Bearded irises are also categorized on the basis of the flower’s color characteristics: 

Amoena: white standards, colored falls, e.g., All American

Bicolor: different colors on standards and falls, e.g., Suky

Bitone: different shades of same color on standards and falls, e.g., Foxy Lady

Blend: two or more colors in combination or mixture, e.g., Citoyen

Broken: Color splashed or streaked with another color, variable blossoms, e.g., Tiger Honey

Luminata: light area under beard, falls with rays, e.g., Apache Rose

Neglecta: light blue standards, darker falls, e.g., Boogie Woogie

Plicata: colored margin speckled, stitched, or solid on lighter ground, e.g., Autumn Circus

Reverse amoena:  white falls and colored standards, e.g., Coastal Mist

Self: standards and falls of a same color, e.g., Howdy Do

Variegata:  yellow standards, dark colored falls, e.g., Jurrasic Park

Some additional categories and associated terms often found include:

Space Age (SA): falls have horns, spoons, or flounces extending from the beard

Space Age iris terms

Horns (H): a turned spear-like extension at the end of the beard

Spoons: tip of the horn which is flat

Flounces: a flat tip of the horn which is split and laced

Historic: Irises over 30 years old, normally dated either by the year of introduction or American Iris Society (AIS) registration

Rebloomer or remontant: an iris that reblooms in another season after the normal spring bloom, typically being late summer or early fall