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Color Codes (under construction)

Early in the History of the American Iris Society Iris shows were assembled by color. Due to the difficulty in defining the color of many Irises, todays shows are varietal shows. In a varietal show a specimen is judged on how well it represents its variety (cultivar). The quality of the Iris is not judged compared to other Irises in a varietal show. In color shows Irises were judged against other Irises of the same color. In order to standardize the color class in which each Iris competed, color codes were assigned to each cultivar. The 1939 checklist created a table with the symbols for these color codes. In 1949 the color classification was revised and remained in use into the 1970's. Classes are useful still to study the different color patterns.

Note the Color Classifications were revised again in the 1949 Checklist and these codes changed for irises after 1939.

OFFICIAL IRIS COLOR CLASSIFICATION , 1949 REVISION

COLOR PATTERN

Predominant and governing color	Selfs	Plicatas	Bitones	Bicolors	Blends
White	W1	W2	W3	W4	W5
Violet	V1	V2	V3	V4	V5
Blue	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5
Green	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5
Yellow	Y1	Y2	Y3	Y4	Y5
Orange	O1	O2	O3	O4	O5
Red	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5
Black (Niger)	N1	N2	N3	N4	N5

The background color of the standards determines the color classification. Two color symbols used together designate a mixed color effect; e.g., VB for violet-blue; OR for orange-red. Letters placed after the color symbol means: P.pale; L.light; D. deep or dark; F. full.

IMAGE GALLERY

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1939 COLOR CODES

WHITE

Bright White, Blue-toned, Self	WW or W1 for more see extended WW gallery	‘Admiral Nimitz’ (1942) TB	‘Anne Marie Berthier (1939) TB	‘Florentina' (1500) TB	‘Gudrun' (1500) TB
White, blue-toned, feathered	W2 for more see extended W2 gallery	‘Cecil Houdyshel’ (1937) TB	‘Claribel’ (1936) TB	‘Damozel’ (1922) TB	‘Heliane’ (1931) TB
White, pink to red toned bicolor or bitone	W9 for more see extended W9 gallery	‘Aegir' (1942) TB	‘Anne Leslie' (1942) TB	‘B. Y. Morrison' (1942) TB
White, blue-toned, bicolor, or bitone	W3 for more see extended W3 gallery	‘Bright Hour’ (1949) TB	‘Brising’ (1930) TB	‘Alpine Meadow’ (1965) TB
White, yellow-toned, self	W4 for more see extended W4 gallery	‘Arctic' (1941) TB	‘Bellerive’ (1965) TB
White, yellow-toned, feathered	W5 for more see extended W5 gallery
White, yellow-toned, bicolor or bitone	W6 for more see extended W6 gallery	‘Alfred Edwin’ (1950) TB
White, pink to red toned self	W7 for more see extended W7 gallery
White, pink to red toned feathered	W8 for more see extended W8 gallery	‘Acropole’ (1939) TB	‘Aleppo Plain’ (1941) TB	‘Ariane’ (1935) TB	‘Cloudcap’ (1947) TB

BLUE

Blue	B1 for more see extended B1 gallery	‘Allura’ (1942) TB	‘Anitra’ (1935) TB	‘Arabi Pasha’ (1951) TB
Blue	B2 for more see extended B2 gallery
Blue	B9 for more see extended B9 gallery	‘Amigo’ (1933) TB
Blue	B3 for more see extended B3 gallery	‘Buto’ (1926) TB	‘Clematis’ (1942) TB
Blue	B6 for more see extended B6 gallery
Blue	B7 for more see extended B7 gallery	‘Baldwin’ (1926) TB	‘Eventide’ (1927) TB	‘The Black Douglas’ (1934) TB
Blue	B8 for more see extended B8 gallery

RED

Red	R1 for more see extended R1 gallery	‘Ali Baba’ (1951) TB	‘Garden Glory’ (1940) TB	‘Lights On’ (1943) TB
Red	R2 for more see extended R2 gallery	‘Cayenne Capers’ (1959) TB
Red	R9 for more see extended R9 gallery	‘Dauntless’ (1929) TB	‘Imperator’ (1922) TB
Red	R3 for more see extended R3 gallery	‘Helen Collingwood’ (1949) TB
Red	R4 for more see extended R4 gallery	‘Flora Zenor’ (1941) TB	‘Casa Morena’ (1941) TB
Red	R5 for more see extended R5 gallery
Red	R6 for more see extended R6 gallery	‘Firecracker’ (1941) TB
Red	R7 for more see extended R7 gallery	‘Aphrodite’ (1922) TB	‘Dreamcastle’ (1943) TB
Red	R8 for more see extended R8 gallery

BLEND

Blend (Shot or Squalens)	S1 for more see extended S1 gallery	‘Aline’ (1933) TB	‘Blue Monarch’ (1933) TB	‘Floridor’ (1927) TB
Blend (Shot or Squalens)	S2 for more see extended S2 gallery
Blend (Shot or Squalens)	S9 for more see extended S9 gallery	‘Aarehorst’ (1927) TB	‘Rameses’ (1931) TB
Blend (Shot or Squalens)	S3 for more see extended S3 gallery	‘Alfheim’ (1926) TB	‘Dolly Madison’ (1927) TB	‘Alcazar’ (1910) TB
Blend (Shot or Squalens)	S4 for more see extended S4 gallery	‘Afterglow’ (1917) TB	‘Allure’ (1927) TB	‘Clara Noyes’ (1942) TB
Blend (Shot or Squalens)	S5 for more see extended S5 gallery
Blend (Shot or Squalens)	S6 for more see extended S6 gallery	‘Alta California’ (1942) TB	‘Cameliard' (1927) TB
Blend (Shot or Squalens)	S7 for more see extended S7 gallery	‘Burning Bronze’ (1942) TB
Blend (Shot or Squalens)	S8 for more see extended S8 gallery	‘Demi Deuil’ (1942) TB

YELLOW

Yellow	Y2 for more see extended Y2 gallery	‘Benton Susan’ (1942) TB	‘By Line’ (1952) TB	‘Cinnamon Mist’ (1966) TB	‘Cinnamon Toast’ (1966) TB
Yellow, blue-toned, bicolor or bitone	Y3 for more see extended Y3 gallery	‘Autumn Hues’ (1951) TB	‘Bayberry Candle’ (1966) TB	‘Cleo Murrell’ (1941) TB	‘Dalila’ (1914) TB
Yellow	Y9 for more see extended Y9 gallery	‘Al-Lu-We’ (1932) TB	‘Black And Gold’ (1943) TB	‘Bryce Canyon’ (1944) TB
Yellow	Y4 for more see extended Y4 gallery	‘Asa’ (1927) TB	‘Alice Harding’ (1933) TB	‘Aurea’ (1830) TB	‘Coronation’ (1927) TB
Yellow	Y5 for more see extended Y5 gallery	‘Allaglow’ (1942) TB	‘Antares’ (1927) TB	‘Chestnut Cheeks’ (1942) TB
Yellow	Y6 for more see extended Y6 gallery
Yellow	Y8 for more see extended Y8 gallery	‘Dawn Reflection’ (1948) TB	‘Carnival Parade’ (1946) TB