Unregistered Iris

It is expected that a new iris will be registered and than introduced. This order does not always happen. Sometimes a cultivar is introduced for sale before it has been properly registered. This creates problems for the garden owner.

1. There is no assurance that this Iris' name has not been used before or would not be used in the future for another Iris that could be registered.
2. The iris cannot be awarded trophies or ribbons at an AIS Show or win AIS Garden Awards.
3. Registration protects Breeders rights, patents, trademarks and other proprietory documents
4. Published botanical names are equivalent to registered names. Example an iris could be shown as Iris reticulata or I. reticulata 'Purple Delight' or 'Purple Delight'
5. Historic Irises that were never registered are treated like registered cultivars. Historic Irises were introduced 30 years or more ago.

Gallery of introduced but unregistered Irises

Note some irises may be registered soon and the timing is just off.

AR

Aril

AB

Arilbred

BB

Border Bearded

'Banlieue Bleue' 'Brigantino' 'Eramosa Celebration' 'Esquisse' 'Mount St Helens' 'Noces Blanches' 'Petit Prince' 'Pulsar' 'Smaug'

IB

Intermediate Bearded

'Blueberry Flambe' 'Eramosa Brass' 'Langport Chapter' 'Langport Claret' 'Langport Curlew' 'Langport Duchess' 'Langport Fairy' 'Langport Flame' 'Langport Haze' 'Langport Hope' 'Langport Lord' 'Langport Robe' 'Langport Song' 'Langport Star' 'Langport Sun' 'Langport Violet' 'Returning Fancy' 'Sweet Sweet Annie' 'The Flash'

JI

Japanese

LA

Louisiana

'Arabi Blue' 'Creole Charm' 'Jungle Garden Pink' 'Mistral Rouge' 'Tracie Lynn' 'Yellow Banner'

MDB

Miniature Dwarf Bearded

'Dragonite' 'Eramosa Peeper' 'Nana'

MTB

Miniature Tall Bearded

'Austin' 'Just Dolly'

PCN

Pacific Coast Natives

'Blue Nebula' 'Cash Back' 'Churning Waters' 'Edge Of Your Seat' 'Fire Alert' 'Grape Zest' 'Midnight Muse' 'Mission Sonoma' 'Sierra Amarillo' 'Starting Gate' 'Sweet Tart' 'Tipsy Laird'

SIB

Siberian Iris

'Blueberry Torte' 'Eleanor' 'Scramble'

SPEC

Species Iris

SPU

Spuria Iris

'Kalahari By Anfosso' 'Sahara Sud' 'Touareg By Anfosso'

SPX

Species Crosses

SDB

Standard Dwarf Bearded

'Bass Note' 'Brazen Raisin' 'Dark Mistress' 'Eramosa Gelato' 'Gold Spangle' 'Kids From Mars' 'Mephisto' 'Straight Flush' 'Spring Gnome' 'Stripe It Up' 'Toffee Time' 'Trending Blue' 'White Goose' 'Wicked Chicken'

TB

Tall Bearded

'Burning Driftwood' 'Dusty Peach' 'Forest Violet' 'Glendorette' 'Golden Canopy' 'King And His Court' 'Korsar' 'Kriz Zabuttia' 'Lava Love' 'Liszt' 'Little Valse' 'Luscious Lucy' 'MacDonald Pass' 'Madame Chirac' 'Mary Pleasance' 'Mayan Warrior Queen' 'Missa Solemnis' 'Molodyi Misiats' 'Moment Musical' 'Morski Vitryla' 'Mozart By Von Stein Zeppelin' 'Mrs Francis Wood' 'Mrs Sydney Mitchell' 'Naskalnyi Zhyvopys' 'Néon' 'Nocturne By Von Stein Zeppelin' 'Nuages Interdits' 'Obranets Sertsia' 'Ocharovatelnaya Neznakomka' 'Oulo' 'Prélude By Von Stein Zeppelin' 'Queen And Her Court' 'Ravel By von Stein Zeppelin' 'Spatha' 'Spring Serenade By Milliken' 'Sunny Side Up' 'Tiger Expert' 'Tutu Tootsie' 'Ubu Blues' 'Un Momento' 'Validated' 'Violet Cascadian' 'Whisperwood' 'White Extra' 'Yukon Lil'