2025 Popularity Poll Results - Median Bearded Iris

In this poll, 390 online participants submitted a list of up to 25 of their "favorite iris that grows well for them" to the AIS website between November 2025 and January 2026. The data here is taken from the AIS results in this pdf: https://new.irises.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Popularity-_Final.pdf with minor corrections.

This gallery shows the top 10 overall results, and the top 5 results (including ties) for all Median Bearded classes.

Top 5 Aril/Arilbred (231 entries, 2.79%)

#1 (19) 'Perry Dyer' ODB (Black, 2017) OGB-, 26" M to L

#2 (11) 'Desert Snow' OGB (Black, 2013) OGB-, 25" M to L

#3 (10) 'Chihuahua Night' OGB (Dash, 2019) OGB, 32" E to M

#3 (10) 'Sand Dancer' OGB (Tasco, 2010) OGB, 32" M

#5 (8) 'Heart Of Hearts' OGB (Black, 2015) OGB-, 24" M to L

Top 5 Border Bearded (182 entries, 2.20%)

#1 (11) 'Jungle Shadows' (Sass-Graham 1960) 26" M	#2 (8) 'Batik' (Ensminger, 1986) 26" M	#3 (8) 'Crows Feet' (Black, 2006) 27" EM	#3 (8) 'Frosty Spirit' (Tasco, 2017) 27" EM
#5 (6) 'Lenora Pearl' (Nichols, 1990) 27" E to L	#5 (6) 'Minnesota Mixed Up Kid' (Worel, 2003) 25" E to M	#5 (6) 'Sicilian Orange' (Sutton 2016) 26" M to L

Top 5 Intermediate Bearded (502 entries, 6.07%)

#1 (22) 'Starwoman' (Smith, 1998) 25" M	#2 (21) 'Concertina' (Sutton, R. 2000) 27" EM & R	#3 (12) 'Crimson King' (Barr, 1893) E	#4 (10) 'Rare Edition' (Gatty, 1980) 24" EM
#5 (9) 'Black Comedy' (Black, 2017) 27" E to L	#5 (9) 'Man’s Best Friend' (Black, 2008) 25" M

Top 5 Miniature Tall Bearded (260 entries, 3.14%)

#1 (29) 'Dividing Line' (Bunnell, 2005) 22" M	#2 (19) 'Bumblebee Deelite' (Norrick, 1986) 18" EM	#3 (9) 'Hoosier Belle' (Bunnell, 2012) 20"-22" M
#4 (8) 'Black Cherry Sorbet' (Harris, 2016) 22" E	#4 (8) 'Candy Basket' ( Harris, 2016) 22" VE	#4 (8) 'Gracchus' (Perry, 1884). TB 18" M

Top 5 Standard Dwarf Bearded (564 entries, 6.82%)

#1 (17) 'Cat's Eye' (Black, 2002) 15" M	#2 (11) 'Blueberry Tart' (Chapman, 2002) 11" E & R	#3 (8) 'Kewlopolis' (Stout, 2017)12" EM
#4 (7) 'Abuzz With Charm' (Coleman, R. 2012) 10.5"-13” E	#4 (7) 'Bluebeard’s Ghost' (Black, 2006) 14.5" LM	#4 (7) 'Cache Of Gold' (Sutton, 2003) 11" EM & R	#4 (7) 'Open Your Eyes' (Black, 2010) 15" ML

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Top 5 Miniature Dwarf Bearded (113 entries, 1.37%)

#1 (5) 'Pokemon' (Sutton, 2003) 5" E to L & R	#1 (5) 'Ribbit' (Johnson, 2020) 7.5" E	#1 (5) 'Wise' (Johnson, 2001) 7" E & R	#4 (4) 'Kay' (Johnson, 2017) 7.5" M	#5 (3) 'Elf Esteem' (Black, 2015) 7.5" M to L
#5 (3) 'Grandma's Hat' (Mahood, 1957) 6.5" E	#5 (3) 'Teacup Sonata' (Walker, 2020) 6.25" M	#5 (3) 'Tiny Titan' (Aitken, 2002) 8" E to L	#5 (3) 'Wee Dragons' (Miller, 2017) 4.5"-5" EM