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Content Directory This page is not fully constructed Awards and Medals Eric Nies Medal Definitions Aril Medians Cultivar Floral Structure of Spuria Irises ...
Arilbred Medians When arils are bred with bearded irises, they form hybrids known as arilbreds. If median or dwarf bearded irises are involved, small arilbreds with ...
AWARDS with history then photo gallery The world's Iris Societies have created many types of awards. Garden Awards are reccommendations to the public of the best Irises ...
American Iris Society Awards for 1999 Dykes Memorial Medal:113 HELLO DARKNESS (Schreiner's)runners up:73 ACOMA (T. Magee)72 YAQUINA BLUE (Schreiner's) John C. Wister ...
American Iris Society Awards for 2000 Dykes Memorial Medal:90 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (Larry Lauer)runners up:82 YAQUINA BLUE (Schreiner's) 68 ACOMA (T. Magee) John C. ...
American Iris Society Awards for 2001 Dykes Memorial MedalYAQUINA BLUE Schreiner's, 85 votesRunners Up:MESMERIZER Monty Byers, 69 votesCELEBRATION SONG Schreiner's ...
American Iris Society Awards for 2002 Dykes Memorial Medal78 MESMERIZER (Monty Byers)Runners Up:68 CELEBRATION SONG (Schreiner)45 FANCY WOMAN (Keith Keppel)John C ...
American Iris Society Awards for 2003 DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL 82 CELEBRATION SONG (Schreiner)Runners up:58 FANCY WOMAN (Keith Keppel)47 CLARENCE (Lloyd Zurbrigg) JOHN ...
American Iris Society Awards for 2004 DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL59 CROWNED HEADS (Keith Keppel)Runners up:44 TOM JOHNSON (Paul Black)37 JURASSIC PARK (Larry Lauer)JOHN C ...
American Iris Society Awards for 2005 DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL(Total votes cast 505)94 SPLASHACATA (Richard Tasco)Runners up:43 WORLD PREMIER (Schreiner)37 POEM OF ECSTASY ...
The American Iris Society 2006 Awards DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL (Total votes cast 492) 79 SEA POWER (Keith Keppel) Runners up: 50 STARWOMAN IB (Marky D. Smith) 45 TOM ...
American Iris Society Awards for 2007 #votes listed first DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL (Total votes cast 469) 110 QUEEN'S CIRCLE (Frederick Kerr) Runners up: 46 STARWOMAN ...
American Iris Society Awards 2008 DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL (Total votes cast 469) 66 votes 'Starwoman' (Marky Smith) Runners Up: 60 votes 'Golden Panther' (Richard Tasco ...
Awards 2009 DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL (Total votes cast 466) 56 votes Golden Panther' (Richard Tasco) Runners Up: 44 votes Happenstance' (Keith Keppel) 40 votes ...
American Iris Society Awards for 2010 votes listed first THE DYKES MEDAL(Total votes cast 456)58 'Paul Black' (Thomas Johnson)Runners Up:51 'Daughter of Stars' ...
Awards for Bearded Irises in 2010 ...related link..Awards for Beardless Iris 2010 Awards for Tall Bearded Irises Awards for Border Bearded Irises Awards ...
Awards 2011. Top awards: Use link to see Award of Merit and Honorable Mention THE DYKES MEDAL (Total votes cast 446)53 'Drama Queen' (Keith Keppel) Drama Queen ...
Awards dor 2011; Award of Merit and Honorable Mention; Use link to see top awards. AWARD OF MERITTALL BEARDED AWARD OF MERIT(Total votes cast 4794) 62 Ink ...
The American Iris Society Awards System Each National Iris Society has various awards Main.RPries 2010 02 25
The Ben R. Hager Cup .................related links Awards The Ben Hager Cup, first awarded in 2007, is awarded annually during the American Iris Society's annual ...
The Franklin Cook Cup The Franklin Cook Cup; ...............related links AwardsThe Franklin Cook Memorial Cup is awarded annually during The American Iris Society ...
French International Iris Competition Franciris see http://www.iris bulbeuses.org/FRANCIRIS/index en.htm Topic text. Main.RPries 2010 02 25
The Awards System of the French Iris and Bulb Society Each national Iris society has awards. Topic under construction!!! Main.RPries 2010 02 25
The Premio Firenze Sponsored by the Italian Iris Society See http://www.irisfirenze.it/Sito Inglese/concorso en.htm Main.RPries 2010 02 25
The President's Cup The President's Cup ..............related links Awards The President's Cup is awarded annually during The American Iris Society's national meeting ...
The Walther Cup Fred and Barbara Walther CupAwarded annually by The American Iris Society to the originator of the iris variety that received the greatest number ...
Botanical Classification Irises are classed in two ways Botanical Classification and Horticultural Classification. Botanical classification tries to sort plants to ...
Subgenus Apogon Baker 1877, Baker Subgenus Apogon Baker : (John Gilbert Baker, 1877) This term has been replaced in more modern treatments of the Genus Iris by the ...
The Iris Family, Iridaceae related links.....Botanical Classification The Iris family is one of the larger families in the class Monocotyledonae, order Asparagales ...
Cal Sibes This page begs for more construction: Cal Sibes : A group of species hybrids involving a pacific coast native and a Siberian Iris. The first of these crosses ...
Pseudatas Definition "Pseudata" is the term for an iris resulting from a cross of I. pseudacorus X I. ensata . Modern varieties are typically 30" 45" tall and strong ...
Sino Siberians This topic is begun so that others may develop it further Sino Siberians; A term created by Lorena Reid and Jean Witt in their price list to cover ...
Genus Belamcanda This genus has now been placed into the Genus Iris as the species Iris domestica Main.RPries 2010 02 03
Genus Hermodactylus This genus has now been included in the Genus iris under the species Iris tuberosa. Main.RPries 2010 02 03
The Genus Iris L. 1753, Botanical author Linneaus: .............related links... Botanical Classification The Genus Iris L. is one of the larger genera in the ...
Genus Pardanthopsis This genus has now been included in the Genus Iris under the species Iris dichotoma. Main.RPries 2010 02 03
Order Asparagales. related links.............. Botanical Classification Botanical orders speak to our current view of plant evolution: Until relatively recently the ...
Regeliocyclus an Intersectional cross When plants from the Section Regelia and plants from the Section Oncocyclus are crossed the produce a regeliocyclus. Originally ...
Section Brevituba Mathew 1989; Mathew Section Brevituba Mathew , (Brian Frederick Mathew, 1989). A section in the Subgenus Hermodactyloides. Diagnosed in Davis ...
Section Caespitosae Alexeeva Iridaceae Iris sect. Caespitosae http://null/ipni/idPublicationSearch.do?back page /ipni/editAdvPlantNameSearch.do?find infragenus ...
Section Hermodactyloides Mathew 1989, Mathew Section Hermodactyloides: (Brian Mathew, 1989) A section of the Subgenus Hermodactyloides. Diagnosed in Davis Hedge ...
Section Hexapogon (Bunge) Baker related links ...............Botanical Classification A Section in the Subgenus Iris. The name means six beards and it is probably ...
Section Iris This is a section in the Subgenus Iris. This group is your typical bearded Iris. They have been refered to as Pogon Iris, and Eupogon Irises, the first ...
Section Limniris related links... Botanical Classification A Section within the Subgenus Limniris. These are often refered to by the old name Apogon Iris which literally ...
Section Lophiris related links... Botanical Classification A Section within the Subgenus Limniris. Known as the crested Irises these irises represent an artificial ...
Section Micropogon Mathew 1989 Mathew Section Micropogon; (Brian Mathew, 1989) A section of the Subgenus Hermodactyloides. Diagnosed in Davis Hedge Festschrift ...
Section Monolepis (Rodion.) B. Mathew 1989 Mathew Section Monolepis ; (Brian Mathew) A Section in the Subgenus Hermodactyloides. Diagnosed in Davis Hedge Festschrift ...
Section Oncocyclus related links;..............Botanical classification A Section within the Subgenus Iris. Oncocyclus literally means a swollen circle and refers ...
Section Psammiris (Spach) J. Taylor related links ..........Botanical Classification A section of the Subgenus Iris. The name means Sand Iris and that is the soil ...
Section Pseudoregelia Dykes Related links....................Botanical Classification A section in the Subgenus Iris. A group of Aril seeded Himalayan species noted ...
Section Regelia Lynch related links..................Botanical classification Section Regelia : (Robert Lynch, 1904); A section in the Subgenus Iris. Section Regelia ...
Series Acutilobae 1986; Gavrilenko Series Acutilobae: (B.D. Gavrilenko, 1986). A series in the Section Oncocyclus having pointed standards and falls, published in ...
Series Californicae (Diels) Lawrence related links... Botanical Classification Series Californicae (Diels) Lawrence. A group of plants within the Section Limniris ...
Series Chinenses (Diehls)Lawrence related links... Botanical Classification An interesting group of Iris in the Section Limniris that come from eastern Asia and Japan ...
Series Hexagonae (Diels) Lawrence The botanical series, in the Section Liminiris, that is equivalent to the horticultural class Louisiana Irises. These species share ...
Series Humiles Doronkin 1990, Botanical author Doronkin Iris ser. Humiles Doronkin. Reference: Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow Leningrad) 75(3): 415. 1990 75(3): 415 1990 ...
Series Ibericae Gavrilenko 1986; Gavrilenko Series Ibericae ; (B. D. Gavrilenko, 1986 ). A series in the Section Oncocyclus published in Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast ...
Series Laevigatae (Diels) Lawrence 1930, Botanical author Diels Series Laevigatae (Diels) Lawrence. A series in the Section Limniris. Main.RPries 2010 02 ...
Series Longipetalae (Diels) Lawrence Series Longipetalae (Diels) Lawrence A group of plants within the section Limniris from Western North America with persistent ...
Series Paradoxae Gav. 1986 Gavrilenko Series Paradoxae ; (B.D.Gavrilenko, 1986) published in Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 41: 74 (1986). Series in the Section Oncocyclus ...
Series Ruthenicae (Diels) Lawrence 1930, Botanical author Diels .............related links... Botanical Classification Series Ruthenicae (Diels) Lawrence A group ...
Series Sibericae related links... Botanical Classification Series Sibericae (Diels) Lawrence: A group of plants within the Section Limniris from moist places ...
Series Spuriae (Diels)Lawrence related links..........Botanical Classification Botanical Series under the Section Limniris that is equivalent to the horticultural ...
Series Tenuifoliae (Diehls) Lawrence Series Tenuifoliae (Diels) Lawrence. A group of plants within the Section Limniris inhabiting the steppes of Asia. Distinguished ...
Series Tripetalae (Diehls) Lawrence related links... Botanical Classification Series Tripetalae (Diels) Lawrence A group of plants within the Section Limniris with ...
Series Unguiculares (Diels) Lawrence Series Unguiculares (Diels) Lawrence A group of plants within the section Limniris inhabiting the Mediterranean and Black Sea ...
Series Vernae (Diels) Lawrence 1930, Botanical author Diels .............related links... Botanical Classification A series in the Section Limniris. Series Vernae ...
Subgenus Apogon Iridaceae Iris subgen. Apogon http://null/ipni/idPublicationSearch.do;jsessionid F9C66F48D0B53616EEC9779B1769316C?back page /ipni/editAdvPlantNameSearch ...
Subgenus Arillosae Rod. 2009 Rodionenko Subgenus Arillosae: (George Rodionenko, 2009) Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow Leningrad) 94(3): 433. 2009 Mar 2009 . The over 300 ...
Subgenus Hermodactyloides related links... Botanical Classification This is a Subgenus in the Genus Iris. This group is often referred to as the Reticulata Irises ...
Subgenus Iris related links... Botanical Classification A Subgenus within the Genus Iris. These are the Rhizomatous Irises with beards. They are what comes to mind ...
Subgenus Limniris related links... Botanical Classification This is a subgenus in the Genus Iris. It is characterized by rhizomes as opposed to bulbs, etc. and a ...
Subgenus Nepalensis related links... Botanical Classification This is a Subgenus in the Genus Iris. The plants are characterized by a small growing tip atop a long ...
Subgenus Scorpiris (Junos) (Tratt.)Mathew 1981, Botanical author Mathew .............related links... Botanical Classification Subgenus Scorpiris Mathew. (Brian Mathew ...
Subgenus Xiphium (Miller) Spach 1846, Botanical author Miller ........................related links... Botanical Classification Subgenus Xiphium (Miller) Spach ...
Subseries Chrysographes (Simonet) L.W. Lenz 1976, Lenz .............related links... Botanical Classification Iris subser. Chrysographes ( Simonet ) Lee W.Lenz ...
Subseries Sibiricae (Diels) L.W.Lenz 1976, Botanical author Lenz Subseries Sibiricae ( Diels ) L.W.Lenz . (Lee W. Lenz, Aliso 8(4): 381 (1976).) One of two subseries ...
Classification of Iris 1914 William Rikatson Dykes. under construction .........related links...........Botanical Classification In 1914 Dykes was only aware of roughly ...
A classification of Iris by Mathew related links........Botanical Classification As we gain knowledge new treatments of Classification reflect different authors evolutionary ...
Color Class Amoenas Simply defined an amoena is a flower with white standards and colored falls. It takes its name from Iris amoena which was at first believed to ...
Color Classes Reverse Amoenas These flowers have white falls and colored standards just the reverse of the traditional Amoenas. Main.RPries 2010 09 09
ColorClass Reverse Bicolors Bicolors have standards and falls of a different color. White the lighter color is in the falls it is called a reverse bicolor. Reverse ...
Color Classes Bicolors A Bicolor is an Iris with standards of one color and falls of another. It is usually the lighter color in the standards but when the darker ...
Color Charts related links...........Color Classes Describing color has always been a challenge. Through the years various individuals and organizations have tried ...
Color Class Squalens Topic text. Main.RPries 2010 09 09
Color Classes Irises are the flower of the rainbow. Irisarians have names for various color classes: Many of these names have a long history with meanings that have ...
Color Class Glaciatas Topic text. Main.RPries 2010 09 09
Color Class Luminatas Topic text. Main.RPries 2010 09 09
Color Class Neglectas Neglectas have the same color in both standards and falls but the standards are of a lighter hue. This color pattern was first exhibited in ...
ColorClass Plicatas Topic text. Main.RPries 2010 09 09
Color Class Selfs Topic text. Main.RPries 2010 09 09
Color Class Variegatas Topic text. Main.RPries 2010 09 09
Cultivar Just what is a cultivar? It is short for cultivated variety. But that tells a small part of the story. Some people assume that if something is a cultivar ...
Cultivation of Iris Each class of iris has different cultural requirements. Recommendations should always be adjusted to local climate conditions. It is recommended ...
Cultivation of Aril and Arilbred Irises By Tom Waters Arils and arilbreds have a reputation for being difficult to grow. This is partly deserved, but also partly the ...
Cultivation of Bearded Irises Bearded Irises, like most garden perennials, will grow in any good garden soil. Choose a sunny, well drained location. Bearded Irises ...
Cultivation of Japanese Irises By John Coble and Bob Bauer Japanese iris (Iris ensata) produce some of the largest iris blooms at 6 8 inches in diameter on 3 4 foot ...
Cultivation of Louisiana Irises Topic text. You can help develop this topic, Add comments and they will be edited by our docents. Louisiana Iris are very cold hardy ...
Cultivation of Oncocyclus Iris This topic is under construction, If you have some knowledge please help construct this topic. Main.RPries 2009 11 04
Cultivation Of Siberian Irises CULTURE and TRANSPLANTING of SIBERIAN IRISES Generally, the keys to success with Siberians are transplanting in good garden soil, ...
Cultivation of Iris Species There are between 250 and 400 species of Iris depending on which authority one cites. Theoretical each species occupies a unique niche ...
Cultivation of Oncocyclus The oncocyclus irises are perhaps the most challenging species to cultivate in gardens outside their native range. The principal difficulty ...
Transplanting Spurias Transplanting is generally best when the plant has gone into rest period or is just emerging from its summer rest. In these photos Dave Niswonger ...
Iris Borers Related links...... Cultivation: Cultural Problems. Main.RPries 2010 10 13
Crown Rot Related links:................Cultivation; Cultural problems CROWN ROT or Mustard Seed Fungus occurs as a white cottony growth on the surface of the rhizome ...
Fungal Diseases Related links............Cultural Problems; Cultivation RUST is a fungus disease that resembles the rust on roses. When an infected leaf is rubbed ...
Cultural Problems, Pests and Disease Good culture often eliminates many problems. Compared to many plants Iris are relatively trouble free but under certain conditions ...
Scorch Related links...............Cultivation; Cultural Problems SCORCH is a disease of unknown origin that makes an iris extremely sick. Generally the first apparent ...
Bacterial Soft Rot Related links;............Cultural Problems; Cultivation SOFT ROT is a very smelly, soft, mushy bacterial rot which affects the rhizome and the ...
Culture of Iris lactea This is one of the most common wild Irises all across China. The diversity of habitats it can find acceptable is great. It should pose few ...
Mode d'Emploi, Pas à Pas. ....... Mode d'Emploi, Pas à Pas.1 Pour vous inscrire à IRIS wiki of The American Iris Society a Cliquez sur Registration b remplissez ...
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Floral Structure of Spuria Iris Students of floral anatomy are often confused by the by the appearance of an Iris flower since it is specialized and unique in a number ...
Flower Arranging with Spurias Topic text. Main.RPries 2010 09 02
Irises in the Alpine House One of the many ways in which Irises acn be used in the landscape is in the Alpine House. Main.RPries 2010 05 13
Some Easily grown Irises Everyone needs some easy plants around which to build the backbone of their landscape . Main.RPries 2010 05 13
Irises in the Perennial Border One of the many ways Irises can be used in the landscape is in the perennial border. Main.RPries 2010 05 13
Presby Memorial Iris Gardens This topic is under development The Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens were named in memory of Frank H. Presby, Montclair resident ...
Rock Gardens and Irises One of the ways to use Iris in the landscape is in the rock garden. Indeed there are a large number of species under 12 inches tall that make ...
Irises for Sand Beds An unusual type of garden in the landscape is the sand bed Main.RPries 2010 05 13
Irises for The Shade Garden As most gardens mature the landscape changes to more and more shade. Main.RPries 2010 05 13
Irises in Trough Gardens One of the many ways Irises can be used in the landscape is in trough gardens Main.RPries 2010 05 13
Cultural Information: Planting and Growing Iris by Betty Wood Irises are among the easiest of perennials to grow, and they give an abundance of beauty with minimum ...
Glossary of Iris Terms and Abbreviations (under construction) Note The botanical and horticultural jargon used in Iris is extensive and it takes two forms; 1.Terminology ...
The Historic Iris Preservation Society (HIPS) The Historic Iris Preservation Society (HIPS) is a section of The American Iris Society devoted to growing and studying ...
Historic Irises What is a Historic Iris? .......................................................Related links Historic Iris Preservation Society (HIPS); History of ...
History of the American Iris Society This topic needs help in construction: .....................related links.........Historic Irises; About the Historic Iris Preservation ...
AIS Conventions. under construction; related links....History Of The American Iris Society List of conventions proposed and past: Ontario, California, April 16 21 ...
Irises of 1870 1880. This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links.....History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises before 1750. This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links.....History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises of 1751 1800 This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links.....History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises of 1801 1820. This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links.....History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises Of 1821 1830 This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links.....History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises of 1831 1840. This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links.....History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises of 1841 1850 This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links.....History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises of 1851 1860 This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links.....History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises Of 1861 1870 This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links.....History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises of 1871 1880. This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links.....History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises of 1881 1890. This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links.....History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises of 1891 1900. This topic is under construction. Help us make a list of these Irises Related Links........History of Irises Species discovered during this decade ...
Irises of 1901 to 1910. This topic is under construction. Help us make a list of these Irises. Related Links........History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises Of 1911 1920. This topic is under construction. Help us make a list of these Irises. Related Links........History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
Irises of 1921 1930 This topic is under construction. Help us make a list of these Irises. Related Links........History of Irises Species discovered during this decade ...
Irises of 1931 1940. This topic under construction. Help us make a list of these Irises. Related Links........History of Irises Species discovered during this decade ...
Irises of 1941 1950. This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links.....History of Irises Species discovered during this ...
History Of Irises. History of Bearded Irises To follow the natural history of Iris discovery, click on the appropriate decade....... related links Historic Irises ...
Distinguished Service Awards Related Links.......History Of the American Iris Society THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL is awarded in recognition of outstanding ...
The AIS Gold Medal and its winners under construction related links..... History Of The American Iris Society The AIS Gold Medal is the highest honor the society can ...
Hybridizer Award and its winners under construction Related links....The History of the American Iris Society; and for all hybridizers Hybridizers The hybridizers ...
Presidents of The American Iris Society Under construction dates wrong Judy Keisling 2010 Roy Epperson 2009 2010 Jeanne Clay Plank 2006 08 Terry Aitkin 2003 05 Clarence ...
The Warburton Medal and its winners Under construction......................related links............The History of the American Iris Society The Warburton Medal is ...
Horticultural Classification There are two classification systems; Botanical Classification and Horticultural Classification. As the world's registrar for Iris The ...
Iris Hybridizers The following is a list of hybridizers: When fully developed it will contain links to pages that provide; a brief biography, lists of introductions ...
Hybridizing Spuria Irises by Dave Niswonger HYBRIDIZING SPURIA IRISES As you ponder the idea of hybridizing Spuria irises, remember that in many cases we are only ...
Irises with variegated foliage Landscaping with variegated foliage plants has become very popular. Main.RPries 2010 05 13
Landscaping with Iris Species It is often best to match a plant with it's potential site. Generally rock garden plants are under 12 inches tall. For a list of Rock ...
The American Dykes Memorial Medal This is one of the highest awards judged by the American Iris Society Judges. It is awarded by the British Iris Society in honor ...
The Australian Dykes Memorial Medal This topic needs construction Main.RPries 2010 08 23
The British Dykes Medal Several Medals in honor of William Rikatson Dykes are presented each year by the British Iris Society. These are the highest awards in their ...
Caparne Welch Medal History by Clarence Mahan ..............................................................related links; Awards; Photo gallery of 50 favorite dwarfsThis ...
Cook Douglas Medal Highest award given by The American Iris Society strictly to Standard Dwarf Bearded Irises.History by Clarence Mahan ........................ ...
The Mary Swords DeBaillon Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Louisiana Irises. ....................related links; Awards History ...
Eric Nies Medal The Eric Nies Medal is the highest American Iris Society award given strictly to a spuria Iris. The Eric Nies Medal is actually a plaque. Legend ...
Founders Of Signa Medal History by Clarence Mahan ....................................................related links; AwardsThis medal is restricted to species irises ...
French Dykes Memorial Medal This topic needs construction. Winners of the Dykes Memorial Medal for France: 'Pluie D'Orr', 1928, 'Vert Galant', 1929, 'Depute Nomblot ...
Knowlton Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Border Bearded Irises. History by Clarence Mahan ............................ ...
Sydney B. Mitchell Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Pacific Coast NativesHistory by Clarence Mahan ....................... ...
William Mohr Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Arilbred Irises with less than 1/2 Aril content.History from Clarence Mahan:.. ...
The Morgan Wood Medal History by Clarence Mahan ......................................................related links: AwardsThis medal is restricted to Siberian ...
The New Zealand Dykes Memorial Medal This Topic needs construction Main.RPries 2010 08 23
The Payne Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Japanese Irises.History from Clarence Mahan: .................................. ...
The Randolph Perry Medal This is the highest award given by the American Iris Society restricted to species hybrids. This award and the Founders of SIGNA award cover ...
The Hans and Jacob Sass Medal History by Clarence Mahan ..................................................related links; AwardsThis medal is restricted to intermediate ...
The Clarence G. White Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Aril and Arilbred Irises with 1/2 or more aril contentrelated links ...
Williamson White Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Miniature Tall Bearded Irises History by Clarence Mahan ............. ...
The Wister Medal The highest award given by The American Iris Society to a tall bearded IrisHistory by Clarence Mahan ............................................ ...
The Australian Dykes Medal This is one of the highest awards judged by the Australian Iris Society. It is awarded by the British Iris Society in honor of William Rickatson ...
Median Society Promotions 2011 SDB Auction April 12 20 We are in for a real educational treat in the Hugh Stout garden at the 2011 Median Heaven Convention in Oklahoma ...
Median Society Promotions 2011 See also Special Sale Special Auction: What do you get when you cross 'Chart' with 'Katching'? Paul Black Beauties! We are in for a ...
Median Society 2011(Plant Sale) See also Plant Auction......... Here is the wonderful rainbow of 2011 median iris donated by a great group of generous hybridizers ...
My photo is too large!!! The wiki will only take Jpeg images under 75KB. If you would like to add a photo but do not have the software to reduce it, or do not want ...
News Alert March 6, 2011 Iris Encyclopedia Update; As many of you know the Iris Encyclopedia hit a 32,000 file limit two months ago; We have been trying to figure ...
Broken Color Broken color has become such a popular color pattern that perhaps it should not be included as a novelty any more. It should not be confused with irises ...
Creped Flowers Perhaps one of the rarest classes of Novelty Irises is that of creped flowers. In these Iris the slowers are crinkled all over the surface much like ...
Extrapetaled Irises or Those with Double Flowers. In the bearded Irises rapidly changing weather can sometimes created flowers with extra petals but to be a true novelty ...
Flat Flowers. Generally the standards (inner flower segments) rise and the falls (outer flower segments) fall giving the appearance of a standard Iris flower. But ...
Flounced or Spooned Irises One of the "Space Age" types of Irises that has been included under Novelty Irises is those with flounces or spoons. In this case instead ...
Giant Flowered Iris Related Links.............Novelty Irises "Giant size has had strong appeal to many iris enthusuasts. 'Spring Sunshine' from Miliken in 1947 started ...
Golden Foliage A rather rare group of novelty Irises is those with golden foliage. In a landscape they can be quite striking just as hosta and other plants with golden ...
Horned Iris The horn at the end of a beard was first considered a deformity but the promotion of Lloyd Austin soon inspired it as a category of Novelty Irises. He ...
Novelty Irises At one time this term among Irisarians meant anything new, later it became used for Irises that deviated from the mainstream in form, pattern, or other ...
Iris with Laced Flowers. When the protuberances on the edge of flowers were first noticed by hybridizers they were considered deformities and the stock destroyed. ...
Magnolia Flowered Irises This is probably one of the rarest classes of novelty irises because it is caused by flowers not quite opening. If they open just far enough ...
Purple Based Foliage. Iris in many classes can show a beautiful purple staining at the base of their foliage. In cool sunny Spring climates this may extend far up ...
Irises with Purple Stems or Bracts. Some Iris have Purple bracts below the flowers. Others have purple flower stalks. Often these characters may be seen together and ...
Irises with Variegated Foliage. A class of novelty irises with stripes and bands on the leaves are termed variegated. Sometimes the variegation is of a bright white ...
Operations Manual Job Descriptions Officers: (by virtue of position have a vote on board) President First Vice President Second Vice President Secretary Treasurer ...
Phenology A great 19th and 20th century fun project for gardeners was creating a phenology. What is a phenology? It is a record of when something blooms. Gardeners ...
Photo Gallery Of Seeds Under Construction. ....related links Seeds, Classification of Genus As images are added someday we may have a photo of each species seed. Of ...
Photo Gallery of Seeds (part 2) Subgenus Limniris (Pond Irises) Subgenus Iris (Bearded Irises) Subgenus Pardanthopsis Subgenus Nepalensis ...
Photo Gallery of Seeds (part 3) Subgenus Limniris (Pond Irises) Subgenus Iris (Bearded Irises) Subgenus Pardanthopsis Subgenus Nepalensis ...
Plants called Irises Not every plant called an Iris is in the Genus Iris. Often Genera that look a lot like Iris are giving a common name of Iris, for example the ...
Tall Bearded Symposium voted in 2009 One hundred favorite Iris voted in 2009 Symposium; for results of other years see Symposia Dusky Challenger #1 Queen's Circle ...
50 Favorite Dwarf Irises Dwarf Iris Society Popularity Poll 2010 Related links; Return to Popularity Polls; See Dwarf Irises; Photo gallery of award winners Gecko ...
100 Favorite Intermediate Bearded Irises for 2010 Reported By the Median Iris Society Symposium (under construction), .......... Back to list of polls Starwoman' ...
100 Favorite Miniature Tall bearded Irises reported from the Median Society Symposium photo gallery under construction....back to list of Polls 'Dividing Line' #1 ...
100 favorite Standard Dwarf Bearded for 2010. Reported By the Median Iris Society Symposium (photo gallery under construction), .......... Back to list of polls Bluebeard ...
Popularity Poll for 2010 SDBs continued .........back to first 50
100 Favorite Irises 2010 Tallbearded Symposium .....other polls Dusky Challenger #1 Queen's Circle #2 Conjuration #3 Jesse's Song #4 Paul Black ...
Popularity Poll Last 50 Irises of 100 favorites Poem Of Ecstasy #51 Honky Tonk Blues' #52 Devonshire Cream #53 Italian Ice #53 Dazzling Gold' #53 ...
Popularity Poll for Arilbred Irises, 2010 Related links.................. To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite Arils each calender ...
Popularity Poll for Aril Irises, 2010 Related links.................. To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite Arils each calender ...
Popularity Poll for Border Bearded Irises, 2010 Related links.................. To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite BB's each ...
Popularity Poll for Intermediate Bearded Irises, 2010 Related links.................. To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite IB ...
Popularity Poll for Japanese Irises, 2010 Related links.................. To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite JIs each calender ...
Popularity Poll for Miniature Dwarf Bearded Irises, 2010 Related links.................. To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite ...
Popularity Poll for Miniature Tall Bearded, 2010 Related links........................To view a list of other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 ...
Popularity Poll for Reblooming Tall Bearded Irises, 2010 Related links.................. To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite ...
Popularity Poll for Species Iris. 2010 Related links.................. To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite Species each calender ...
Popularity Poll for Species Hybrids Related links..................To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite SPX's each calender year ...
Popularity Poll for Standard Dwarf Bearded Irises, 2010 Related links.................. To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite ...
Tall Bearded Symposia Related links....................... Other wiki Popularity Polls Each year the members of AIS can vote for their one hundred favorite Tall bearded ...
Popularity Polls Tall Bearded Symposium Most years the sections and cooperating societies focused on a special type of Iris conduct popularity polls among their membership ...
Reblooming Irises An exciting new area of Irises are the rebloomers. Traditionally most Iris species have bloomed in the spring. Hybridizers soon noticed that some ...
References Pertaining to Classification Phylogenetic Relationships of the Siberian Iris Species Inferred from Noncoding Chloroplast DNA Sequences, by Irina Makarevitch ...
References for Iris versicolor Parental origin and genome evolution in the allopolyploid Iris versicolor. Author: KY Lim; R Matyasek; A Kovarik; A Leitch ...
Scientists, Horticulturalists, and Authors who investigated Iris For listing by wiki word page name go to WebTopicList Anderson, Edgar Arnold, M Baker, John Gilbert ...
Seed Exchanges Related links..............................Seed Germination For many years there have been two seed exchamges within the American Iris Society. One ...
Seed Germination Related links.........................Seed exchanges Iris can be very rewarding grown from seed. The diversity of seedlings from a cross or even collected ...
Seeds Use the following Jump links to go to those topics or scroll down. Types Of Seeds Seed Sources Seed Germination TYPES OF SEED, IDENTIFICATION: Rhizomatous ...
Subgenus Arillosae Rodion. Iridaceae Iris subgen. Arillosae http://null/ipni/idPublicationSearch.do?back page /ipni/editAdvPlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid 1969433BA8DCF22B800DC4BDBC875D42 ...
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Wiki Polls You can recommend your favorite Irises to people viewing this wiki by going to the poll pages listed/linked below for that group. It is very easy to vote ...
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