World of Irises

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

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

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

'ALL STRIPES ' The Founders of SIGNA Medal is restricted to species irises (SPEC) and is named to honor the founding members of the...

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

'BREAKFAST IN BED ' The Williamson-White Medal is restricted to miniature tall bearded (MTB) irises. It is named in honor of E. B. ...

'APPLE CRISP' The Sass Medal is restricted to intermediate bearded (IB) irises. It is named in honor of Hans Sass (1868-1949) and ...

'BOY GENIUS' The Knowlton Medal is restricted to border bearded (BB) irises. It is named in honor of Harold W. Knowlton (1888-1968...

'LINE DRAWING' and ' CORRALITOS CREEK' The Mitchel Medal is restricted to Pacific Coast Native (PCN) irises. It is named ...

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

By Mel Schiller During our last blog post in January 2021 , we were in the middle of digging and trimming irises and getting ready for re-pl...

By Mel Schiller The sting of summer is about to hit Southern Australia. At this time of year it is important for us to water our garden beds...

 By Mel Schiller Wow what a year so far and it isn't over yet!  In my lifetime I think this year would have to be the windiest by far an...