1919, Quarantine No. 37 In 1919 a quarantine was issued for various plants and Irises were listed. It profoundly affected the importation of Iris both bulbous and...
Relative Biological Success of 1950 Registration Cultivars (under construction) * In 1950 there were 269 registrations of tall bearded irises * 156 Had no d...
Relative Biological Success of 1960 Registration Cultivars * In 1960 there were 413 registrations of tall bearded irises * 248 Had no descendants that were ...
Relative Biological Success of 1989 Registration Cultivars (under construction) * In 1989 there were 489 registrations of tall bearded irises * ## Had no de...
Relative Biological Success of 1970 Registration Cultivars (under construction) * In 1970 there were ### registrations of tall bearded irises * ## Had no de...
Relative Biological Success of 1978 Registration Cultivars (under construction) * In 1978 there were ### registrations of tall bearded irises * ## Had no de...
Relative Biological Success of 1979 Registration cultivars. * In 1979 there were 337 registrations of tall bearded irises * 159 Had no descendants that were...
Relative Biological Success of 1980 Tall bearded Registration cultivars. * In 1980 there were 269 registrations of tall bearded irises * 137 Had no descenda...
Relative Biological Success of 1981 Registration Cultivars (under construction) * In 1981 there were 269 registrations of tall bearded irises * ## Had no de...
Relative Biological Success of 1989 Registration Cultivars (under construction) * In 1989 there were 489 registrations of tall bearded irises * ## Had no de...
Relative Biological Success of 1990 Registration Cultivars (under construction) * In 1990 there were ## registrations of tall bearded irises * ## Had no des...
Relative Biological Success of 1994 Registration Cultivars (under construction) * In 1994 there were ### registrations of tall bearded irises * ## Had no de...
The 2003 AIS National Convention Under Construction The 2003 American Iris Society National Convention was held in Falls Church, Virginia and was hosted by AIS Re...
The 2003 AIS National Convention, Convention Awards During a national convention attendees vote in a number of popularity polls. Voting Ballots for the President'...
The 2009 AIS National Convention Under Construction The 2009 American Iris Society National Convention was held in Overland Park, Kansas. The convention will ran...
2014 AIS Convention Cup Winners The 2014 AIS Convention was held in Dallas, Texas April 5 10. The weather had been unusually cold. It was the very beginning of ...
2016 AIS Convention The 2016 AIS Convention was held in Newark, New Jersey. The 2016 AIS Convention Booklet is attached. Wayback machine no record for ais2016con...
2017 AIS Convention The 2017 AIS Convention was hosted by Region 21 in Des Moines, Iowa. The website for the convention is available at: https://ais2017.wordpress...
2018 AIS Convention; New Orleans, LA Under Construction New Orleans AIS/SLI convention AIS/SLI Convention Overview by jim Morris from the 2018 Summer Bulletin,...
2020 AIS Webinars and Judges Training This summer AIS is having its first series of webinars. The August 5th, 2020 webinar is Topic: Bonnie Nichols on "Novelty Ir...
2021 Awards of Merit (Bearded Gallery) Go To 2021 Awards of Merit (Gallery of others) Return to Medal Winners or See below: * TB Awards of Merit * BB Awa...
2021 Awards of Merit Beardless Return to Medal Winners or See below: * Spec Award Of Merit * Spec X Award Of Merit * CA Award Of Merit * LA Award Of ...
2022 Convention Images: share some pictures! Attach an image to this gallery, see "attach" above . Main.BobPries 15 Apr 2022 * Andi, Bonnie, Howie a...
The 2023 AIS National Convention Under Construction The 2023 American Iris Society National Convention was held in Dallas, Texas and was hosted by The Iris Societ...
2022 AIS Photo Contest Winners Every year the American Iris Society sponsors a photo contest. Concentrating generally on irises, the people who grow and hybridize...
2023 Photo Contest (under construction) Every year the American Iris Society sponsors a photo contest. Concentrating generally on irises, the people who grow and ...
2023 Photo Contest Entries Category 2 Irises in the wild. (Species iris in the wild, field or planting). See also Category 1 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 clic...
The 2024 AIS National Convention Under Construction The 2024 Convention pages will be updated and completed after the convention. The 2024 American Iris Society N...
The 2025 AIS National Convention Under Construction The 2025 American Iris Society National Convention will be held in Billings, Montana. The convention will run...
The 2003 AIS National Convention Favorite Guest Irises The AIS national meeting ballot for favorite guest iris allows each registrant the privilege of voting for ...
Arilbred 2022 Registrations Image galleries for other years and classifications 2022 'Abishag' 'Brother' 'Byzantine Romance' 'Corky Jean' 'Copper Mi...
AIS Board of Directors Award The AIS Board of Directors Award is an award given to an iris that has had an extraordinary influence on iris breeding but never rece...
AIS Digital Programs The following programs are available for NO COST to AIS affiliate and Individual MEMBERS These Digital Programs are designed to be 30 to 45 m...
AIS Publications The American Iris Society and its Sections have published a number of books and booklets featuring irises, irisarians, and their history. You can...
AIS Virtual Show Calender SBMIS The Sydney B. Mitchell Iris Society (SBMIS) is hosting a virtual show. Entries will be accepted from 12:00 a.m. March 1, 2024 t...
AIS Webinars See American Iris Society YouTube Channel Note: Judges See Judges Training Webinars list on the AIS website for the correct webinar version for Ju...
About Hybridizer Pages In this Encyclopedia we have a page for each person responsible for a new Iris name, in other words hybridizers and botanists. For hybridiz...
About Pedigrees: Pedigrees can display the parentage of cultivars at a glance. But unfortunately the information and images for most pedigrees are unavailable. M...
About QR Codes QR Code is registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED. Quick Response (QR) codes allow a mobile device to read a code on printed hardcopy an...
About The Iris Encyclopedia The Iris Encyclopedia is the most complete database for Irises on the Internet. It is free to all, and sponsored by The American Iris...
Affiliate Resources The American Iris Society has many local clubs throughout the United State and Canada. These are some of the resources available to help your ...
Bibliography of Hybridizing (in AIS Bulletins) and Online Library HYBRIDIZING BEARDED IRISES Hybridizing iris part 1 Hybridizing iris part 2 The AIS Bu...
The American Iris Society on The Encyclopedia Under Construction See other societies This page is meant to celebrate The American Iris Society. * Go directly ...
Aril Aril refers to a swelling on the end of some Iris seeds that is thought to be food for ants. Ants carry the seeds off and when they eat the aril in a crack o...
Arilbred Medians When arils are bred with bearded irises, they form hybrids known as arilbreds. If median or dwarf bearded irises are involved, small arilbreds wi...
Australian Hybridizers Table Of Australian Hybridizers Search For Australian Hybridizers Table Of Australian Hybridizers updated 3 29 2021 Geoff Austin Wi...
The Australian Iris Society on the Iris Encyclopedia Under Construction See other societies This page is meant to celebrate The Australian Iris Society. * Go ...
Austrian Hybridizers Under construction Hugo Balzar Heinrich von Handel Mazzetti Rudolph Hanselmayer Nicolas Joseph Jacquin Victor Janka Joseph Kerner...
J. Arthur Nelson Award This award is given to an Iris that has won the most Best in Show Placements in a given year. This does not necessarily represent the best ...
Gerald Richardson Award Best Integrated Privately Maintained Planting Motion from the Spring 2017 Board Meeting, Motion #5, carried: That AIS establish a conventi...
Victoria Medal Of Honour Wikipedia (2014) provides the following; The Victoria Medal of Honour ("VMH") is awarded to British horticulturists resident in the Unite...
The Lloyd Zurbrigg Clarence Mahan Seedling Cup The Zurbrigg Mahan Cup ….........related links: Awards For the best seedling seen at a National Convention. The C...
AWARDS with history then photo gallery The world's Iris Societies have created many types of awards. Garden Awards are recommendations to the public of the best I...
AIS Awards 1927 The information include within this page and its links captures the various 1927 awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Society (AI...
AIS Awards 1928 The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Society (AIS) in...
AIS Awards 1950 The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Society (AIS) fo...
Awards 1955 Under Construction Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by th...
Awards 1956 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1957 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1958 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1959 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1960 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1961 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1962 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1963 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1964 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1965 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1966 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1967 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1968 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1969 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1970 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1971 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1972 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1973 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1974 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1975 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1976 Printable List Image Gallery of Dykes and Class Medal Winners and Runners Up 1976 Awards year pages currently "Under Construction". The information ...
Awards 1977 Printable List 1977 Awards year pages currently "Under Construction". The information include within this page and its links captures the various awa...
Awards 1978 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1979 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1980 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1981 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1982 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1983 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1984 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1985 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 1986 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the...
Awards 1987 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the...
Awards 1988 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the...
Awards 1989 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the...
Awards 1990 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the...
Awards 1991 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the...
Awards 1992 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the...
Awards 1993 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the...
Awards 1994 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the...
Awards 1995 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the...
Awards 1996 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the...
Awards 1997 'Thornbird', a Tall Bearded Iris, photo on the right, is the 1950 American Dykes Medal winner, the highest award annually voted by American Iris Socie...
Awards 1998 'Conjuration', a Tall Bearded Iris, photo on the right, is the 1998 American Dykes Medal winner, the highest award annually voted by American Iris Soc...
Awards 1999 The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Society (AIS) for th...
Awards 2000 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by th...
Awards 2001 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by th...
Awards 2002 Printable List Under Construction The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by th...
Awards 2003 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 2004 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 2005 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 2006 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 2007 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 2008 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 2009 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 2010 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards in 2010 to Beardless Irises and Species * Awards for Species * Awards for Species Crosses * Awards for Pacific Coast Natives * Awards for Louis...
Awards 2011 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards for 2011; Award of Merit and Honorable Mention; Use link to see top awards. AWARD OF MERIT TALL BEARDED AWARD OF MERIT (Total votes cast = 4794) * 62 'I...
Awards 2012 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 2013 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 2014 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
2014 Honorable Mentions Awards Honorable Mentions are one step above High Commendation and Below Awards of Merit. The 2014 Honorable Mentions are listed below: T...
Awards 2015 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
2015 Honorable Mention Awards Honorable Mentions are one step above High Commendation and Below Awards of Merit. The 2015 Honorable Mentions are listed below: ...
Awards 2016 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 2017 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 2018 Printable List The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Soci...
Awards 2019 Printable Lists Image Gallery of Dykes and Class Medal Winners and Runners Up * The information include within this page and its links captures t...
AIS Awards for 2021 AIS Garden Awards for 2021 Under Construction: working from 2019 template Printable Lists Image Gallery of Dykes and Class Medal Winners an...
AIS Awards for 2023 AIS Garden Awards for 2023 Under Construction: working from 2019 template Printable Lists Image Gallery of Dykes and Class Medal Winners an...
Awards 2023 (Under Construction) The information on this page outlines the awards presented by the American Iris Society (AIS) for this particular year. Each cult...
Awards 2024 (Under Construction) The information on this page outlines the awards presented by the American Iris Society (AIS) for this particular year. Each cult...
The American Iris Society Awards System Each National Iris Society has various awards. In The American iris Society there are awards given to honor people, awards...
The Ben R. Hager Cup The Ben R. Hager Cup ….........related links: Awards The Ben Hager Cup, first awarded in 2007, is awarded annually during the American Iris...
Bennett C. Jones Award for Outstanding Median Hybridizing "The Bennett C. Jones Award for Outstanding Median Hybridizing is an annual award given by the Median I...
Clara B. Rees Award Best White Iris Awarded from 1965 to 1972 From the July 1964 Bulletin, June 3, 1964 BOD Meeting Minutes, page 110: It was voted to accept the ...
Cook Lapham Award Best Red Iris Awarded from 1963 to 1972 From the July 1962 Bulletin, May 16 17, 1962 BOD Minutes, page 93: The establishment of a Cook Lapham Aw...
The Franklin Cook Cup The Franklin Cook Cup …...........related links: Awards The Franklin Cook Memorial Cup is awarded annually during The American Iris Societ...
FRANCIRIS® since 2000 French international biennal competition organised by the Société Française des Iris et plantes Bulbeuses. See: SFIB. Locations: Jardins de ...
Garden Awards; There are two types of awards given to Irises by The American Iris Society: Garden awards and Show awards. Garden Awards are recommendations to the...
Award Of Merit Chain of Awards = High Commendation Honorable Mention Award of Merit Special Medals "One of The American Iris Society's most coveted awards is ...
High Commendation Award "The High Commendation (HC) Award is reserved for seedling irises, viewed in gardens under seedling number or registered name, which have ...
Honorable Mention Award Chain of Awards = High Commendation Honorable Mention Award of Merit Special Medals "An officially registered and introduced iris in th...
The German Perennials Society (Gesellschaft der Staudenfreunde (GdS) Iris Fachgruppe) Iris Group, Awards 2012 2012 Awards: I r i s Competition Results 2012 …..
The Premio Firenze Sponsored by the Italian Iris Society Iris garden in Florence Italy See http://societaitalianairis.com/il concorso/bando/ or the Google T...
Moscow Iris Competition Juri Pirogov The Moscow Iris Competition was established by the Russian Iris Society to stimulate hybridizing and to determinate the most ...
Premio Firenze 1996 International Iris Competition Florence, Italy 1996 In 1996, The Primo Firenze (GOLD FLORIN) in the Florence, Italy competition was the Schrei...
Premio Firenze 1997 International Iris Competition Florence, Italy 1997 In 1997, The Primo Firenze (GOLD FLORIN) in the Florence, Italy competition was CHAMPAGNE ...
Premio Firenze 1998 International Iris Competition Florence, Italy 1998 TALL BEARDED $ For 1998, The Primo Firenze (GOLD FLORIN) of the Tourist Organization w...
Premio Firenze 1999 International Iris Competition Florence, Italy 1999 $ TALL BEARDED: 1st Premio Firenze (Gold Florin) of the Tourist Organisation: "SETTIMO...
Primio Firenze 2000 International Iris Competition Florence, Italy 2000 $ TALL BEARDED: 1st Premio Firenze (Gold Florin) of the Tourist Organisation:"DIABOLIQ...
Premio Firenze 2001 International Iris CompetitionFlorence, Italy 2001TALL BEARDED: 1st Premio Firenze (Gold Florin) of the Tourist Organisation: 'H.C. Stetson'(R...
Premio Firenze 2002 International Iris CompetitionFlorence, Italy 2002 TALL BEARDED 1st Premio Firenze (Gold Florin) of the Tourist Organisation: 'Dude Ranch' (Pa...
The President's Cup The President's Cup …...........related links: Awards, Sandbox Conventions Testing The President's Cup is awarded annually during The Ameri...
Iris Encyclopedia Projects Awards The Iris Encyclopedia has been created by the American Iris Society for all irisarians and would be irisarians. Similar to the...
The Walther Cup Fred and Barbara Walther CupAwarded annually by The American Iris Society to the originator of the iris variety that received the greatest number ...
Border Bearded 2022 Registrations Image galleries for other years and classifications 'Bertha S' 'Better Than Ice Cream' 'Blueberry Cream' 'Bogie Boy' ...
News Notes Spring 2015 Report for Board of Directors Meeting Note: Below is the report for the Spring 2015 Board of Directors Meeting at the Portland National Con...
Beginner's Corner Beginning irisarians have a number of questions and the American Iris Society has a number of resources to help answer these questions. Here you...
Best In Show 2017 Gallery Every year there are many American Iris Society shows sponsored by its Affiliates. Among the awards at these shows is the Best in Show. ...
Biological Success of Cultivars An organism can be defined as "Biologically Successful" if it passes on its genes to future generations. Cultivars show various ...
Bloom Season related links…..........Phenology = study of bloom season In official printed checklist entries there are one or more letters just after the height...
Bloom Time 2015 The observed bloom time for a particular iris is affected by both its location and by conditions such as this and previous year's weather. Peak bl...
Botanical Classification Irises are classed in two ways Botanical Classification and Horticultural Classification. Botanical classification tries to sort plants t...
Breeder's Rights, Trademarks, Patents Russian Trademarks, etc. Note the above website provides a wealth of information about patenting and trademarking plant vari...
The British Iris Society on the Iris Encyclopedia This page is meant to celebrate The British Iris Society. Also see British Iris Society References for sources...
Bulbous Iris History: In terms of commerce this is the most important category of Iris. In the AIS classification system these are included in the Species and Spe...
CAPS Resources CAPS (Coalition of American Plant Societies) is a group that the American Iris Society participates in to learn about similar experiences and chall...
The Canadian Iris Society on the Encyclopedia Under Construction See other societies This page is meant to celebrate The Canadian Iris Society.Before the foundin...
2020 Iris Events Cancellations and Status Announcements The rapidly developing Coronavirus / Covid 19 situation has led to a number of cancellations of 2020 iri...
A NEW RACE OF HYBRID ALPINE IRISES. This addition to the race of early spring flowering Irises is the result of many years of experiment in hybridising Irises, u...
Caparne Welch Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Caparne Welch Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to miniature dwarf bearded (MDB...
Coalition Of American Plant Societies Coalition of American Plant Societies The Coalition of American Plant Societies (CAPS) was started in 2012 to provide a foru...
Chromosome counts From Index of Chromosome Numbers volume 5 1981 See below: * * References References Oct 1928 29 43 Science Series No. 3 Chromosomes in ...
Citizen Science You, your friends, your children, in fact anyone can be a citizen scientist. A citizen scientist records observations of the natural world in coor...
Clarence G. White Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Clarence G. White Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to Arilbred irises with...
Iris Classes Irises are divided into a number of classes by AIS for garden judging. As such they compete for different medals and are supported by different AIS S...
Subgenus Apogon Baker 1877, Baker Subgenus Apogon Baker: (John Gilbert Baker, 1877) This term has been replaced in more modern treatments of the Genus Iris by the...
Cal Sibes Amos Perry and Calsibes Cal Sibes: A group of species hybrids involving a pacific coast native and a Siberian Iris. The first of these crosses was prod...
Pseudatas Definition "Pseudata" is the term for an iris resulting from a cross of I. pseudacorus X I. ensata. Modern varieties are typically 30" 45" tall and stro...
Sino Siberians This topic is begun so that others may develop it further Sino Siberians; A term created by Lorena Reid and Jean Witt in their price list to cover ...
Genus Hermodactylus This genus has now been included in the Genus iris under the species Iris tuberosa. . Library search for Hermodactylus . Main.BobPries ...
The Genus Iris L. 1753, Botanical author Linneaus: …..........related links… Botanical Classification The Genus Iris L. is one of the larger genera in the Ir...
Genus Xiphion Mill. Xiphion (Philip Miller, 1754) Gardeners Dictionary, The… Abrig'd from the folio edition…, Edition 4. London. In 1777 Baker included all b...
Oncocyclus hybrids One of the sections of Aril Irises is the Oncocycli. Depending on the authority there are sometimes as many as 50 species of Oncocylus Iris lis...
Order Asparagales. related links…........... Botanical Classification Botanical orders speak to our current view of plant evolution: Until relatively recently t...
Regelia hybrids " One of the sections of Aril Irises is the Regelia. Depending on the authority there are about 8 species of Regelia Iris listed. All of these spe...
Regeliocyclus an Intersectional cross When plants from the Section Regelia and plants from the Section Oncocyclus are crossed they produce a regeliocyclus. Origin...
Section Brevituba Mathew 1989; Mathew Section Brevituba Mathew, (Brian Frederick Mathew, 1989). A section in the Subgenus Hermodactyloides. Diagnosed in Davis H...
Section Haloiris Doronkin Haloiris (V.M. Dornkin, 1990) Originally published in Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow Leningrad St. Petersburg 75(3): 412. 1990 Ma...
Section Hermodactyloides Mathew 1989, Mathew Section Hermodactyloides: (Brian Mathew, 1989) A section of the Subgenus Hermodactyloides. Diagnosed in Davis Hedge...
Section Hexapogon (Bunge) Baker related links …............Botanical Classification A Section in the Subgenus Iris. The name means six beards and it is probabl...
Section Iris This is a section in the Subgenus Iris. This group is your typical bearded Iris. They have been refered to as Pogon Iris, and Eupogon Irises, the fir...
Section Limniris related links… Botanical Classification A Section within the Subgenus Limniris. These are often refered to by the old name Apogon Iris which li...
Section Lophiris related links… Botanical Classification A Section within the Subgenus Limniris. Known as the crested Irises these irises represent an artificia...
Section Micropogon Mathew 1989 Mathew Section Micropogon; (Brian Mathew, 1989) A section of the Subgenus Hermodactyloides. Diagnosed in Davis Hedge Festschrift,...
Section Monolepis (Rodion.) B. Mathew 1989 Mathew Section Monolepis; (Brian Mathew) A Section in the Subgenus Hermodactyloides. Diagnosed in Davis Hedge Festsch...
Section Oncocyclus 1914 Dykes Oncocyclus (The term was first used by Siemssen as the Genus Oncocyclus in 1846 in Botanische Zeitung. The Baker raised it to a subg...
Mathews Subgenus Scorpiris (Rodionenkos Genus Juno), Section Physocaulon (Rodion.) Mathew Wendelbo A group of plants in Mathews Subgenus Scorpiris (Rodione...
Section Psammiris (Spach) J. Taylor related links ….......Botanical Classification A section of the Subgenus Iris . The name means Sand Iris and that is the soi...
Section Pseudoregelia Dykes Related links….................Botanical Classification A section in the Subgenus Iris. A group of Aril seeded Himalayan species not...
Section Regelia Lynch related links…...............Botanical classification Section Regelia: (Robert Lynch, 1904); A section in the Subgenus Iris. Lynch defined...
Series Acutilobae 1986; Gavrilenko Series Acutilobae: (B.D. Gavrilenko, 1986). A series in the Section Oncocyclus having pointed standards and falls, published in...
Series Californicae (Diels) Lawrence related links… Botanical Classification Series Californicae (Diels) Lawrence. A group of plants within the Section Limniri...
Series Chinenses (Diehls)Lawrence related links… Botanical Classification An interesting group of Iris in the Section Limniris that come from eastern Asia and J...
Series Drepanophyllae Series Drepanophyllae Rodionenko. A group of plants in Mathews Subgenus Scorpiris (Rodionenkos Genus Juno) under the section Physocaulon ...
Series Ensatae (Diels) Lawrence The botanical series, in the Section Liminiris, that contains the most common of species in China (Iris lactea). Due to an earlier...
Series Foetidissimae (Diels) Mathew The botanical series, in the Section Liminiris, noted for its colorful seeds that remain attached after the capsule splits op...
Series Hexagonae (Diels) Lawrence The botanical series, in the Section Liminiris, that is equivalent to the horticultural class Louisiana Irises. These species sh...
Series Ibericae Gavrilenko 1986; Gavrilenko Series Ibericae; (B. D. Gavrilenko, 1986 ). A series in the Section Oncocyclus published in Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast...
Series Laevigatae (Diels) Lawrence 1930, Botanical author Diels Series Laevigatae (Diels) Lawrence. A series in the Section Limniris. Main.BobPries 2010 02 ...
Series Longipetalae (Diels) Lawrence Series Longipetalae (Diels) Lawrence A group of plants within the section Limniris from Western North America with persistent...
Series Paradoxae Gav. 1986 Gavrilenko Series Paradoxae; (B.D.Gavrilenko, 1986) published in Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 41: 74 (1986). Series in the Section Onco...
Series Prismaticae (Diels) Lawrence The botanical series, in the Section Liminiris, noted for its prism like seed capsules which are sharply edged triangles in cr...
Series Ruthenicae (Diels) Lawrence 1930, Botanical author Diels …..........related links… Botanical Classification Series Ruthenicae (Diels) Lawrence A group ...
Series Sibiricae related links… Botanical Classification Series Sibiricae (Diels) Lawrence: A group of plants within the Section Limniris from moist places or ...
Series Spuriae (Diels)Lawrence related links….......Botanical Classification Botanical Series under the Section Limniris that is equivalent to the horticultura...
Series Tenuifoliae (Diehls) Lawrence Series Tenuifoliae (Diels) Lawrence. A group of plants within the Section Limniris inhabiting the steppes of Asia. Distinguis...
Series Tripetalae (Diehls) Lawrence related links… Botanical Classification Series Tripetalae (Diels) Lawrence A group of plants within the Section Limniris wit...
Series Unguiculares (Diels) Lawrence Series Unguiculares (Diels) Lawrence A group of plants within the section Limniris inhabiting the Mediterranean and Black Sea...
Series Vernae (Diels) Lawrence 1930, Botanical author Diels …..........related links… Botanical Classification A series in the Section Limniris. Series Vernae...
Subgenus Apogon Iridaceae Iris subgen. Apogon Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 132. 1877 14 Jul 1877 16: 132 1877 Type Information Type Name: non designatus...
Subgenus Hermodactyloides (Smaller bulbous Iris, Reticulatas) related links… Botanical Classification This is a Subgenus in the Genus Iris . This group is often...
Subgenus Iris related links… Botanical Classification A Subgenus within the Genus Iris. These are the Rhizomatous Irises with beards. They are what comes to min...
Subgenus Limniris related links… Botanical Classification This is a subgenus in the Genus Iris. It is characterized by rhizomes as opposed to bulbs, etc. and a ...
Subgenus Nepalensis related links… Botanical Classification This is a Subgenus in the Genus Iris. The plants are characterized by a small growing tip atop long ...
Systematic Treatment of the Genus Iris by Baker John Gilbert Baker; Outlined the Genus Iris as part of a comprehensive outline of the family iridaceae in his "Iri...
Classification of Iris 1914 William Rikatson Dykes. under construction …......related links…........Botanical Classification In 1914 Dykes was only aware of r...
Classification of Iris, Treatment By Lawrence/Randolph 1959 Under construction Related links; Other treatments: Dykes,1914; Mathew, 1989; Rodionenko, ongoing. ...
Linnaeus's Treatment of Genus Iris Carl von Linné is considered the father of modern taxonomy. His binomial system of nomenclature was one of the first that real...
A classification of Iris by Mathew related links…..... Botanical Classification As we gain knowledge new treatments of Classification reflect different authors ...
Color Class Amoenas Simply defined an amoena is a flower with white standards and colored falls. It takes its name from Iris amoena which was at first believed to...
Color Classes Reverse Amoenas These flowers have white falls and colored standards just the reverse of the traditional Amoenas. Examples include the TBs 'Colette ...
ColorClasses Reverse Bicolors Bicolors have standards and falls of a different color. When the lighter color is in the falls it is called a reverse bicolor. Rever...
Color Classes/Patterns Bicolors A Bicolor is an Iris with standards of one color and falls of another. It is usually the lighter color in the standards but when t...
Color Charts related links…........ Color Classes, Color Codes Describing color has always been a challenge. Through the years various individuals and organizat...
Color Class Squalens This color class was based upon an early hybrid that was thought to be a species, Iris squalens L. . The Latin squalidus means dirty, n...
Color Classes/Patterns Irises are the flower of the rainbow. Irisarians have names for various color patterns: Many of these names have a long history with meanin...
Color Codes 1939 AIS Checklist The 1939 AIS checklist did not describe varieties but gave references to descriptions in the Iris literature. It did standardize c...
Color Class Glaciatas Under construction Glaciatas appeared as segregates out of plicata breeding which carried no anthocyanin pigments. The first white ones were...
Color Class Neglectas Neglecta (NG). Blue, blue violet, violet, and lavender blue bitones with a lighter shade of the color of the falls. In some neglectas, the b...
Color Class Selfs An Iris of essentially a single color. If the falls and standards are of the same color the Iris will usually be called a self even if there may...
Zonal Color Pattern On the original HIPS Website, Mike Lowe started an investigation into a color pattern which had a zone of white or light color at the heart of...
Container gardening with Iris There are many reasons to grow iris in containers. Perhaps one has only a small deck on which to garden. Or one would like to move ...
2015 AIS Convention Portland, Oregon May 18 23 The 2015 AIS Convention in Portland, Oregon is "Iris in Wonderland'. The website with the schedule and registrati...
Cook Douglas Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Cook Douglas Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to standard dwarf bearded (SDB) i...
AIS Covid Announcements Archive Covid required many changes by AIS to protect our members. These included cancellations of numerous events including conventions, ...
Cultivar Just what is a cultivar? It is short for cultivated variety. But that tells a small part of the story. Some people assume that if something is a cultivar...
Cultivation of Iris Each class of iris has different cultural requirements. Recommendations should always be adjusted to local climate conditions. It is recommend...
Cultivation of Aril and Arilbred Irises By Tom Waters Arils and arilbreds have a reputation for being difficult to grow. This is partly deserved, but also partly ...
Cultivation of Bearded Irises Bearded Irises, like most garden perennials, will grow in any good garden soil. Choose a sunny, well drained location. Bearded Irise...
To mulch or not to mulch, that is the question When giving cultivation information I always recommend local advice. Much is affected by climates and geography, bu...
Cultivation of Japanese Irises By John Coble and Bob Bauer Japanese iris (Iris ensata) produce some of the largest iris blooms at 6 8 inches in diameter on 3 4 fo...
Cultivation of Louisiana Irises Topic text. You can help develop this topic, Add comments and they will be edited by our docents. Louisiana Iris are very cold har...
Cultivation of Oncocyclus Iris The following are articles about Cultivation of Oncocyclus; Cultivation of Oncocyclus by Rev. Ewbanks 1904. This topic is under con...
Cultivation Of Siberian Irises CULTURE and TRANSPLANTING of SIBERIAN IRISES Generally, the keys to success with Siberians are transplanting in good garden soil, a...
Cultivation of Iris Species There are between 250 and 400 species of Iris depending on which authority one cites. Theoretical each species occupies a unique niche...
Cultivation of Oncocyclus Much has been written on the Cultivation of Oncocyclus. For various opinions check out; * Reverend Ewbanks (1904) * R. Irwin Lynch...
Transplanting Spurias Transplanting is generally best when the plant has gone into rest period or is just emerging from its summer rest. In these photos Dave Nisw...
Crown Rot Related links:................Cultivation; Cultural problems CROWN ROT or Mustard Seed Fungus occurs as a white cottony growth on the surface of the rhi...
Fungal Diseases Related links….........Cultural Problems; Cultivation RUST is a fungus disease that resembles the rust on roses. When an infected leaf is rubbed...
Cultural Problems, Pests and Disease Good culture often eliminates many problems. Compared to many plants Iris are relatively trouble free but under certain condi...
Scorch Related links…............ Cultivation; Cultural Problems SCORCH was a disease of unknown origin that makes an iris extremely sick. Generally the first a...
Bacterial Soft Rot Related links;............Cultural Problems; Cultivation SOFT ROT is a very smelly, soft, mushy bacterial rot which affects the rhizome and the...
Culture of Iris lactea This is one of the most common wild Irises all across China. The diversity of habitats it can find acceptable is great. It should pose few ...
Daily Iris Puzzle See also: Iris Jigsaw Puzzles Below is the Daily Iris Puzzle which ran during the pandemic from April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021. It includes ...
Mary Swords DeBaillon Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Mary Swords DeBaillon Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to Louisiana ir...
Describing Irises: fillable form The American Iris Society is the official cultivar registration authority for the non bulbous forms of the Genus Iris. But th...
Dictionary of Terms/Index of Topics Below is a list of links to definitions and topic areas. Click on word for more information. Individual cultivars and species ...
Discussion Virtual Iris Shows Iris shows are an important activity of many clubs that the pandemic has thwarted. Virtual iris shows have been used as an alternati...
Viral Diseases There are various viral diseases in Iris. Sometimes Irises may be infected with a virus but show no signs except slightly reduced vigor. But if st...
Duplicate Cultivar Names There are number of irises having identical names as another iris. To distinguish between these cultivars, the Iris Encyclopedia in some ...
Dwarf Bearded Section (DB) This classification was used in the 1939 Checklist and since then Dwarf Irises have been divided into MDBs (Miniature Dwarf Irises) and...
Iris Books; Dyke's Monograph The Genus Iris The Genus Iris: By William Rickatson Dykes published 1913 History of The Dykes Monograph: In 2013 we will be celebrat...
Dykes's Analytical Key to the Genus Iris (under construction) Note: This Key is being developed further than Dykes original key. Annotations that were not his ar...
Dykes Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The American Dykes Medal is the highest iris award judged by the American Iris Society Judges. It is awarded by the British Iris ...
Embryo Culture: Definition: A technique of promoting germination by removing the embryo in the seed and growing it on a culture media. This avoids many of the pro...
Mode d'Emploi, Pas à Pas. ….... Mode d'Emploi, Pas à Pas. 1 Pour vous inscrire à IRIS wiki of The American Iris Society * a Cliquez sur Register * b ...
Eric Nies Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Eric Nies Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to spuria irises. The candidates are th...
Facebook Pages of Iris Societies The American Iris Society and many other groups in AIS maintain Facebook pages in addition, or sometimes instead of, to their web...
Finding Iris Information There are two new tools which enable finding Iris Information:. 1 The new google search box on the AIS Website allows you to search fo...
'Flat Out and Up To Date' article on Novelty Iris related links; Flat flowers Flat Out and Up to Date! by Clive Russell, England Reprinted from the BIS Yea...
Floral Structure of Spuria Iris Students of floral anatomy are often confused by the by the appearance of an Iris flower since it is specialized and unique in a ...
International, National, Regional Flower Shows March is often the time of year for those large floral display shows that welcome spring. Those shows are always ...
Forum Template Test Note: This is starting out with comment type="bottom' for the comment box. Main.WayneMesser 2016 10 18 * First test comment to see if...
Foster Memorial Plaque See also History of AIS Instituted in 1926 by the British Iris Society in recognition of Sir Michael Foster's "achievements and assiduous e...
Foster's Naming System First mentioned ? 1890 in The Garden when discussing 'Monspur' * "The name I have given the seedling follows a plan which I myself find ...
Foundation Irises "Scientists consider a species to be biologically successful on the basis of how well it carries on its progeny. Cultivars are biologically suc...
Founders Of SIGNA Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Founders of SIGNA Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to species irises. The ...
Fragrance The following is from the 1939 checklist: In the cultivar pages of the Iris Encyclopedia there is a comment box on each cultivar's page. You may add yo...
Thank You for Your Interest. These Programs Have Closed. Reminder: The AIS Voucher program has closed. All Vouchers must be redeemed by July 31, 2022. You ca...
French Hybridizers update: 2022 10 23 Jean Pierre Albert Charles André Laure Anfosso Monique Anfosso Pierre Anfosso Pierre Christian Anfosso Martin ...
The French Iris Society ( Société Français des Iris et Plantes Bulbeuses (S.F.I.B.); ) on the Encyclopedia Under Construction See other societies This page is me...
Main.BobPries 23 Jul 2017 French Iris Literature * Annales de Flore et de Pomone ou Journal des jardins et des champs, Auct. Var., 1832 1848: * 1832: p….
AIS Fundraiser, H R Block Each new client that mentions AIS will send a $25 donation to the Iris Society from H R Block. Please help us raise some money for A...
AIS Awards 2022 Printable List Previous Years Awards Image Galleries; 2013; 2014; 2015: 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2021: THE DYKES MEDAL All iris classes, ori...
2023 Printable List AIS Garden Awards 2023 Printable List See Also Awards Of Merit, 2023 : Honorable Mentions, 2023 More about awards Previous Years Awards ...
Using Irises in the Garden: With over 300 species and thousands of hybrids, it should be obvious that there is an iris for every spot in every type of garden; to ...
Irises in the Alpine House under construction; One of the many ways in which Irises can be used in the landscape is in the Alpine House. Generally in the strict s...
Rock Gardens and Irises One of the ways to use Iris in the landscape is in the rock garden. Indeed there are a large number of species under 12 inches tall that m...
Irises for The Shade Garden As most gardens mature the landscape changes to more and more shade. Main.BobPries 2010 05 13 * Amen Main.WikiGuest 22 Ma...
Irises in the Water Garden Under construction: Mainy iris species grow in or near water; By carefully choosing one's plants you can create wonderful landscapes in...
Cultural Information: Planting and Growing Iris by Betty Wood Irises are among the easiest of perennials to grow, and they give an abundance of beauty with minim...
Genus Eremiris (Spach) Rodionenko Eremiris (George Rodionenko, 2006) Rodionenko raised Spach's Subgenus to the genus level in his treatment of the genus Iris. Th...
German Hybridizers of Irises German Hybridizers: Complete list of German Hybridizers Marlene Ahlburg Pia Altenhofer Charles Applegate George Arends Pau...
German Iris Society (a subgroup of Perennial Society) on the Iris Encyclopedia Under Construction See other societies This page is meant to celebrate The German ...
Glossary of Iris Terms and Abbreviations (under construction) Note The botanical and horticultural jargon used in Iris is extensive and it takes two forms; 1.Term...
Glossary by Dr. Donald Spoon, with annotations by Dr. Spoon. Go to original word document sent by Dr. Donald Spoon List of terms: Click on term for definit...
Guest Iris Requests Guest irises are a valued feature for each AIS Convention as well as Conventions and Mini Conventions of various types. Generally the requests...
The Historic Iris Preservation Society (HIPS) The Historic Iris Preservation Society (HIPS) is a section of The American Iris Society devoted to growing, studying...
Historic Irises What is a Historic Iris?.......................................................Related links Historic Iris Preservation Society (HIPS); History of...
History of the American Iris Society This topic needs help in construction: …..................related links…......Historic Irises; About the Historic Iris Pr...
AIS National Conventions =Under Construction related links…. History Of The American Iris Society;..... Fall Meetings The AIS National Conventions The American...
AIS Spring Conventions 2017 Des Moine, Iowa May 22 26 2016 Newark, New Jersey. May 23 28 2015 Portland, Oregon. May 18 23 2014 Dallas, April 5 10 Main.BobPrie...
Irises of 1870 1880. This topic is under construction; Help us construct a list of these irises. Related links…..History of Irises Species discovered during ...
AIS Directors; present and past Each director is elected to a three year term. Contact information for current directors can be found on the AIS website: https://...
Distinguished Service Awards Related Links…....History Of the American Iris Society THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL is awarded in recognition of outstanding ser...
The AIS Gold Medal and its winners under construction related links….. History Of The American Iris Society The AIS Gold Medal is the highest honor the society ...
Hybridizer Award and its winners under construction Related links…. The History of the American Iris Society; and for all hybridizers Hybridizers The hybridizer...
Presidents of The American Iris Society See also History of AIS #29. Jody Nolin 2019 2021 #28. Gary White 2016 2018 #27. James Morris 2013 2015 #26. Jud...
The Warburton Medal and its winners Under construction…...................related links…......... The History of the American Iris Society The Warburton Medal...
History of World Iris Societies The American iris Society was founded in 1920. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/97536#page/58/mode/1up The British Iris Soc...
Honorary Awards If one asked the average Irisarian, "What is the highest award given by Iris societies?" many would say the Dykes Medal. But the Dykes Medals are ...
Horticultural Classification There are two classification systems; Botanical Classification and Horticultural Classification. As the world's registrar for Iris Th...
How to Become an AIS Judge under construction. Judges must: (Summary) * Become a continuous member of AIS for 2 years * subnit a request to become/remain a...
The Hybridisers Award Wwas instigated by the British Iris Society in 2011 in memory of Margaret Hall, who gave a legacy to be used to 'promote research into the g...
Hybridizers By Location Under Construction Argentina For table of Argentina Hybridizers see table Australia For table of Australian Hybridizers see table Austr...
Hybrid Conference Report, 1900 Report of a Conference called by the Royal Horticultural Society. Covers broad issues surrounding hybridizing, many still relevent ...
Hybridizing Spuria Irises by Dave Niswonger HYBRIDIZING SPURIA IRISES As you ponder the idea of hybridizing Spuria irises, remember that in many cases we are only...
Intermediate Bearded 2022 Registrations Image galleries for other years and classifications 'Absolutely Yes' 'Alisher' 'Angels Among Us' 'Berry Splatter...
Identification Of Iris A goal of this encyclopedia is to help someone identify an Iris as to species and cultivar. A dichotomous key is being constructed to sort ...
Image Descrepancies On many cultivar pages there are images that do not seem to match each other. The Larger image to the top right is the image we have chosen t...
Image Galleries Please help us expand the image galleries for Gardens, Designs, Flower Show, and Container Gardens * Registrations By Year * Show Images ...
Insurance certificates are available to prove that an iris event is covered by the AIS Insurance policy. To request a copy go to the AIS Website under Exhibition...
International Iris Competitions So far we have only one international competion recorded here. * International dwarf Iris competition (Int'ZwergIirisKonkurrenz...
International Iris Societies The Iris Encyclopedia cooperates with Iris societies around the world: Below are Iris Societies that provide information and services...
New Introductions: Introductions are when irises are first offered for sale to the general public. Most Irises are registered first with the world's cultivar reg...
Iridescence an new novelty Iris type. What is iridescence? * Iridescence is a surface feature. We are all familiar with the iridescence of a peacock feather. E...
Iris Books; (under construction) There are many Iris books that have been written through the years; * Checklists: The American Iris Society produces Checklist...
Iris Books: A Guide to Bearded Irises, Cultivating the Rainbow, for Beginners and Enthusiasts. A Guide to Bearded Irises: Cultivating the Rainbow for Beginners a...
Iris Calendar There are so many events and deadlines in the iris world that it can be difficult to remember them all. This is the generic version of the calendar….
Iris Calendar 2023 There are so many events and deadlines in the iris world that it can be difficult to remember them all. With your help, we are creating this ca...
Iris Calendar Incoming This is a place to TEMPORARILY collect items before adding them to the Iris Calendar. For example, if they are specific events for 2023, ad...
Iris Calendar Resources The Iris Calendar contains events from a variety of sources. The online ones are listed here so they can be checked periodically. The 2023...
Iris Encyclopedia Projects How You Can Help See also: Earlier thoughts from 2019 Projects that now have their own project page: Awards Projects. The Iris Encycl...
Irises with variegated foliage Landscaping with variegated foliage plants has become very popular. See Novelty Irises with variegated foliage Main.BobPries ...
Iris Jigsaw Puzzles Many irisarians relax with online jigsaw puzzles. For example, the Daily Iris Puzzle (archive still available and playable) ran during the pan...
Iris Names from Science Fiction Hybridizers are always looking for good names and popular Science fiction offers plenty. Gardens built around a theme can be fun a...
Iris Names In Nursery Rhymes And Fairy Tales Topic text. Under Construction. Iris names often allude to characters in Nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Some of the ...
What is "Iris Of The Year"? Each year an Iris wins the highest Iris award the Dykes Medal. The award is given to an Iris that has been through the long journey up...
Iris Of The Year for 2014 The Iris of the year for 2014 is the Dyke's Medal Winner for 2013. The award is presented to its hybridizer at the 2014 Spring Conventio...
Iris Shows 2017 Iris shows are a very popular activity both for iris clubs and for the gardening public. The American Iris Society, the Regions, and the Affiliate...
Iris Shows 2018 Iris shows are a very popular activity both for iris clubs and for the gardening public. The American Iris Society, the Regions, and the Affiliate...
Italian Hybridizers of Iris Italian hybridizers (world of Iris Blog) Italian Hybridizers: Antonio Bertolini Mauro Bertuzzi Augusto Bianco Clarence Bloche...
Italian Iris Society; La Società Italiana dell’Iris Article about society The Italian Iris Society on the Iris Encyclopedia Under Construction This page is mean...
2022 Japanese Iris Registrations Image galleries for other years and classifications 'Aïzomé' 'Aki No Nishiki' 'Altaisky Kapriz' 'Anzhera' 'Asahimaru...
Knowlton Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Knowlton Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to border bearded (BB) irises. The candid...
Louisiana 2022 Registrations Image galleries for other years and classifications 'Abilene Sunset' 'AdelaideArtistry' 'All Suited Out' 'Avery Island Boatho...
Landscaping with Iris Species It is often best to match a plant with it's potential site. Generally rock garden plants are under 12 inches tall. For a list of Roc...
Links from the Irises Bulletin The Irises Bulletin is the quarterly publication by the American Iris Society for members. It includes links to both AIS and other ...
Lost Found LOST; * If you are looking for a rare cultivar or species enter it in the comment box with your contact information (e mail address) FOUND: * I...
Lost Found Charlie Carver Background Charlie Carver is attempting to assemble a number of National Collections as described in Irises Bulletin, 95(2), 33 35(20...
Miniature Tall Bearded 2022 Registrations Image galleries for other years and classifications 'Appel D’air' 'Aspetti Un Attimo' 'Bel Inconnu' 'Belle Île E...
Public Relations and Marketing Resources The Public Relations and Marketing Committee is one of the Standing Committees of the American Iris Society. It is respon...
The American Dykes Memorial Medal This is one of the highest awards judged by the American Iris Society Judges. It is awarded by the British Iris Society in honor...
The Australian Dykes Medal This is one of the highest awards judged by the Iris Society of Australia (ISA). It is awarded by the British Iris Society in honor of ...
The British Dykes Medal Several Medals in honor of William Rikatson Dykes are presented each year by the British Iris Society. These are the highest awards in the...
Caparne Welch Medal History by Clarence Mahan …...........................................................related links; Awards; Photo gallery of 50 favorite dw...
Cook Douglas Medal Highest award given by The American Iris Society strictly to Standard Dwarf Bearded Irises. History by Clarence Mahan ….........................
The Mary Swords DeBaillon Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Louisiana Irises. ….................related links; Awards ; 20...
Medal Eligible Irises 2015 Each year the American Iris Society judges irises in the gardens at a variety of levels. You can learn more about these awards and prev...
Eric Nies Medal The Eric Nies Medal is the highest American Iris Society award given strictly to a spuria Iris. The Eric Nies Medal is actually a plaque. Legend h...
Founders Of Signa Medal History by Clarence Mahan ….................................................related links; Awards; 2015 Founders of SIGNA Medal Candid...
French Dykes Memorial Medal Several Medals in honor of William Rikatson Dykes have been presented each year by the British Iris Society. These are the highest awa...
Knowlton Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Border Bearded Irises. History by Clarence Mahan …................................
Sydney B. Mitchell Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Pacific Coast Natives History by Clarence Mahan …........................
William Mohr Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Arilbred Irises with less than 1/2 Aril content. History from Clarence Mahan:....
The Morgan Wood Medal History by Clarence Mahan …...................................................related links: Awards; 2015 Morgan Wood Medal Candidates. Th...
The New Zealand Dykes Memorial Medal Several Medals in honor of William Rikatson Dykes are presented each year by the British Iris Society. These are the highest ...
The Payne Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Japanese Irises. History from Clarence Mahan: …...................................
The Randolph Perry Medal This is the highest award given by the American Iris Society restricted to species hybrids. This award and the Founders of SIGNA award co...
The Hans and Jacob Sass Medal History by Clarence Mahan …...............................................related links; Awards; 2015 Hans and Jacob Sass Medal Ca...
The Clarence G. White Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Aril and Arilbred Irises with 1/2 or more aril content related links:...
Williamson White Medal The highest award given by the American Iris Society strictly to Miniature Tall Bearded Irises History by Clarence Mahan ….................
The Wister Medal The highest award given by The American Iris Society to a tall bearded Iris History by Clarence Mahan …...........................................
Median Society Promotions 2011 SDB Auction April 12 20 We are in for a real educational treat in the Hugh Stout garden at the 2011 Median Heaven Convention in Ok...
Median Society Promotions 2011 See also Special Sale Special Auction: What do you get when you cross 'Chart' with 'Katching'? Paul Black Beauties! We are in for ...
Median Society 2011(Plant Sale) See also Plant Auction…...... Here is the wonderful rainbow of 2011 median iris donated by a great group of generous hybridizers...
Membership Involvement (Under Construction) A guide to getting the most from joining the Iris community: Discovery: * Learning about new things is one of the...
The Middle European Iris Society on the Encyclopedia Under Construction See other societies This page is meant to celebrate The Middle European Iris Society. ...
Missing Iris Cultivars' Pages Project One of the goals of the Iris Encyclopedia, aka as the Iris Wiki, is to have individual pages for every named cultivar. As pa...
Missing Topics Project What is missing from the Iris Encyclopedia? See also: Missing Iris Cultivars' Pages Project, Iris Encyclopedia Projects, The Iris Encyclo...
Mitchell Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Sydney B. Mitchell Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to Pacific Coast Native Irises ...
Morgan Wood Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Morgan Wood Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to Siberian irises. The candidates ...
My photo is too large!!! The wiki will only take Jpeg images under 75KB. If you would like to add a photo but do not have the software to reduce it, or do not wa...
Irises Nectar and Pollination The following is a request for assistance in research on the evolution of iris flower traits received from Dr. Yuval Sapir. Dear...
Forming a New Affiliate How To Form An Affiliate Related resources: Affiliate Resources Page There are obvious advantages for having an AIS affiliated club close ...
New Registrations: Registrations by year are available for each class of Irises under Irises BY Year at the start of each web * Arils by Year * Arilbreds b...
New Registrations For 2016 Image Gallery A Bearded Irises * Aril Iris (None) * Arilbred Iris * Miniature Dwarf Bearded Note: Refer back to Master List ...
New Registrations For 1925 Under Construction _ Arilbreds ■ 'William Mohr' (William Mohr, R. 1925). Intermediate 'Alhena' … ' (George Bunyard Co., R. 1925)...
New Registrations for 2016 Image galleries or: List of all registrations below that(■ designates image present) Image Gallery A; Arilbreds MDBs Image Gallery...
New Registrations For 2016 Image Gallery B Note: Refer back to Master List for complete list of registrations including those without images. Standard Dwarf Bea...
Median Iris Image Gallery for 2016 Registrations * Miniature Tall Bearded * Intermediate Bearded * Border Bearded Note: Refer back to Master List for com...
Tall Bearded Image Gallery registrations for 2016; Page 1 Note: Refer back to Master List for complete list of registrations including those without images. Tall...
Tall Bearded Image Gallery registrations for 2016; Page 2 UNDER CONSTRUCTION Note: Refer back to Master List for complete list of registrations including those...
Tall Bearded Image Gallery registrations for 2016; Page 3 UNDER CONSTRUCTION Note: Refer back to Master List for complete list of registrations including those w...
Tall Bearded Image Gallery registrations for 2016; Page 4 UNDER CONSTRUCTION Note: Refer back to Master List for complete list of registrations including those w...
Tall Bearded Image Gallery registrations for 2016; Page 5 UNDER CONSTRUCTION Note: Refer back to Master List for complete list of registrations including those...
New registrations for 2018 (under construction) registration information will be added after publication of the 2018 R I presently images only. Under Construct...
New registrations for 2021 (under construction) registration information will be added after publication of the 2021 R I presently images only. Under Construct...
New registrations and Yearly image galleries Under Construction Jump to these galleries by clicking on name Bearded Irises * Aril Iris * Arilbred Iris ...
The New Zealand Iris Society on the Encyclopedia Under Construction See other societies This page is meant to celebrate The New Zealand Iris Society. * Go dir...
News Alert March 6, 2011 Iris Encyclopedia Update; As many of you know the Iris Encyclopedia hit a 32,000 file limit two months ago; We have been trying to figur...
News Notes News Notes is the electronic newsletter of the American Iris Society for members. It is published monthly and an additional issue in August announces...
Recently Popular News Notes Topics News Notes is the American Iris Society electronic newsletter for members. You can learn more about it and see a sample iss...
Newsletter Resources This is a list of resources that AIS newsletter editors may find useful. Thank you to the American Orchid Society which has a page on its web...
Club Newsletters Many of the AIS Affiliate Clubs publish newsletters for their members which they share with others. Some of the clubs have begun to make these av...
Nomenclature Nomenclature is essentially the practice of naming. Irises fall under two codes of naming: * Botanical Nomenclature * Horticultural Nomenclat...
Notable Persons Besides scientists, explorers, authors and hybridizers, there are many individuals of note who have contributed enormously to the Iris Societies ...
Broken Color Broken color has become such a popular color pattern that perhaps it should not be included as a novelty any more. It should not be confused with iri...
Creped Flowers Perhaps one of the rarest classes of Novelty Irises is that of creped flowers. In these Iris the slowers are crinkled all over the surface much li...
Extrapetaled Irises or Those with Double Flowers. In the bearded Irises rapidly changing weather can sometimes created flowers with extra petals but to be a true...
Flat Flowers. Return to Novelty Irises Definition Generally the standards (inner flower segments) rise and the falls (outer flower segments) fall giving the ap...
Flounced And Spooned Irises One of the "Space Age" types of Irises that has been included under Novelty Irises is those with flounces or spoons. In this case inst...
Novelty Frilled Flowers These may be the same or similar to Laced Flowers. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between frilled, fringed and lace. The cultive...
Giant Flowered Iris Related Links….......... Novelty Irises "Giant size has had strong appeal to many iris enthusuasts. 'Spring Sunshine' from Milliken in 1947...
Gladiolus Stalk Sometimes a fault can be an asset when carried to an extreme. An iris which does not develop its branches but they remain as short spurs can produ...
Golden Foliage A rather rare group of novelty Irises is those with golden foliage. In a landscape they can be quite striking just as hosta and other plants with...
Horned Iris The horn at the end of a beard was first considered a deformity but the promotion of Lloyd Austin soon inspired it as a category of Novelty Irises. H...
Novelty Irises Definition At one time this term among Irisarians meant anything new, later it became used for Irises that deviated from the mainstream in form, p...
Articles about Novelty Irises (1916) Teratology In Iris Flowers by Armitage * Teratology In Iris by Lynch * (1917) Variation In Form Of Iris by Bliss (1921...
Novelty Iris Society Breaking News! The organization of a Novelty Iris Section has just begun. You can become a founding Member! History: At the AIS 2013 Dallas C...
Iris With Laced Flowers. Return to Novelty Irises When the protuberances on the edge of flowers were first noticed by hybridizers they were considered deformities...
Magnolia Flowered Irises This is probably one of the rarest classes of novelty irises because it is caused by flowers not quite opening. If they open just far en...
Purple Based Foliage. Iris in many classes can show a beautiful purple staining at the base of their foliage. In cool sunny Spring climates this may extend far u...
Irises with Purple Stems or Spathes. Some Iris have Purple bracts below the flowers. Others have purple flower stalks. Often these characters may be seen togethe...
Sports and Chimeras According to the dictionary A chimera is a fire breathing she monster in Greek mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's ...
Irises with Variegated Foliage. A class of novelty irises with stripes or bands of white or yellow on the leaves are termed variegated. Sometimes the variegation...
Number Of Iris Names April 25/2016 How Many Irises Are there? Since there is a page for each Iris name The Table below provides a good estimate of all irises nam...
Offspring/Progeny The offspring or progeny of a cross can tell us something about the genetic makup of the cross and possibly indicate what similar crosses might ...
Operations Manual Job Descriptions Officers: (by virtue of position have a vote on board) President First Vice President Second Vice President Secretary Treasur...
Origin of Iris pumila Randolph, L. F., Mitra, J., (1959), Karyotypes of Iris pumila and related species' in American Journal of Botany 46::93 102. Baltimore. s...
The Other Irids Plants in the family Iridaceae are often referred to as "Irids". In earlier times many taxonomist named plants in the iridaceae as an Iris species...
Payne Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Payne Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to Japanese irises. The candidates are the Japa...
Phenology = study of bloom season A great 19th and 20th century fun project for gardeners was creating a phenology. What is a phenology? It is a record of when s...
Photo Gallery Of Seeds Under Construction. ….related links Seeds, Classification of Genus As images are added someday we may have a photo of each species seed. ...
Photos Needed These are the irises that have won American Iris Society Medals and Awards or other International Awards; but, are lacking a photo. Can you help us ...
The Pilkington Award The Pilkington Award was instituted in 1961 by Mr Geoffrey Pilkington, VMH, a founding member of the British Iris Society in recognition of o...
When do I Plant Irises? The short answer is Irises can be planted almost anytime BUT: to achieve the best results and the quickest bloom there are optimal times f...
Plants called Irises Not every plant called an Iris is in the Genus Iris. Often Genera that look a lot like Iris are giving a common name of Iris, for example the...
Pollen Exchange ( the exchange is just beginning 3/30/2016, Help us make it work!) One of the benefits of being a part of plant societies is the connections that ...
Region 1 1998 Popularity Poll Region 1 held one of its annual "no holds barred no class excluded" balloting which was reported in 1998 for its 50th Anniversary Is...
Tall Bearded Symposium voted in 2009 One hundred favorite Iris voted in 2009 Symposium; for results of other years see Symposia 'Dusky Challenger' #1 'Queen's C...
50 Favorite Dwarf Irises Dwarf Iris Society Popularity Poll 2010 Related links; Return to Popularity Polls; See Dwarf Irises; Photo gallery of award winners ‘G...
100 Favorite Intermediate Bearded Irises for 2010 Reported By the Median Iris Society Symposium (under construction), …....... Back to list of polls 'Starwom...
100 Favorite Miniature Tall bearded Irises reported from the Median Society Symposium photo gallery under construction….back to list of Polls 'Dividing Line' #...
100 favorite Standard Dwarf Bearded for 2010. Reported By the Median Iris Society Symposium (photo gallery under construction), …....... Back to list of polls ...
Siberian Irises Popularity Poll 2011 The Society for Siberian Irises has been conducting a poll of its members for many years. These are the top 10 in their votin...
Spuria Popularity Poll 2012 The Spuria Iris Society conducted a poll of its members in the summer of 2012 to pick their favorite introductions. The top cultivars ...
Japanese Irises Popularity Poll 2013 The Society for Japanese Irises has been conducting a poll of its members for many years. You can see their favorites from 20...
Spuria Popularity Poll 2013 The Spuria Iris Society conducted a poll of its members in 2013 to pick their favorite introductions. The top cultivars are listed in ...
Spuria Popularity Poll 2014 The Spuria Iris Society conducts a regular poll of its members to pick their favorite introductions. The top cultivars for 2014 are sh...
2015 Popularity Poll, Dwarf Irises Related links; Return to Popularity Polls; See Dwarf Irises; Photo gallery of award winners ‘Grapelet’ #1 ‘Applet’ #2 ‘F...
Popularity Poll for Arilbred Irises, 2010 Related links…............... To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite Arils each cale...
Popularity Poll for Aril Irises, 2010 Related links…............... To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite Arils each calender...
Popularity Poll for Border Bearded Irises, 2010 Related links…............... To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite BB's each...
Popularity Poll for Intermediate Bearded Irises, 2010 Related links…............... To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite IB...
Popularity Poll for Japanese Irises, 2010 Related links…............... To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite JIs each calend...
Popularity Poll for Miniature Dwarf Bearded Irises, 2010 Related links…............... To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite ...
Popularity Poll for Miniature Tall Bearded, 2010 Related links….....................To view a list of other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 f...
Popularity Poll for Reblooming Tall Bearded Irises, 2010 Related links…............... To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite ...
Popularity Poll for Species Iris. 2010 Related links…............... To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite Species each calen...
Popularity Poll for Species Hybrids Related links…............... To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite SPX's each calender y...
Popularity Poll for Standard Dwarf Bearded Irises, 2010 Related links…............... To view other polls How the poll works: You may vote for your 3 favorite S...
Tall Bearded Symposia Related links….................... Other wiki Popularity Polls Each year the members of AIS can vote for their one hundred favorite Tall b...
Popularity Polls Tall Bearded Symposium Most years the sections and cooperating societies focused on a special type of Iris conduct popularity polls among their ...
Program Resources The American Iris Society has two types of program resources for you, Speakers and Slides Digital. Hooker Nichols handles the requests for spe...
Putting on an Iris Show It is easy to create an Iris show. A sample template for a Show Schedule is attached as a PDF below. Simply copy the show schedule that co...
Randolph Perry Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Randolph Perry Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to species hybrid irises. The...
Reblooming Irises This is an example of the many exciting reblooming irises. For more information about them, go to https://rebloomingiris.comFor a complete list ...
The Reed Garden Under Construction Mary Ellen and Mike Reed had a garden full of daylilies, iris, and a variety of other annuals, perennials, and bulbs. There we...
References Pertaining to Classification Phylogenetic Relationships of the Siberian Iris Species Inferred from Noncoding Chloroplast DNA Sequences, by Irina Makar...
References for Iris versicolor Parental origin and genome evolution in the allopolyploid Iris versicolor. Author: KY Lim; R Matyasek; A Kovarik; A Leitch ...
Regional Fall Meetings 2013 Every year each of the AIS Regions has a Fall Meeting filled with talks by well known irisarians (many of the talks are called Judges ...
Regional Fall Meetings 2014 Every year each of the AIS Regions has a Fall Meeting filled with talks by well known irisarians (many of the talks are called Judges ...
Regional Fall Meetings 2015 Every year many of the AIS Regions have a Fall Meeting filled with talks by well known irisarians (many of the talks are called Judges...
Regional Fall Meetings 2016 Every year many of the AIS Regions have a Fall Meeting filled with talks by well known irisarians (many of the talks are called Judges...
Regional Fall Meetings 2017 Every year many of the AIS Regions have a Fall Meeting filled with talks by well known irisarians (many of the talks are called Judges...
Regional Fall Meetings 2018 Every year many of the AIS Regions have a Fall Meeting filled with talks by well known irisarians (many of the talks are called Judges...
Regional Fall Meetings 2019 Every year many of the AIS Regions have a Fall Meeting filled with talks by well known irisarians (many of the talks are called Judges...
Regional Fall Meetings 2020 Every year many of the AIS Regions have a Fall Meeting filled with talks by well known irisarians (many of the talks are called Judges...
Regional Spring Meetings 2017 Every year many of the AIS Regions have a Spring Meeting filled with talks by well known irisarians (many of the talks are called Ju...
Regional Spring Meetings 2018 Every year many of the AIS Regions have a Spring Meeting filled with talks by well known irisarians (many of the talks are called Ju...
Regional Spring Meetings 2019 Every year many of the AIS Regions have a Spring Meeting filled with talks by well known irisarians (many of the talks are called Ju...
Regional Spring Meetings 2020 Every year many of the AIS Regions have a Spring Meeting filled with talks by well known irisarians (many of the talks are called Ju...
All Registrations By Year (Image Galleries) New introductions Choose Classification AR AB BB IB JI LA MDB MTB PCN SIB SPEC SPX SPU SDB TB Prior to registration...
Robins and online e mail lists Before the internet letters were circukated to small interest groups. These were called robins. E mail has replaced these. but the ...
The Russian Iris Society Under Construction See other societies This page is meant to celebrate The Russian Iris Society. * Go directly to The Russian Iris So...
Siberian Iris 2022 Registrations Image galleries for other years and classifications 2022 'Aztécký Poklad' 'Berliner Amethyst' 'Black Belt' 'Boisterous B...
Species Cross 2022 Registrations Image galleries for other years and classifications 'Ames Sauvages' 'Berlin Sibcolor' 'Blauer Funkturn' 'Côte À Côte...
News Notes Sample News Notes is the electronic newsletter of the American Iris Society for members. This is a sample issue (from early 2015) with working links ...
Sass Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Hans and Jacob Sass Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to intermediate bearded (IB) irise...
Scientists, Horticulturalists, and Authors who investigated Iris Scientists, authors, etc. A list of the hybridizers tells only part of the story. Before th...
The Seandel Iris Gardens (Dell Perry's Garden) Under Construction Dell Perry's Seandel Iris Gardens is located on a corner lot where she was growing over 1600 dif...
Searching the Wiki If you follow this simple caution it should be easy to find something on the wiki. Below is an Image of the search page. Note the filters on t...
AIS Sections and Cooperating Societies Sections and Cooperating Societies are independent Special Iris Groups focusing on specific groups of irises. These may be ...
Seed Exchanges Related links…...........................Seed Germination For many years there have been two seed exchamges within the American Iris Society. One...
Seed Germination Related links…......................Seed exchanges Iris can be very rewarding grown from seed. The diversity of seedlings from a cross or even ...
Seeds Use the following Jump links to go to those topics or scroll down. * Types Of Seeds * Seed Sources * Seed Germination TYPES OF SEED, IDENTIFICATION: Rhizom...
Show Awards This page is under construction Return to the Shows page. The American Iris Society (AIS) provides opportunities for members and the general publi...
2016 AIS Iris Shows The 2016 iris shows approved (as of April 6th) by the American Iris Society are shown in this table arranged by date and then alphabetically b...
2017 AIS Iris Shows The 2017 iris shows approved by the American Iris Society (as of June 2) are shown in this table arranged by date and then alphabetically by S...
2018 AIS Iris Shows The 2018 iris shows approved by the American Iris Society will be shown in this table arranged by date and then alphabetically by State and Ci...
2019 AIS Iris Shows The 2019 iris shows approved by the American Iris Society will be shown in this table arranged by date and then alphabetically by State and Ci...
2020 AIS Iris Shows The 2020 iris shows approved by the American Iris Society are shown in this table arranged by date and then alphabetically by State and City. ...
2021 AIS Iris Shows The 2021 iris shows approved by the American Iris Society are shown in this table arranged by date and then alphabetically by State and City. ...
2022 AIS Iris Shows The 2022 iris shows approved by the American Iris Society are shown in this table arranged by date and then alphabetically by State and City. ...
2023 AIS Iris Shows The 2023 iris shows approved by the American Iris Society are shown in this table arranged by date and then alphabetically by State and City. ...
2024 AIS Iris Shows The 2024 iris shows approved by the American Iris Society are now in a pdf that is regularly updated. The link to the pdf can be found on this...
A tour of the Crested Irises (Section Lophirus) . . . . .Under construction . . . . . . The crested Iris By Bob Pries Rhizomatous iris are often divided into thr...
Social Media Iris Groups There are many Iris groups on differenet social media platforms some allied with Iris societies and some that arose spontaneously. Blogs...
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 suffic...
Species 2022 Registrations Image galleries for other years and classifications 'An Xiang' 'Baijingling' 'Black Raspberry Sundae' 'Chong Qing Fan Xing' ...
Spuria 2022 Registrations Image galleries for other years and classifications 2022 'July In Cheyenne' 'Kernevez' 'Kersaliou' 'Merlyn Marie' 'Midnight...
Storybook Gardens Once upon a time ! What a great way to begin a garden experience. Hybridizers searching for names for Iris have often gone back to the children...
Strategic Planning Results Missions Statement Update approved by Board May 2016 Vision Statements 10 Vision statements approved by Board May 2017. See the 1...
Style Guide for "Iris Encyclopedia" Attached is a pdf of a style guide for the Iris Encyclopedia or click here Thanks to John Black for creating this Guide. Styl...
AIS 2014 Member Survey The Affiliate Liaison conducted an online membership survey focusing on services provided to Affiliates. The survey asked about your club's...
Swiss Hybridizers / Botanical Authors under construction William Barbey Edmond Boissier Dr. Bernard Bovet Thomas Burge Henri Correvon Dr. W. Eberle ...
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Type; Plant and animal taxonomists today designate a "type specimen" as THE representative of a new species that they are naming. Plant types are generally housed...
Ukrainian Iris Society The Ukrainian Iris Society (website = http://irisua.org/) Under Construction See other societies This page is meant to celebrate The Ukra...
United States Hybridizers By searching the Bio Web of the Iris Encyclopedia, the locations of hybridizers can be found. Here are the searches you need for the ind...
Unregistered Iris It is expected that a new iris will be registered and than introduced. This order does not always happen. Sometimes a cultivar is introduced for...
Unregistered Species Unregistered species clones; You can make a difference. A cultivar can be a seed strain or a clone. Cultivars are defined by their descriptio...
Veitch Memorial Medal The prize is awarded to "persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement and improvement of the scie...
About Virtual Iris Shows The American Iris Society (AIS) provides opportunities for members and the general public to display virtually irises they have grown an...
Virtual Iris Shows 2020 Most of the 2020 iris shows approved by the American Iris Society are being cancelled because of the Covid 19 pandemic. Several of the clu...
Virtual Iris Shows 2021 2021 May be similar to 2021 for iris shows. While many are being approved by the American Iris Society (see the current list of approved s...
Volunteer Opportunities The American Iris Society has many opportunities for volunteers to make a difference. Please add your requests below and remove them when ...
Web Statistics There are twenty webs that make up the Encyclopedia. Most focus on a particular type of Iris a few others such as the Garden Web or the History Web...
What's New in the Iris Encyclopedia The Iris Encyclopedia, aka the Iris Wiki, is always evolving and growing. This page collects many of these changes. August 20...
Wiki History By Bob Pries Prologue In 1980 I joined the AIS because I was interested in rock garden plants and tiny irises were more durable than other alpines….
Wiki Polls You can recommend your favorite Irises to people viewing this wiki by going to the poll pages listed/linked below for that group. It is very easy to v...
William Mohr Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The William Mohr Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to Arilbred irises with less than...
Williamson White Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Williamson White Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to miniature tall bearded...
John C. Wister Medal Eligible Irises 2015 The Wister Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to tall bearded (TB) irises. The cand...
John C. Wister Medal Eligible Irises 2015 Part 2 The Wister Medal is the highest special medal awarded by the American Iris Society to tall bearded (TB) irises….
World of Irises Blog Index The American Iris Society blog, World of Irises, began in March 2011. It now contains 758 posts (as of November 13, 2020) from an inter...
Botanical Nomenclature for Hybrids Under construction Iris x name is a way of naming natural hybrid populations and/or fertile populations of human contrived hybr...
Youth Materials (Draft under Construction) Whats happening this Year * Brags: show wins, commendations * AIS youth hybridizers post their soon to be intro...