'MY GIRL EMILY'
The Morgan-Wood Medal is restricted to Siberian (SIB) irises. It is named in honor of F. Cleveland Morgan (1882-1962) and Ira E. Wood (1903-1977). F. Cleveland Morgan was a pioneer Canadian breeder of Siberian irises and a founding member of AIS. Some of his magnificent cultivars still enhance gardens around the globe. Three of his best known irises are 'Caezar,' 'Caezar's Brother' and 'Tropic Night'. Ira E. Wood, hybridized Siberian irises, but he introduced only one cultivar 'Ong's Hat.' He also served as a director of AIS and as its second vice president.
Previous awards winners can be found at https://wiki.irises.org/Main/InfoAwards.
Siberian iris 'My Girl Emily'
photo by Heather Haley
'My Girl Emily' (Dean Cole, R. 2010) Seedling DC-04-300-4. SIB (tetraploid), 32" (81 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards very light pink-lavender, thin red edge; style arms light lavender and pink, aqua midrib, thin red edge; Falls light blue, extra wide red edge, dark blue veins. yellow to cream signal, nicely ruffled. Seedling DC-02-207-1: ('Great Falls Love' x seedling McEwen T9 95-83) X McEwen seedling T8-92/24 WR5, 'Merryspring' sibling. Introduced by Fieldstone Gardens in 2012.
Classification medal winners as soon as the hybridizers are notified. The entire list of winners, including Award of Merit and Honorable Mention, will be published on the AIS website, the AIS Encyclopedia, and later in the AIS Bulletin, IRISES.
