Please join with us in congratulating Michael Sutton as the winner of the 2017 Cook-Douglas Medal for his beautiful "Bright Blue Eyes" standard dwarf bearded iris (SDB).
'BRIGHT BLUE EYES' (Michael Sutton '08) Photo courtesy of Sutton Iris
This exceptional Standard Dwarf Bearded iris (SDB) is described on the AIS Wiki as follows:
'Bright Blue Eyes' (Michael Sutton, '08) SDB 11" Early bloom and re-bloom, standards cream veined pale yellow; style arms cream; falls white, chartreuse green thumbprint; beards blue; pronounced sweet fragrance. Sutton 2009. HM 2011, AM 2013, Cook-Douglas Medal 2017.
Thank you, Mike, for a stunning standard dwarf bearded beauty!
For a complete list of the American Iris Society's 2017 award winners, please visit http://wiki.irises.org/.
