World of Irises

by  Mel  and  Bailey Schiller Harvest Moon over a field of irises A wonderful sight is the September Harvest Moon in Australia: September 29...

  'MELODY WILHOIT ' The  DeBaillon Medal  is restricted to Louisiana (LA) irises. It is named in honor of  Mary Swords DeBaillon  (1...

'KOTO HARP STRINGS ' The  Payne Medal  is restricted to Japanese irises (JI). It is named in honor of  W. Arlie Payne  (1881-1971). ...

'BLACK OLIVE ' The  Caparne-Welch Medal  is restricted to miniature dwarf bearded (MDB) irises. It is named in honor of  William Joh...

 'HAPPY TRAVELER ' and 'LEMONY SNICKET ' The  Randolph-Perry Medal  is restricted to interspecies irises (SPEC-X). It is nam...

'HOT CHILI ' The  Nies Medal  is restricted to spuria irises. It is named in honor of  Eric Nies  (1884-1952). Eric Nies was born in...

'FISHERMAN'S FANCY ' The  Morgan-Wood Medal  is restricted to Siberian (SIB) irises. It is named in honor of  F. Cleveland Morga...

'RED DELICIOUS ' The  Mitchell Medal  is restricted to Pacific Coast Native (PCN) irises. It is named in honor of  Sydney B. Mitchel...

'MORE RASPBERRIES PLEASE ' The Founders of SIGNA Medal is restricted to species irises (SPEC) and is named to honor the founding mem...

'PERRY DYER ' The  Mohr Medal  is restricted to irises of one-quarter or more aril content that do not meet the more restrictive req...

'BOLD AWAKENING' Since 1993, the  Clarence G. White Memorial Medal  has been awarded to the best arilbred iris with 1/2 or more aril...

'OH CANADA '   The  Cook-Douglas Medal  is restricted to standard dwarf bearded (SDB) irises. It is named in honor of  Paul Cook  (1...

  'BLACK CHERRY SORBET ' The Williamson-White Medal is restricted to miniature tall bearded (MTB) irises. It is named in honor of E...

  'BLACK LIPSTICK' - 'ROYSTON RUBIES'  - 'CHIHUAHUAN DESERT' The Wister Medal is restricted to tall bearded (TB) ir...