Hybridizer Marcy & Larry Lauer (August 10, 1947 - June 26, 2024)

Independence, Oregon, USA

The American Iris Society (AIS) Obituaries Editor captures the lives of notable irisarians in “Remembering Friends” in the AIS Bulletins. Larry Lauer is remembered in the Fall 2024, Volume 105, No 4, Irises, The Bulletin of the American Iris Society. The AIS Bulletins are available online to members of the AIS that have electronic memberships. If you do not have an electronic membership and would like access to the AIS Bulletins, click here for membership options.

Winner of American Dykes Medal with 'Stairway To Heaven' in 2000

Received the American Iris Society Hybridizer Award in 2003, see Larry's Hybridizer Medalist Bio included in this article.

See below:

• Gardens
• Registrations and Introductions
• Awards
• Iris Publications
• Biographical Notes
• Hybridizing Notes

Gardens

Registrations and Introductions

Border Bearded: 'Apricot Tangerine Icing', 'Blue Jean Lady', 'Eleanor Fink', 'It's All Right', 'Love Street', 'Orange Pop', 'Pin Cushion', 'Ramblin' Man', 'Rocky Racoon', 'Waiting For October', 'Walk This Way', 'Working Man's Hero'.

Intermediate Bearded:  'Deep Secret', 'Fire Down Below', 'Focus On Me', 'For Your Love', 'Good Day Sunshine', 'I Feel Free', 'Lemon Pop', 'Little Blue Girl', 'Little Glow Worm', 'Little Runaway', 'Rags The Tiger', 'Rust Never Sleeps'.

Standard Dwarf Bearded: 'At First Sight', 'Azure Like It', 'Baby Belle', 'Behind Blue Eyes'. 'Brand New Day', Crystal Ship', 'Cute And Sassy', 'Daytripper', 'Going Twice', 'Happy Jack', 'He's A Rebel', 'It's So Fine', 'Let's Get Small', 'Little Wings', 'Lovesick Blues', 'Medieval Knight', 'Opening Day', 'Our Pleasure', 'Painted Canvas', 'Peace Within', 'Peppered Bluebell', 'Precious Find', 'Recurrent Event', 'Round Trip', 'Rustic Joy', 'Small Town Girl', 'Sweet Embrace', 'Tiny Dancer', 'Tiny House', 'True Grit', 'Wild Horses'.

Tall Bearded (A-L): 'And Away We Go', 'April Jewel', 'A Ray Of Sunshine', 'Arms Wide Open', 'Bam A Lam', 'Barbara Jean Lauer', Bell Bottom Blues;, 'Better Man', 'Blind Faith', 'Blinded By The Light', 'Bloom Time', 'Blue Cheer', 'Blue Jay Way', 'Blue-Eyed Susan', 'Bold As Love', 'Boysenberry Buttercup', 'Brothers In Arms', 'Bud To Blossom', 'Busy Signal', Butterfingers', 'Butterscotch Peach Parfait', 'Cabot Cove', 'Can Can Dancer', 'Canned Heat', 'Carry On', 'Check It Out', 'Classic Suede', 'Come Go With Me', 'Closer to Home', 'Come Together', 'Cruise Control', 'Cruise To Autumn', 'Crusader Rabbit', 'Dancing In The Street', 'Day Dreaming', 'Day Trip', 'Delta Lady', 'Desert Passion', 'Diamond Lil', 'Dodge City', 'Dream Ship', 'Dream Ticket', 'Drive My Car', 'Duncan's Smiling Eyes', 'Enchanted April', 'Even Flow', 'Fan Flare', 'Free Ride', 'Free Will', 'Get Back', 'Gimme Some Lovin'', 'Give It Away', 'Good Idea', 'Gotham City', 'Grape Parfait', 'Head Games', 'Heaven And Earth', 'Higher Ground', 'Highland Park', 'Honeycomb', 'I Saw the Light', 'Iced Tea', 'Indian Sunrise', 'Indian Sunset', 'Irish Gold', 'It's Getting Better', 'It's My Party', 'It's Our Time', 'Juke Box Hero', Jurassic Park', 'King of The Road', 'Lady Jane', 'Lady Leigh', 'Let It Be', 'Let's Have Fun', 'Like A Rainbow', 'Listen to the Music', 'Living On The Edge', 'Longview',

Tall Bearded (M-Z): Madame Bovary', 'Magic Bus', 'Main Street', 'Major Tom', 'Making Time', 'Mango Passion', 'Marcy Michele', 'Men In Black', 'Meteor Shower', 'Midnight Rain', 'Midnight Train', 'Moby Grape', 'Moody Blue Eyes', 'My Generation', 'Nice Job', 'Nice Shot', 'Night Moves', 'No Doubt', 'Now See This', 'Ocean Pop', 'October Sky', 'Offspring', 'Oh Carol', 'One Way Ticket', 'Opening Act', 'Pacific Belle', 'Pacific Cloud', 'Pacific Destiny', 'Passion Play', 'Patricia Claire', 'Peggy Sue', 'Penny Lane', 'Pinball Wizard', 'Pink Champagne', 'Pink Cherub', 'Pink Delicacy', 'Raging River', 'Rainbow Power', 'Recurring Delight', 'Recurring Fantasy', 'Red Rider', 'Ride The Tiger', 'River's Edge', 'Rock And Roll Girl', 'Royal Express', 'Runaround Sue', 'Rush Hour', 'Rustic Fantasy', 'Sandy Beach', 'Sea of Love', 'Sheer Fantasy', 'Sky King Returns', 'So Far So Good', 'Space Cowboy', 'Speed Limit', 'Speeding Again', 'Stairway to Heaven', 'Staying Alive', 'Strictly Ballroom', 'Stroke of Luck', 'Struck Twice', 'Sunday Afternoon', 'Sundrenched', 'Surely White', 'Sweet And Spacey', 'Sweet Child of Mine', 'Tell Your Children', 'That's Hot', 'Think About It', 'Ticket to Ride', 'Tiff', 'Tomcat', 'Traffic', 'Vanilla Fudge', 'Velvet Underground', 'Violet Turner', 'Waterworld', 'White Room', 'Whole Lotta Love', 'Will And Adelle', 'Working Class Hero'

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Awards

Larry Lauer's AIS Medal Awarded Irises

Below you will find a picture gallery with links to Larry Lauer's irises that have won AIS Medals.

They are presented in chronolgical order.

2024:

'Blinded By The Light', Tall Bearded Wister Medal 2024 Award of Merit 2021 Honorable Mention 2019

2004:

'Orange Pop', Border Bearded Knowlton Medal 2004 Award of Merrit 2002 Honorable Mention 2000

2002:

'Jurassic Park', Tall Bearded Wister Medal 2002 Award of Merit 1999 Honorable Mention 1997 President's Cup 1996 Favorite Guest 1996

2000:

'Stairway To Heaven', Tall Bearded American Dykes Medal 2000 Wister Medal 1999 Award of Merit 1997 Honorable Mention 1995

1996:

'Lemon Pop', Tall Bearded Sass Medal 1996 Award of Merit 1994 Honorable Mention 1992 Favorite Guest 1997

Printable inclusive list of Larry Lauer's Iris Awards with links to each iris.

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Iris Publications

Biographical Notes

Hybridizing Notes

-- BobPries - 2011-06-29