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2019 American Iris Society Garden Medals

Below you will find a picture gallery with links to the iris that have won 2019 AIS Garden Medals.

They are presented in the order that they were listed in, in the 2019 Bulletin.

The AIS Award of Merits and Honorable Mentions are broken out separately and presented via a link at the bottom of this page in a PDF listing with links to the awarded iris. The High Commendations and Exhibition Certificates listings are available on the main 2019 Awards page.

Return to 2019 Awards page.

Return to Main Awards page.


The American Iris Society hopes you enjoy scrolling through the gallery.

To provide you with additional information each iris is linked to its cultivar page in the encyclopedia, just click on the caption or photo.





Dykes Medal

The American Dykes Medal (Total Votes Cast = 378)

"The Best of the Best"



‘Bottle Rocket’, TB
29 Votes
Michael Sutton
Winner
Bottle Rocket
‘Reckless Abandon’, TB
28 Votes
Keith Keppel
1st Runner Up
Reckless Abandon
‘Sharp Dressed Man’, TB
28 Votes
Thomas Johnson
2nd Runner Up
Sharp Dressed Man
‘Notta Lemon’, TB
27 Votes
Tom burseen
3rd Runner Up
Notta Lemon
‘Tuscan Summer’, TB
22 Votes
Keith Keppel
4thd Runner Up
Tuscan Summer
‘Ruth Wilder’, Spec
19 Votes
Walter Hoover
5th Runner Up
Ruth Wilder
‘Saris Dance’, MTB
19 Votes
Ginny Spoon
6th Runner Up
Saris Dance





Wister Medal

Wister Medal (Total Votes Cast = 951)

"The Best Tall Bearded Iris"



‘Autumn Explosion’, TB
38 Votes
Richard Tasco
1st Winner
Autumn Explosion
‘Daring Deception, TB’
37 Votes
Thomas Johnson
2nd Winner
Daring Deception
‘Insaniac’, TB
35 Votes
Thomas Johnson
3rd Winner
Insaniac
‘Bluebird Of Hapiness’, TB
30 Votes
Paul Black
1st Runner Up
Bluebird Of Happiness
‘Winterberry’, TB
27 Votes
Donald Spoon
2nd Runner Up
Winterberry
‘Don't Stop Believing’, TB
25 Votes
Thomas Johnson
3rd Runner Up
Don
‘Jeanne Clay Plank’, TB
24 Votes
Frederick Kerr
4th Runner Up
Jeanne Clay Plank
‘Bright Sunshiny Day’, TB
23 Votes
Thomas Johnson
5th Runner Up
Bright Sunshhiny Day
‘Rio Rojo’, TB
23 Votes
Schreiner
6th Runner Up
Rio Rojo





Dykes Medal Bottle Rocket

The American Dykes Medal (Total Votes Cast = 378)

"The Best of the Best"

'Bottle Rocket', a Tall Bearded Iris by Michael Sutton won with 29 votes.



Runners Up:

‘Reckless Abandon’, TB
28 Votes
Keith Keppel
Reckless Abandon
‘Sharp Dressed Man’, TB
28 Votes
Thomas Johnson
Sharp Dressed Man
‘Notta Lemon’, TB
27 Votes
Tom Burseen
Notta Lemon
‘Tuscan Summer’, TB
22 Votes
Keith Keppel
Tuscan Summer
‘Ruth Wilder’, Spec
19 Votes
Walter Hoover
Ruth Wilder
‘Saris Dance’, MTB
19 Votes
Ginny Spoon
Saris Dance



-- DougChyz - 27 Jul 2024
Topic revision: r3 - 27 Jul 2024, BobPries
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