Bearded Irises
Tall Bearded, Intermediate Bearded, Border Bearded, & Arilbred Irises
(Keith Keppel, 1996), IB, 23", midseason bloom.
Standards marguerite yellow, flushed vanilla in center, light primrose yellow suffusion and veining, darker Chinese yellow base; style arms marguerite yellow flushed primrose yellow; falls yellow ochre wash over most, remainder marguerite, brushed primrose yellow to light chrome yellow at edge; beards solid intense fire red; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1999.
(Paul Black, 2013), SDB, 14", midseason to late bloom.
Standards light buff-peach, lilac haze over center, narrow buff band; style arms mid buff-peach, pink midrib, pale rose center; falls pale buff-peach patch around beards, veined mid plum transitioning to mottled plum band, outer 1/3 washed light lilac, tan-peach rim; beards mid orange; pronounced sweet fragrance.
(Paul Black, 2015), AB (OGB-), 24", midseason to late bloom.
Standards cool white, mid yellow blush half way up rib, violet blush above that; style arms light tan, mid tan-gold ridge and crest; falls light dusky rose-violet, big ruby spot covering ²⁄₃ center, bleeding lines at edge of spot, black cherry blot at end of beard; beard hairs based white, tips mid burnt orange.
Honorable Mention 2019, Favorite Guest 2019, Award Of Merit 2022.
(Bennett Jones, 1968), SDB, 14", midseason bloom.
Deep brown self; blue-purple beard.
High Commendation 1968, Award of Merit 1972, Cook-Douglas Medal 1974.
(Brad Kasperek, 1993), TB, 32", midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards medium violet with random off-white splashes; falls dark violet with random breaks and splashes of off-white; beards burnt orange tipped medium violet; ruffled; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1996; Award of Merit 1998.
(Brad Kasperek, 1993), TB, 36", midseason bloom.
Lightly ruffled medium violet blue with random blotches of medium to dark blue violet; beards orange, tipped medium blue violet; pronounced fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1996; Award of Merit 1998.
(Brad Kasperek, 1993), TB, 32" tall, midseason bloom.
Standards light lavender ground washed medium lavender and off-white with medium violet splashes; falls same, heavier medium violet purple on shoulders; beards burnt orange tipped medium violet; ruffled; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1996; Award of Merit 1998.
(Brad Kasperek, 1994), TB, 38" tall, early bloom season, broken color.
Standards light tan fading to grey, slight violet on midribs-streaked silver white; style arms tan, violet lip; falls dark to medium violet highlighted with creamy white streaking; beards yellow, tipped violet; lightly ruffled; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1998, Award of Merit 2000.
(Paul Black, 2013), SDB, 13", early to midseason bloom.
Standards mid light lilac, grey-blue textured veins; style arms light old gold crests, edge and midrib, mid grey-blue center; falls mid garnet, short white veins beside beards, 3/4" mid light lilac band; beards marigold in throat, mid yellow in middle, white at end; slight musky fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2015, Award of Merit 2018.
(Schreiner, 2013), TB, 34", midseason bloom.
Standards tan-gold, maroon wash; falls gold, streaked with maroon, white veining on hafts; beard hairs based yellow, tips gold.
(Thomas Johnson, 2013), TB, 33", midseason to late bloom.
Standards bright sunshine yellow; style arms yellow; falls violet-purple wash below beards, deep yellow thumbprint hafts and wide diffused edge; beards old gold; sweet fragrance.
Walther Cup 2016; Honorable Mention 2016, Award of Merit 2018; John C. Wister Medal 2022.
(Schreiner, 2011), TB, 35", midseason bloom
Standards and style arms apricot; falls orchid violet, 1/4" apricot rim; beards tangerine.
Honorable Mention 2013; Award of Merit 2015.
(Brad Kasperek, 1998), TB, 37", midseason bloom.
Standards toffee, light silver white streaking with purple flecking; style arms toffee and grape; falls purple, streaked toffee and cream white; beards dark gold; broken color pattern; ruffled; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2001.
(Michael Sutton, 2019), TB, 38", late midseason bloom.
Standards butter yellow, slightly darker at edge; style arms Dresden yellow; falls dark purple to near black, ¾˝ pale lilac inner rim, ¼˝ Dresden yellow rim at edge; beards yellow-orange; spicy fragrance.
(David Toth, R. 2018), TB, 30", midseason bloom.
Standards butter yellow, random maroon-red streaks or splashes; style arms yellow, maroon-red streaks; falls light burnt red, butter yellow, red, and dark maroon-red streaks and splashes; beard hairs based maroon-red, tips golden yellow, short ¼˝-³⁄₈˝ maroon horns; slight sweet fragrance.
(Thomas Johnson, 2021), TB, 35", midseason bloom.
Standards white, slight lavender center flush; style arms white, gold crests; falls deep rich purple, white lines and rim; beards burnt orange, lavender tips and end; sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention, 2023.
(John Weiler, 1990), TB, 35", early, midseason, late bloom and rebloom.
Standards white, very pale yellow rim; falls white, bordered soft amber yellow; beards orange red; slight sweet fragrance.
(Paul Black, 2018), TB, 33", late to very late bloom.
Standards vivid mid gold-yellow; style arms mid-dark gold-yellow; falls vivid mid gold-yellow, 1˝ slightly darker band, white center washed pale yellow and veined mid green-yellow; beards mid marigold; slight musky fragrance.
Honorable Mentions 2022
(Kathie Kasperek, 1995), TB, 36", midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards deep mustard lightly streaked wine purple; falls deep mustard heavily streaked and splashed wine purple, with colors blending at edge of markings; beards grey yellow; ruffled.
Honorable Mention 1997, Award of Merit 1999.
(Paul Black, 2016), TB, 36", early to late bloom.
Standards ivory, blushed light rose rib; style arms mid-light rose, light grey-blue beside ridge, ivory crest; falls cream, mid peach haft, white beside beard veined plum, random splashed dots and segments of red-grape; beards mid tangerine; slight musky fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2018;
(Paul Black, 2020), TB, 32", early to midseason bloom.
Standards pale buff-pink, randomly splashed and streaked mid lilac; style arms mid peach, streaked lilac; falls mid buff-peach, white around beard, random streaks, splashes and sanding of dark purple to lilac; beards greyed marigold; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2022
(Lloyd Zurbrigg, 1982), TB, 30" tall, midseason bloom and rebloom (summer and fall in Ohio).
Ruffled pure white; white beard; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1986, Award of Merit 1990.
(Thomas Johnson, 2012), TB, 33", midseason bloom.
Standards white, pencil thin gold halo; style arms white, yellow edged crests; falls white overlaid with red violet lines radiating out to wide rimmed yellow-white edge; beards tangerine; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2014, Award of Merit 2016, Wister Medal 2019.
(Brad Kasperek, 2001), TB, 35", midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards tan, splashed and streaked coffee; falls tan overlaid brown, splashed and streaked coffee, hafts white veined brown; beards burnt yellow brown; ruffled; slight fragrance.
(Larry Lauer, 1995), TB, 36", early through midseason bloom.
Standards and style arms canary yellow; falls blended lavender blue purple, yellow veining and edging; beards yellow, tipped blue purple; slight sweet fragrance.
President's Cup 1996, Honorable Mention 1997, Award of Merit 1999, Wister Medal 2002.
(Brad Kasperek, 2009), TB, 32", early to midseason bloom.
Standards lavender pink, muted white streaks sometimes tinted pink to light red-purple; style arms lavender pink; falls mostly red-purple, white streaking occasionally tinted light red-purple; beards tangerine orange; ruffled, broken color; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2010.
(Brad Kasperek, 2001), TB, 37", midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards bright sunshine yellow; style arms yellow, midrib light violet; Falls bright sunshine yellow shoulders, radiating pale yellow streaks in violet blue; beards bright yellow; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2005.
(Brad Kasperek, 1997), TB, 38", late bloom, broken color.
Standards azalea pink, splashed Indian Lake and spinel red; style arms azalea pink; falls azalea pink with pinkish white stripes, infrequent splashes of Indian Lake and spinel red; beards bright medium orange; ruffled; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1999.
(Brad Kasperek, 1999), TB, 38", early to midseason bloom.
Standards red purple, white streaking with occasional red purple dot; falls darker beetroot purple, white streaking, light golden yellow hafts; beards cadmium orange, large; ruffled; pronounced fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2002; Award of Merit 2006.
(Hugh Stout, 2018), SDB, 11", early midseason bloom.
Standards and style arms bright light yellow; falls rufous-mahogany, yellow veining in hafts, dark rufous veins down petal, tight yellow edge; beard hairs based white, tips orange peel; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2023.
(Thomas Johnson, 2006), SDB, 12", midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards ecru, irregular violet spots; style arms pinkish rose, turquoise at rib, ecru crest; falls ecru, brassy olive hafts, irregular violet spots, white dart at end of beards merging into blue center line; beards yellow tipped white; broken color pattern; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2008, Award of Merit 2011.
(George Sutton, 2007), TB, 37", early to late bloom and rebloom.
Standards guardsman red; style arms same, touch of yellow; falls blended, hint of yellow wash; beards gold; ruffled; slight spicy fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2012.
(Donald Spoon, 2004), TB, 36", midseason to late bloom, broken color.
Standards yellow; style arms darker yellow with two maroon center stripes; falls yellow, maroon splashes at hafts and lower periphery, violet splashes and pronounced white ground below beards; beards orange; broken color; ruffled; slight floral fragrance.
(O. David Niswonger, 1983), SDB, 13" (33 cm). Midseason bloom.
Standards maroon; falls dark maroon, edged lighter maroon; yellow tipped beard.
Honorable Mention 1986; Award of Merit 1988.
(Donald Sorensen, 2010), SDB, 12" (30 cm), Midseason bloom and rebloom.
Standards yellow; style arms yellow; falls white, yellow central area veined dark brown, light yellow edge, small white center line; beards yellow gold in throat, medium yellow in middle, white base, hairs tipped light yellow at end; slight musky fragrance.
(Allan Ensminger, 1986), TB, 31.5", late midseason bloom, broken color.
Phlox pink with pansy violet splashes; poppy red beard.
Honorable Mention 1989, Award of Merit 1993.
(Marky Smith, 2013), SDB, 10.5, Early midseason bloom.
Standards luminous grey-yellow, darker smoked midrib, domed; style arm midribs cream-peach, crests gold-peach; falls grey-yellow ground completely obscured by heavy grey-purple lines, almost burgundy, brighter gold-yellow area with dark veins surrounding beard, dark violet midline from top of beard to distal tip, thin purple ring at base of beard; beard bittersweet, fuzzy grey-red; ruffled edges.