2024 Novelty Irises

Novelty Irises are those iris that deviate from the mainstream in form, pattern, or other characteristics. They include broken color, horned/spooned/flounced flowers, flat flowers, and variegated foliage. Below you will find a gallery of those irises registered in 2024 that fall within these novelty categories. They are presented in both novelty category and alphabetical order.

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The American Iris Society hopes you enjoy scrolling through the gallery. To provide you with additional information, each Iris is linked to it's cultivar page in the Encyclopedia, just click on the caption or photo.

Gallery of 2024 Broken Color Irises

‘Break The Barrier’
TB
Michael Sutton

‘Crystal Moment’
AB (OGB-)
Elm Jensen

‘Do You Care’
IB
Ava Toth

‘Do You Hear Me’
SDB
David Toth

‘Empty Dreams’
IB
Ava Toth

‘Fragments Of My Imagination’
MTB
Linda Sobek

‘Kamufliazh’
SPU
Alla Chernoguz

‘Keep Fooling Yourself’
IB
Ava Toth

‘Mahiia Nochi’
TB
Yulia Mikhliuchenko

‘Make Up Your Mind’
TB
Paul Black

‘Makin' Lemonade’
IB
Ava Toth

‘Mandragora’
AB (OGB-)
Iryna Lukava

‘Maroon Minaret’
AB (OGB-)
Paul Black

‘Mental Hopscotch’
IB
Ava Toth

‘On The Short List’
IB
David Toth

‘Running With Scissors’
IB
Ava Toth

‘Secrets And Lies’
IB
Ava Toth

‘So busted’
IB
Michael Sutton

‘Zipping Along’
MTB
Lynda Miller

For additional information on the Broken Color pattern in iris click here.

Gallery of 2024 Flat Flowers Irises

‘Mahiia Nochi’
TB
Yulia Mikhliuchenko

‘Mahiia Ranku’
TB
Yulia Mikhliuchenko

Mii Vsesvit’
TB
Yulia Mikhliuchenko

‘Serafim’
TB</brAndrey Fetisov

‘Suziria Kassiopeia’
TB
Yulia Mikhliuchenko

‘Zolotoy Kay-Kay’
TB
Olga Shirobokova

For additional information on the Flat Flowers in iris click here.

Gallery of 2024 Horned/Spooned/Flounced Flowers Irises

‘Abe Sibe’
IB
Augusto Bianco
short horns"

‘Admit It’
SDB
Michael Sutton
petaloids or horns"

‘Ambiguity’
TB
Anton Mego
"horns"

‘Appleby Fresh’
TB
Gail Barth
"short upturned horns"

‘Arshytsiax’
TB
Iryna Lukava
"horns or large pealoids"

‘Aviatrix’
TB
David Spence
"hairless horns"

‘Bee Extravagant’
TB
Lynette Chappell
"long flouncess"

‘Bocca Di Leone’
MDB
Augusto Bianco
"spoons"

‘Bold Escape’
TB
Brian Hertzog
"horns"

‘Break The Barrier’
TB
Michael Sutton
"fuzzy horns"

‘Budynok Pid Platanom’
TB
Alla Chernoguz
"lomg horns"

Faiduli Fai’
AB (OGB-)
Iryna Lukava
"horns"

‘Flying Spoons’
TB
Sandra Little
"spoons"

‘Get To The Point’
TB
Jim Hedgecock
"one inch flounces or long horns"

‘Gracious Smile’
BB
Lynda Miller
"flounces"

‘Green Machine’
TB
Richard Tasco
"horns"

‘Hazel Louise’
TB
Drew Fritts
"horns"

‘Helionsolarionr’
TB
Pia Altenhofer
"horns with some hairs"

‘I Wanna Grow Up’
SDB
David Toth
"short upward pointed fuzzy horns"

‘Kolonna Bernini’
TB
Andrey Fetisov
"horns"

‘Kolyskova Dlia Elfiv’
SDB
Alla Chernoguz
"flounces"

‘Mak Attack’
TB
Michael Sutton
"feathery horns"

‘Mandragora’
AB (OGB-)
Iryna Lukava
"some horns"

‘Noiregoutte’
TB
Dominique Marchal
"horns"

‘On The Short List’
IB
David Toth
"spoons"

‘Out Of Character’
TB
Thomas Johnson
"horns or sometimes flounces"

‘Pink Whisper’
IB
David Toth
"Fuzzy Horns"

‘Pistols At Dawn’
TB
Lynda Miller
"horns, gold hairs"

‘Planet X’
IB
David Toth
"horns covered with hairs"

‘Polustanok Liubovi’
TB
Alla Chernoguz
"fluffy horns"

‘Reach For It’
TB
Lynda Miller
"horns"

‘Red Frog Flyin'’
TB
Robert Skaggs
"horns"

‘Rih Dostatku’
TB
Iryna Lukava
"long horns"

‘Sans Tambour Ni Trompette’
TB
Sebastien Cancade
"little horns"

‘Skrydis Per Atlanta’
TB
Pranciskus Puidokas
"flounces"

‘Sweet Tea And Biscuits’
TB
David Moore
"flounces'

‘Sword Of The Jedi’
TB
Howard Dash
"flounces"

‘Viking Horns’
TB
Jack Worel
"long horns"

‘Whimsical Wish’
SDB
David Toth
"upward pointed spoons"

‘Wizard's Potion’
IB
Elizabeth Rieniets
"horns"

For additional information on the horned flowers in iris click here and click here for Flounced and Spooned flowered iris.

Gallery of 2024 Variegated Foliage Irises

‘Beginning Of A Fairytale’
TB
Bailey Schiller

‘Cosmic Rush’
TB
Bailey schiller

‘Otherwise’
BB
Michael Sutton

‘Paint The Stars’
TB
Bailey schiller

‘Thankful’
TB
Michael Sutton

For additional information on the iris with Variegated Foliage click here.

References:

This gallery of irises in the American Iris Society (AIS) Encyclopedia was gathered from the AIS Iris Register with an Advanced Search for irises with the "novelty words" in their Description and a Year Registered year of "2024". The AIS Register is available to AIS members with e-membership access.
A list of Registered 2024 Novelty Irises with links to each iris cultivar page in the AIS Encycloedia.
There are other characteristics which are not as prominent as those captured above but can be found on the Novelty Irises page.
The Historic Iris Preservation Society provides information on purple coloration in iris plants with their Purple Coloration Types (PCT) Project.

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-- DougChyz - 20 Jan 2026