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.

Registrations/Introductions:

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

Update needed - check Iris Register to see which need HM and AM info added to the individual cultivars. Arilbred and BB completed.