I assume what you are referring to as lilliput irises are actually miniature dwarf or standard dwarf beardeds (MDB or SDB). Do you have any specific cultivar names? Photos, perhaps?

Laurie

I just found this definition on the World Iris website:

"Lilliput -- A first generation iris hybrid of pumila dwarf and tetraploid tall bearded parentage. (1940s and 1950s usage. Now a SDB, Standard Dwarf Bearded) "

Rootdigger,
Not sure what you got, but I got Cherry Tart and Pippilongstocking. Here is a site with pics of both of them, and several other standard dwarf beardeds: Spruce Corner Iris

Rootdigger and Alicia7b - they're from me and I bought them from Schreiner's about 1994. Alicia also got Katy Petts which is bright blue and the same color as the beard on Cherry Tart. They bloom long before the TB's and are very fragrant but don't last in a vase. Enjoy.

Nancy the nancedar

Thanks Nancy, I didn't have any of these before -- I'm looking forward to seeing them bloom!