Please help on choosing bearded iris for my garden

Montgomery, AL(Zone 8b)

I have the beautiful iris called Rare Treat.
I like to photograph my flowers in Sheri's healing flower garden
to take to cheer shut ins and share with others..
I am looking for 3 bearded iris perhaps in bi colors , large blocky
ruffled flowers with strong stems that stand erect ...
I do not want to stake the iris stems.
I do not like tan or the muted colors..
I looked at Above the Clouds, High Master, Double Bubbles, Featured attraction, Astro Blue , Final Decision, love the azure blues and bi tones..

Color me blue, I need 3 showstoppers..
I have noticed that the photos on the sellers sites do not seem to be nearly as pretty and colorful in members gardens..in reality..

and I have looked at many that are 40 inches that are just huge 6 by 4 blooms ruffled but won't they all have to be staked
usually?
So that leaves me in the 36 inch range in height needed, right?

I am not lazy I have been online for weeks and have looked and looked.
I would appreciate your help those of you who love the showstoppers
and love strong stems and like to just gaze at their beauty.

It is raining today and I went out with love and put a beach umbrella over my
showstopping Rare treat group of iris in bloom! LOL
Thank you ,
Sheri lower zone 8
Alabama

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Enterprise, AL(Zone 8b)

I love the umbrella over the Iris bed, my first bearded Iris opened the other day and was looking so pretty till the rains came. I felt like putting an umbrella over them too. I can't advise you on them, I only have a few that were given to me, but I will be watching this thread for the advice others give. I also like the show stoppers.

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