Please join with us in congratulating hybridizer Thomas Johnson as the recipient of The Williamson-White Medal for the outstanding miniature tall bearded iris for 2017 'TIC TAC TOE', a beautifully proportioned dainty bloom.
'TIC TAC TOE' (Thomas Johnson '10) Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
This charming Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB) iris is described by the AIS Wiki as follows:
'Tic Tac Toe' (Thomas Johnson '10) MTB 24" Late mid-season bloom. Standards and style arms pink; falls pearl violet, darker violet rim; beards orange. Tetraploid. Slight fragrance. Mid-America 2010. HM 2012, AM 2014, Williamson-White Medal 2017. Hybridizer notes: strongly flared, shade darker towards the margins. Beautifully proportioned MTB stalks have 2 branches and spur, plus basal branch with spur. Double and sometimes triple sockets produce 10-14 dainty flowers. Vigorous, healthy clumps are a lovely sight.
We congratulate Thomas and thank him for another beautiful iris.
For a complete list of the AIS 2017 Awards, please visit http://wiki.irises.org/.
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