Hybridizers Brad & Kathie Kasperek (1945 - 2022)

Elwood, Utah

Brad Kasperek was honored by the American Iris Society with the Hybridizer Award in 2005. Brad Kasperek obituary.

Remembering Friends, Bad Kasperek compiled by Jim Moris in the Winter 2023 AIS Bulletin.

Also see: "Créateurs d'iris : Brad Kasperek" in IRIS et BULBEUSES: n°172, 2022, pp. 18-19

Registrations andIntroductions

• Arilbred: 'De Nile'.
• Border Bearded: 'Anaconda Love', 'Baboon Bottom', 'Congo Bongo', 'Emu Zing', 'Heart Of Africa', 'Honey Cub', 'Meerkat Manor', 'Ocelot'z Lot'.
• Intermediate Bearded: 'Aardvark Antickz', 'Blueberry Filly', 'Doe Z Doe', 'Gnu Rayz', 'Peppered Leopard', 'Rhea Peerz', 'Royal Quackers'.
• Miniature Dwarf Bearded: 'Acute Coot', 'African Wine', 'Crocadoodle', 'Gecko Echo', 'Gnuz Spread', 'Pin Tail', 'Purple Puma', 'Yak Attack'.
• Miniature Tall Bearded: 'Foxy Ferret', 'Tsetse Tetra'. 'ZZ Zanzibar',
• Species: 'ZZZanzibar'.
• Species Hybrid: 'Alpha Gnu', 'Beta Gnu', 'Plum Duck'.
• Spuria: 'As the Tern Turnz', 'Ibex Ibis', 'Maroon Macaroon', 'Occum's Razor', 'Ode To A Toad', 'Wapiti Citi', 'Zippy Zebra',
• Standard Dwarf Bearded: 'Elephant Footprint', 'Ewe'll Dew', 'Gnu Generation', 'Just A Croc', 'Pugzilla', 'Strutting Egret'.
• Tall Bearded: 'Awesome Possum', 'Beary Beary', 'Bewilderbeast', 'Bradley Badger', 'Cherry Chocolate', 'Chocolate Moose', 'Drunk Skunk', 'Elainealope', 'Flamingo Gringo', 'Gazellegant', 'Giraffe Kneehiz', 'Gnu', 'Gnu Again', 'Gnu Blues', 'Gnus Flash', 'Grape Snakez', 'Grisly Gosling', 'Hippo'z Tutu', 'Iwan'a Iguana', 'Jackal Cackle', 'Kickapoo Kangaroo', 'Kilimanjaro Sunrise', 'King Tush', 'Kinkajou Schrew', 'Kudu'z Kudoz', 'Lacy Lynx', 'Llama Mama', 'Magdalena Louisa', 'Millennium Falcon', 'Mink Pink', 'Neglected Zebra', 'Nigerian Raspberry', 'No Egrets', 'Octopi Pi', 'Okapi Poppy', 'Orangutan Orange', 'Peekaboo Zebu', 'Python'z Parasol', 'Quail Ale', 'Red Panther', 'Saharan Sun', 'Salamander Sal', 'Serengeti Spaghetti', 'Spiced Tiger', 'Squid Squirt', 'Tanzanian Tangerine', 'Tiger Honey', 'Toucan Tango', 'Tricerabottomz', 'Unstable Gene', 'Violet Tiger', 'Yeti Again', 'Zebra Bluez', 'Zebra Blush', 'Zebra Halo', 'Zebra Jam', 'Zebra Milk', 'Zebra Night', 'Zebra Perp'.

See also: Hybridizer Kathie Kasperek

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2022:

'Ode To A Toad', Spuria (SPU) Eric Nies Medal 2022 Award of Merit 2017 Honorable Mention 2015

2021:

'Ibex Ibis', Spuria (SPU) Eric Nies Medal 2021 Award of Merrit 2018 Honorable Mention 2015

2016:

'Meerkat Manor', Tall Bearded (TB) Knowlton Medal 2016 Award of Merit 2012 Honorable Mention 2010

'Gecko Echo', Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB) Caparne-Welch Medal 2016 Award of Merit 2013 Honorable Mention 2009

2012:

'Z Z Zanzibar', Species (SPEC) Founders of SIGNA Medal 2012 Award of Merit 2009 Honorable Mention 2007

2008:

'Millennium Falcon', Tall Bearded (TB) Wister Medal 20086 Award of Merit 2004 Honorable Mention 2002

'Yak Attack', Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB) Caparne-Welch Medal 2008 Award of Merit 2004 Honorable Mention 2000

'Alpha Gnu', Species Hybrid (SPEC-X) Randolph-Perry Medal 2008 Award of Merit 2005 Honorable Mention 2002

2006:

'Anaconda Love', Border Bearded (BB) Knowlton Medal 2006 Award of Merit 2003 Honorable Mention 2001

'African Wine', Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB) Caparne-Welch Medal 2006 Award of Merit 2003 Honorable Mention 2001

2004:

'Gnu Rayz', Intermediate Bearded (IB) Hans and Jacob Sass Medal 2004 Award of Merit 2002 Honorable Mention 1999

Printable inclusive list of Brad Kasperek's Iris Awards with links to each iris.

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Gallery of Brad Kasperek's Broken Color Irises

‘Anaconda Love’
BB
Knowlton Medal 2006

‘Baboon Bottom’
BB
Knowlton Medal 2002

‘Congo Bongo’
BB
Award of Merit 2007

‘Emu Zing’
BB
Honorable Mention 1999

‘Honey Cub’
BB
-

‘Meerkat Manor’
BB
Knowlton Medal 2016

‘Ocelot's Lot’
BB
-

‘Aardvark Antickz’
BB
Honorable Menion 2002

‘Blueberry Filly’
IB
-

‘Doe Z Doe’
IB
Honorable Mention 2008

‘Peppered Leopard’
IB
-

‘Alpha Gnu’
SPX
Randolph-Perry Medal 2008

‘Beta Gnu’
SPX
-

‘Gnu Generation’
SDB
Award of Merit 2005

‘Bewilderbeast’
TB
Award of Merit 1999

‘Chocolate Moose’
TB
Honorable Mention 2005

‘Drunk Skunk’
TB
-

‘Elainealope’
TB
Honorable Mention 1998

‘Flamingo Gringo’
TB
-

‘Gazellegant’
TB
-

‘Giraffe Kneehiz’
TB
Honorable Mentioon 1998

‘Gnu’
TB
Award of Merit 1998

‘Gnu Again’
TB
Award of Merit 1998

‘Gnu Blues’
TB
Award of Merit 1998

‘Gnus Flash’
TB
Award of Merit 2000

‘Grape Snakez’
TB
Honorable Mention 2001

‘Grizzly Gosling’
TB
-

‘Jackal Cackle’
TB
-

‘Kickapoo Kangaroo’
TB
Honorable Mention 2010

‘Kilimanjaro Sunrise’
TB
Honorable Mention 2005

‘King Tush’
TB
Honorable Mention 1999

‘Kinkajou Shrew’
TB
Award of Merit 2006

‘Lacy Lynx’
TB
Honorable Mention 2005

‘Magdalena Louisa’
TB
Honorable Mention 2007

‘Millennium Falcon’
TB
Wister Medal 2008

‘Nigerian Raspberry’
TB
Award of Merit 1999

‘Orangutan Orange’
TB
-

‘Peekaboo Zebu’
TB
Award of Merit 2011

‘Python'z Parasol’
TB
-

‘Quail Ale’
TB
Honorable Mention 2008

‘Saharan Sun’
TB
-

‘Salamander Sal’
TB
-

‘Serengeti Spaghetti’
TB
Honorable Mention 2001

‘Spiced Tiger’
TB
Award of Merit 2000

‘Squid Squirt’
TB
Honorable Mention 2005

‘Tiger Honey’
TB
Award of Merit 1998

‘Toucan Tango’
TB
Honorable Mention 2002

‘Unstable Gene’
TB
Honorable Mention 2003

‘Violet Tiger’
TB
Honorable Mention 1997

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