely fantastic!). That Captain Thunderbolt is really stunning in particular!

Here are a few suggestions from my own garden. I'd be happy to send a couple your way.

These are what I consider my top 5 irises of the year, in no particular order.

TB Procrastinator - for its reliability to bloom despite being in iffy soil and rat hell, and its VERY late bloom that extends my bloom season a good two weeks.


TB Daughter of Stars - This is perhaps Don Spoon's (may he rest in peace) greatest creation. A picture perfect luminata that also reblooms and HAS rebloomed for me. This was in bloom for over a month.


TB Adriatic Noble - DEEP purple self that has huge blooms, huge performance and is absolutely one of the prettiest irises I have seen. Bloomed midseason.


TB Australian Rosé- This jumped into my favorite list from the moment the second bloom opened. This is just such a pristine iris. Pictures do not do it justice. It bloomed late season.


TB Butterlicious - this is a "mild" plicata with no need for explosive color combos when it blooms so explosively like it does. Three stalks on one small clump, it took a while to get going, but once it did, heavy performance. Strong, three to four branched stalks with upwards of 10+ buds. A lovely scent as well! Bloomed midseason.


Lastly, I want to highlight one more

TB Table for Two - Talk about dramatic. This is another that took awhile to bloom because of rats and ungreat soil, but thos year, it exploded with stalks that lasted 2 to 3 weeks each. You'll see this from afar, but it is not so explosively colored that it does not look natural. It bloomed very early.


Hope this helps your search!

about Adriatic Noble. I have it and love it.

Daughter of stars has actually been on my want list, so I'm definitely going to get it now.

I would add a broken pattern and a nice soft pink to Lyn's list.
Toucan Tango

Strawberry Shake

Looks like you have most of the colors represented, but you need an bright orange. I just ordered this one.

and you don't have an Emma Cook style yet. Hard to Resist is an awesome grower and nicely shaped.

And Maybe another Luminata in a different color, like Netizen.

or perhaps Montmartre.

Or both.

What a bunch offantastic looking Iris's. Stunning pics.

Lots of great recommendations.
Swingtown is a purple coming from the red side of the spectrum. One of my favorites.