The Souvenir de M. Lémon Trophy

This is an annual award given to the most outstanding cultivar in the Award of Garden Commendation (AGC) Trial that is of a sufficiently high standard.

The following is a list of the Souvenir de M. Lémon Trophy winners;

Year	Cultivar	Class	Hybridizer
2024	'Jamais Seule'	Miniature Tall Bearded Iris	Loïc Tasquier
2023	'By The Seashore'	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris	Michèlle Bersillon
2022	'Minor Swing'	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris	Michèlle Bersillon
2021	'Kénavo'	Border Bearded Iris	Loïc Tasquier
2020	'Brandy Snap'	Intermediate Bearded Iris	Olga Wells
2019
2018	'Oda Mae'	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris	Loic Tasquier
2017	'Canary Girls'	Intermediate Bearded Iris	Fred Raines
2016	'Noctambule'	Tall Bearded Iris	Richard Cayeux
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1993	Not awarded
1988	'Cannington Skies'	Intermediate Bearded Iris	C.E.C. (Cy) Bartlett
1980
1979	'Bibury'	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris	John D. Taylor
1978	'Jeremy Brian'	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris	Brian Price
1977
1976
1975	'Saltwood'	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris	John D. Taylor
1974	'Double Lament'	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris	John D. Taylor
1973
1972
1971
1970	'Jane Taylor'	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris	John D. Taylor
1969
1968
1967	'Solent Breeze'	Intermediate Bearded Iris	John D. Taylor
1966	'Forest Light'	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris	John D. Taylor
1965	'Chiltern Gold'	Intermediate Bearded Iris	Donald Patton
1964
1963	'Scintilla'	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris	H.S. Fothergill
1962	'Lime Grove'	Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris	H.S. Fothergill

Source: The British Iris Society website.

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-- BobPries - 2010-07-25