World of Irises

'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...

 'KUROKAWA-NOH ' and 'YASHA ' (Tie) The  Randolph-Perry Medal  is restricted to interspecies irises (SPEC-X). It is named in...

'IBEX IBIS' and ' STEELY DON' The Nies Medal is restricted to spuria irises. It is named in honor of Eric Nies (1884-1952)...

 ' ELF ESTEEM' and ' FAIRY FIREFLY' The Caparne-Welch Medal  is restricted to miniature dwarf bearded (MDB) irises. It is ...

'BANDED ROSE' and 'GRAPENUT' The Knowlton Medal is restricted to border bearded (BB) irises. It is named in honor of Haro...

By Bryce Williamson At this time of year, I should have just returned from my annual Oregon/Washington trip to the iris gardens...

The American Iris Society Announces The Sydney B. Mitchell Medal 2018 ‘PACIFIC TAPESTRY’ 'Pacific Tapestry'--image by...

By Bryce Williamson In “ Iris Stories: 'April Melody ,'” I wrote about the hard work over many years Jim Gibson put int...

By Chad Harris Mt Pleasant Iris Farm  Of the several different crosses over the past 38 years involving Japanese irises, Iris ensat...