Irises: Favorite beardless iris to start a new addiction, 1 by dmcdevitt

dmcdevitt wrote:
Hi
I was so excited to find the number of spectacular beardless iris on Boojum's thread, I printed out my order form for Joe Pye Weed's Garden, and was paralyzed by the number of choices.

Here is my area to plant.

I have Caesar's Brother, about 100,000 Ruffled Navy that I have been ripping and tossing because they're everywhere, and some Butter and Sugar. I had no idea there were so many others.

What are some favorites for hardiness and visibility from a distance? And maybe for height or do they all range the same? I know my CB is quite tall.

Are there any that like water's edge?

I love the peachy tones of some of them. I need to add some non invasive shrubbery too. DH is in charge of the water plants. What types of things do you include around your beardless for contrast?

Thanks for any advice. I'm headed back to study the pictures!!