The American Iris Society Announces
The 2018 Knowlton Medal Winner
'Sheer Excitement'
This medal is restricted to border bearded (BB) irises.
It is named in honor of Harold W. Knowlton (1888-1968) of Auburndale,
Massachusetts, a tireless promoter of the border bearded class of irises.
'Sheer Excitement'--image by Rick Tasco
'Sheer Excitement' (Richard Tasco) blooms in the early
midseason. Standards violet (RHS 83B) veined lighter, lightening toward slight
tan edge; style arms cold white, faint violet blush toward fringed crest,
slight yellow blush on top of crest; falls slightly darker pansy-violet (83A)
sanded and veined lighter toward slight tan edge, very bright primrose yellow
(4A) areas becoming white areas on sides of beards; beards tangerine, white at
end; luminata pattern; citronella fragrance.
While Mr. Tasco has won many medals including the Dykes, this is his first median medal award.
While Mr. Tasco has won many medals including the Dykes, this is his first median medal award.
The World of Irises blog will be posting once a day all
of the medal winners. The entire list of winners can be found at http://irises.org/About_Irises/Awards_Surveys/AIS_Awards.html,
the AIS Encyclopedia and later in the AIS Bulletin, IRISES. Pictures can be
found at http://wiki.irises.org/Main/InfoAwards2018.
