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 Sections or Cooperating Societies. The winners of each award then compete for the following three years for the American Dykes Medal which is available to all classes of iris.
Bearded Irises
Class | Award | Section |
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Tall Bearded | Wister Medal | Tall Bearded Iris Society |
Border Bearded | Knowlton Medal | Median Iris Society |
Intermediate Bearded | Sass Medal | Median Iris Society |
Miniature Tall Bearded | Williamson-White Medal | Median Iris Society |
Standard Dwarf Bearded | Cook-Douglas Medal | Median Iris Society |
Miniature Dwarf Bearded | Caparne-Welch Medal | Dwarf Iris Society |
Aril or Arilbred | White Medalfor Aril aril or arilbred with 1/2 or more aril complement Arilbred >50% | Aril Society International |
Arilbred | Mohr Medal for Arilbred 25%-50% arilbred with less than 1/2 aril complement | Aril Society International |
Beardless Iris
Other Properties
Class | Property | Section |
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All | Historic >30 years since introduction | Historic Iris Preservation Society |
All | Novelty | Novelty Iris Society |
All | Reblooming | Reblooming Iris Society |
-- WayneMesser - 2016-11-20