For
the second time in three weeks, The World of Irises blog is pleased to report
the results of an international competition, this time of The French Iris
Society’s Franciris 2019. The competition took place in the Parc Floral de
Paris, a public park and botanical garden located within the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, with the results announced on May 21.
Gary
White, immediate past president of The American Iris Society, and Andi Rivarola, current first vice president,
were on the judging panel in addition to Jerome Boulon, France, Lorena Montanari, Italy, and Fritts Lehmann, Germany.
First
Place: ‘My Red Drums by Daniel Balland, France:
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| Image by Andi Rivarola |
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| Image by Andi Rivarola |
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| Martin (plaid shirt) receives his award--image by Sebastien Cancade |
Second
Place: ‘Marry the Night’ by Thomas Johnson, USA:
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| Images by Gary White |
Third
Place: NB-23-01 by Nicholas Bourdillon:
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| Image by Andi Rivarola |
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| Nicholas Bourdillon receives his award--image by Sebastien Cancade |
Fourth
Place: ‘Church Lady’ by Tom Burseen, USA:
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| Image by Andi Rivarola |
Fifth
Place: ‘Locomotion’ by Thomas Johnson, USA:
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| Image by Andi Rivarola |
Sixth
Place: NB 14-34-01 by Nicholas Bourdillon:
Andi Rivarola writes: "In France, judges are required to elect the iris with the best perfume.
Our noses sampled all irises during the competition, and as a result, we elected the iris with the best aroma, which also happened to be one of the top ten — seedling NB 14-34-01 by French hybridizer Nicolas Bourdillon. What an exquisite lovely scent."
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Seventh
Place: ‘Mixed Signals' by Keith Keppel, USA:
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| Image by Sebastien Cancade |
Eighth
Place: ‘Belle Fille’ by Marky Smith, USA:
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| Image by Andi Rivarola |
Ninth
Place: ‘Howla Pena’ by Tom Burseen, USA:
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| Image by Andi Rivarola |
Tenth
Place: ‘Luminager’ by Hugh Stout, USA:
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| Image by Andi Rivarola |
