General Iris Information Topics
The topics listed below are for general information about irises, frequently referenced in other entries in the iris database. To add a new information topic, please remember, ALWAYS PREFIX THE TOPIC WITH "Info". Example: InfoCultivationOfJapaneseIrisesContent Directory This page is not fully constructed Awards and Medals Eric Nies Medal Definitions Aril Medians Cultivar Floral Structure of Spuria Irises ...
Aril Medians When Arils are crossed with bearded Iris in the Section Iris known as the true bearded they form hybrids known as Arilbreds. If the true bearded Iris ...
AWARDS The world's Iris Societies have created many types of awards. Garden Awards are reccommendations to the public of the best Irises to grow. By following the ...
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' ...
The American Iris Society Awards System Each National Iris Society has various awards Main.RPries 2010 02 25
The Ben R. Hager Cup The Ben R. Hager Cup, .................related links Awards 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. 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 AwardsThe 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 of ...
Botanical Classification Irises are classed in two ways Botanical Classification and Horticultural Classification. Botanical classification tries to sort plants to ...
The Iris Family, Iridaceae The Iris family is one of the larger families in the class Monocotyledonae, order Asparagales, and filled with ornamental plants. The ...
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: Topic text. Underdevelopment; The Genus Iris L. is one of the larger genera in the Iridaceae (The Iris family ...
Genus Pardanthopsis This genus has now been included in the Genus Iris under the species Iris dichotoma. Main.RPries 2010 02 03
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 Iridaceae Iris sect. Brevituba Mathew, Brian Frederick (1936 ) 84 (1989). Davis Hedge Festschrift, Commemorating the Seventieth ...
Section Caespitosae Alexeeva Iridaceae Iris sect. Caespitosae http://null/ipni/idPublicationSearch.do?back page /ipni/editAdvPlantNameSearch.do?find infragenus ...
Section Hexapogon (Bunge) Baker A Section in the Subgenus Iris. The name means six beards and it is probably allied to the Section Regelia which also has beards on ...
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 A Section within the Subgenus Limniris. These are often refered to by the old name Apogon Iris which literally means beardless Irises. The term Limniris ...
Section Lophiris A Section within the Subgenus Limniris. Known as the crested Irises these irises represent an artificial group based on a variable character, the ...
Section Oncocyclus Topic text. To be developed.A Section within the Subgenus Iris. Oncocyclus literally means a swollen circle and refers to the fleshy aril on the ...
Section Psammiris (Spach) J. Taylor A section of the Subgenus Iris. The name means Sand Iris and that is the soil type in which these species prosper. The following ...
Section Pseudoregelia Dykes A section in the Subgenus Iris. A group of Aril seeded Himalayan species noted for the irregular dots and blotches (polka dots!!) on their ...
Section Regelia Lynch Topic text. Under development A section in the Subgenus Iris. Section Regelia includes the following species; Iris afghanica, Iris darwasica ...
Series Acutilobae Iridaceae Iris ser. Acutilobae http://null/ipni/idPublicationSearch.do?back page /ipni/editAdvPlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid 1969433BA8DCF22B800DC4BDBC875D42 ...
Series Californicae Series Californicae (Diels) Lawrence. A group of plants within the Section Limniris from the Pacific Northwest states of the USA, with three ...
Series Chinenses (Diehls)Lawrence An interesting group of Iris in the Section Limniris that come from eastern Asia and Japan that are relatively rare in cultivation ...
Series Hexagonae (Diels) Lawrence The botanical series that is equivalent to the horticultural class Louisiana Irises. These species share an affinity to moist situations ...
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 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 Ruthenicae (Diels) Lawrence 1930, Botanical author Diels Series Ruthenicae (Diels) Lawrence A group of plants within the Section Limniris with rounded capsules ...
Series Sibericae Series Sibericae (Diels) Lawrence A group of plants within the Section Limniris from moist places or alpine meadows of Europe or Asia. They have ...
Series Spuriae (Diels)Lawrence Botanical Series under the Section Limniris that is equivalent to the horticultural class Spuria Irises. Characteristics common to ...
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 Series Tripetalae (Diels) Lawrence A group of plants within the Section Limniris with standards reduced often to bristle like ...
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 A series in the Section Limniris. Series Vernae (Diels) Lawrence A group of plants within the section Limniris ...
Subgenus Apogon Iridaceae Iris subgen. Apogon http://null/ipni/idPublicationSearch.do;jsessionid F9C66F48D0B53616EEC9779B1769316C?back page /ipni/editAdvPlantNameSearch ...
Subgenus Hermodactyloides This is a Subgenus in the Genus Iris. This group is often referred to as the Reticulata Irises. It is divided into Section Brevituba which ...
Subgenus Iris Topic text. Under development:A Subgenus within the Genus Iris. These are the Rhizomatous Irises with beards. They are what comes to mind for most people ...
Subgenus Limniris This is a subgenus in the Genus Iris. It is characterized by rhizomes as opposed to bulbs, etc. and a lack of beards distinguishing it from the ...
Subgenus Nepalensis This is a Subgenus in the Genus Iris. The plants are characterized by a small growing tip atop a long tap root, and crested flowers which provides ...
Subgenus Scorpiris (Junos) (Tratt.)Mathew 1981, Botanical author Mathew Subgenus Scorpiris Mathew . (Brian Mathew, 1981) Formerly the Genus Juno of Trattinick ...
Subgenus Xiphium (Miller) Spach 1846, Botanical author Miller Subgenus Xiphium (Miller) Spach. in Ann. Sci. Nat. series 3, V:92 (1846). (The Spanish' Irises ...
Subseries Chrysographes (Simonet) L.W. Lenz 1976, Lenz Iris subser. Chrysographes ( Simonet ) Lee W.Lenz Aliso 8(4): 380 (1976). Main.RPries 2010 02 10
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 ...
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 Aril and Arilbred Irises By Tom Tadfor Little Arils and arilbreds have a reputation for being difficult to grow. This is partly deserved, but also partly ...
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
Culivation Of Siberian Irises CULTURE and TRANSPLANTING of SIBERIAN IRISES Generally, the keys to success with Siberians are transplanting in good garden soil, allowing ...
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 Topic text. to be developed Main.RPries 2010 02 01
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 ...
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 allez sur Twiki http://wiki.irises.org ...
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 ...
Historic Irises Irises introduced over 30 years ago are considered Historic Irises. Those that have survived this time period generally are the toughest of plants ...
History of the American Iris Society This topic needs help in construction: General History 1 Formation pf the world's Iris Societies 1 Founding of AIS 1 ...
Horticultural Classification As the world's registrar for Iris The American Iris Society has developed certain classifications based on the plants use in the garden ...
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 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 of William ...
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; AwardsThis medal is restricted to miniature ...
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. Main.RPries 2010 08 23
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 (SIB ...
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 1/2 Arilbred Irises History from Clarence Mahan: ........... ...
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 ...
News Alert 1. There are times when I (Bob Pries) may need to contact a wiki user. If the user has not put their e mail address into their profile and I do not happen ...
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 ...
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 ...
Seed Exchanges For many years there have been two seed exchamges within the American Iris Society. One is for Pacific Coast Native Irises and is run by that section ...
Seed Germination Iris can be very rewarding grown from seed. The diversity of seedlings from a cross or even collected from wild species can be quite remarkable. It ...
Subgenus Arillosae Rodion. Iridaceae Iris subgen. Arillosae http://null/ipni/idPublicationSearch.do?back page /ipni/editAdvPlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid 1969433BA8DCF22B800DC4BDBC875D42 ...
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