1972, Plough
'Winner's Circle' (Gordon Plough, R. 1971). Seedling# 66-73-7. TB, 34" (86 cm). Early to late bloom. Standards deep blackish violet; falls same with 1" round white flash below beard. 'Wintry Night' X 'Stepping Out'. Eden Road 1072. Honorable Mention 1973, Award of Merit 1975.
"WINNER'S CIRCLE (Plough) was See below: * * the first thing to catch my eye at the Tomkins garden. Blackish violet with a white circle on the falls makes this one easy to identify and makes it one you will want to grow." [Ron Mullin, “Memories of the Convention,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 206References (July 1972): 22.]
Received 28 votes among Favorite Guest Irises at Portland. [“Favorite Guest Irises at Portland,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 206 (July 1972): 41.]
"I immediately looked for WINNER'S CIRCLE and found it just beginning to bloom those deep violet black flowers with perfect circles of white in the falls. While this pretty flower is not the ultimate in form, it has good enough form to warrant praise, considering its unusual coloring." [Ron Mullin, “An Iris Holiday,” ----The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 208 (January 1973): 13.]
"WINNER'S CIRCLE (Plough) was the first thing to catch my eye at the Tomkins garden. Blackish violet with a white circle on the falls makes this one easy to identify and makes it one you will want to grow." [Ron Mullin, “Memories of the Convention,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 206 (July 1972): 22.] |
Received 28 votes among Favorite Guest Irises at Portland. [“Favorite Guest Irises at Portland,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 206 (July 1972): 41.] |
"I immediately looked for WINNER'S CIRCLE and found it just beginning to bloom those deep violet black flowers with perfect circles of white in the falls. While this pretty flower is not the ultimate in form, it has good enough form to warrant praise, considering its unusual coloring." [Ron Mullin, “An Iris Holiday,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 208 (January 1973): 13.] |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | TB-Winners-Circle.jpg | manage | 46 K | 25 Oct 2010 - 17:29 | EleanorHutchison | Don McQueen photo, London, Ont, Canada Z5 |
JPG | WinnersCircle-2015-1.JPG | manage | 46 K | 28 Nov 2015 - 14:48 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
JPG | WinnersCircle-2015-2.JPG | manage | 29 K | 28 Nov 2015 - 14:48 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
JPG | WinnersCircle-2015-3.JPG | manage | 38 K | 28 Nov 2015 - 14:48 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
jpg | WinnersCircle01.jpg | manage | 93 K | 02 Jun 2015 - 16:35 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Glanavon Iris Patch-New Zealand |
JPG | WinnersCircle12BHI.JPG | manage | 85 K | 08 May 2012 - 19:45 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg | WinnersCircle291005.jpg | manage | 31 K | 28 Jun 2013 - 22:18 | ColleenModra | Taken in my garden in South Australia |
jpg | WinnersCircle_fl.jpg | manage | 59 K | 24 Feb 2011 - 05:33 | IrisP | |
jpg | Winners_Circle.jpg | manage | 50 K | 11 Jan 2010 - 21:55 | MichaelGreenfield | Photo by John Bruce |
jpg | winners01.jpg | manage | 99 K | 01 Jul 2015 - 00:16 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
JPG | winnerscircle01.JPG | manage | 368 K | 26 Aug 2017 - 03:03 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kate Brewitt taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada |
JPG | winnerscircle02.JPG | manage | 345 K | 26 Aug 2017 - 03:06 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kate Brewitt taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada |
JPG | winnerscircle99.JPG | manage | 125 K | 29 May 2014 - 20:12 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |