The American Iris Society
Announces
THE FOUNDERS OF SIGNA MEDAL
WILDWOOD WILLIE
This medal is restricted to species irises (SPEC) and is
named to honor the founding members of the Species Iris Group of North American
(SIGNA).
'Wildwood Willie'--image by Will Plotner
'Wildwood Willie' ( Michael Iler by Will Plotner, R. 2007)
A seeding of I. milesii. Standards white veined and striped lavender; style
arms dark lavender in center, white edges, dark lavender split tips, few white
and lavender hairs on crest; falls white veined dark lavender and purple, red
purple at end with thin white edge. Wildwood Gardens 2007. Honorable Mention
2011, Award of Merit 2014.
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.
