Yes, in the iris world we have some lingo – which is not too complicated.
Amoena
White standards colored (Reverse Amoena is the opposite)
Beard
Fuzzy attachment at the base of each falls petal
Bicolor
Standards and falls are different shade of the same color; falls are usually
darker shade
Bitone
Standards and falls are different shades of the same color with the falls
usually being the darker shade
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Blend
A combination of two or more colors smoothly or unevenly mixed
Falls
The lower three petals of the iris bloom
Flounces
Appendages like little petals extending from the tip of the beard
Hafts
The top part of the falls near the center where the falls connect to the stem
Horns
An extension of the beard turned upward like spikes and disconnected from the
falls
Luminata
Style arms and hafts are white or yellow with the remainder washed in color
Neglecta
Blue or purple bitones where the standards are the lighter tone
Plicata
Stippled, dotted, or stitched margin colors on falls of a lighter color
Rebloomer
An iris that blooms again after the Spring bloom
Self
Standards and falls are the same color
Signal
A patch of contrasting color surrounding the beard, often white or yellow
Spoons
Appendages extending from the tip of the beard like spoons
Standards
The three upper petals of the iris bloom which stand erect
Style Arms
The small stiff portions of the bloom extending over the beard
Variegata
Yellow or near-yellow standards with darker falls of brown or purple
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