Tall Bearded Iris 'Champagne Elegance'

One of my most dependable rebloomers -- coastal South Carolina. Docturf

A rather slow grower and not a dependable bloomer in spring, let allone fall, for me here in zone 6a. It sat and was gradually encroached...Read More upon by other, better growing iris, at which point I replaced it with something more productive. Seems to be dependable for some people but not here.

This is not an impressive specimen. I thought it would be more striking from the photo at purchase. I was disappointed. I have a large ...Read Morecollection and this one hasn't bloomed in 2 years.

Lovely iris! Reblooms here too!!!

Awards: American Iris Society Honorable Mention 1989; Award of Merit 1991

The blooms are not only large & consistent, but they don't fall over in Iowa's torrential spring rains!

Standards opened a pale blue-white this cool spring. The fall color seemed more intense too.

Exceptional, fail safe bloomer. Does not always rebloom here in southern zone 5 - several erratic winters and summers have caused the re...Read Morebloom to be equally erratic, but if it only blooms the one time it is still stunning.

I've had this Iris for years. It's falls have a metallic glitter or shimmer to them over a beige fall with cream standards. It is very ...Read Moreprolific- started with one and have had dozens over the years to sell or give away. Reblooms dependably in Colorado (Zone 5) depending on how early our first frost is. Quite often will produce 2 bloom stalks with 6-8 buds per stalk. Not huge blooms but very pretty.

Tall bearded irises are usually no-brainers in my climate, but this one doesn't even bloom every spring, let alone rebloom later in the y...Read Moreear. My climate is zone 10 of inland California.

May 11, 2005 - Edited to change rating to Neutral, as it is performing better now.

Near-white standards stand out against falls that are a gentle blending of buff, apricot, and peach. Prolific bloomer. Dependable rebloom...Read Moreer in late summer.