Bearded Irises
Tall Bearded, Intermediate Bearded, Border Bearded, & Arilbred Irises
(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.
(Tom Burseen, 2003), TB, height 36", late bloom.
Standards light amethyst violet, some darker violet splashes; style arms creamy yellow; falls white, violet purple wash, random dark purple blotches; beards orange, fuzzy purple horn; ruffled.
(Marky Smith, 2005), SDB, 12" (30 cm), Early bloom.
Standards medium blue-violet; style arms grayer sides, blue midrib and crest; falls same as styles, darker around beard; beards cream at end, yellow in middle, yellow orange in throat; ruffled; pronounced sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2009.
(George Sutton, 2003), MDB, 5" (13 cm). Very early to early midseason bloom and rebloom.
Standards chartreuse yellow, blue white inner surface; style arms blended chartreuse and blue; falls white, light blue veining; beards chartreuse, medium blue base; waved; slight spicy fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2007.
(Brad Kasperek, 1998), TB, 38", midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards light wistaria blue, silver white streaks; style arms violet blue; falls rich royal blue, silver white streaks; beards orange, hairs tipped blue; broken color pattern; ruffled; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2002, Award of Merit 2004, Wister Medal 2008.
(Jack Worel, 2003), BB, 25", early to midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards style arms and Falls light cream ground with irregular purple blotches and specks; standards with yellow at base extending on margin 1/3 distance upward, continuing as yellow marginal tinge; falls similar, yellow slightly more pronounced and extending halfway, continuing as yellow tinge; beards yellow, slightly darker in throat; slight sweet fragrance.
(Ava Toth, 2021), SDB, 14", midseason bloom.
Standards honey yellow, few very light purple blotches or veining; style arms honey yellow; falls splattered mix of white, orange marmalade, golden tan, and some violet flecks; beards golden orange in throat and middle, ends violet.
(Brad Kasperek, 1994), TB, 36", midseason bloom.
Raspberry cream ground with red purple and purple splashes; beards deep orange; ruffled.
Honorable Mention 1997, Award of Merit 1999.
(Paul Black, 2007), SDB, 14", midseason to late bloom.
Standards white, green-gold veins up rib, top edged pale tan; style arms pale creamy yellow, crests veined slightly darker; falls dark red-black, slightly paler at edge, 1/8" precise white band, short white rays along and at end of beard, light olive gold between rays on haft heart; beards gold in throat, paler gold in middle, violet white at end; ruffled; pronounced spicy fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2009.
(Michael Sutton, 2014), TB, 34", midseason to late bloom.
Standards butter yellow, white veining; style arms yellow; falls red-violet, ½˝ ruby red band, golden brown edges; beards yellow, red-violet and golden brown feathery flounces or fuzzy horns; slight spicy fragrance; ruffled and serrated.
(Thomas Johnson, 2017), SDB, 15", midseason to late bloom.
Standards warm pink, slight yellow influence; style arms warm pink; falls same, lighter below beard; beards deep fully saturated blue.
Honorable Mention 2019; Award of Merit 2021.
(Paul Black, 2010), SDB, 15", midseason late bloom.
Standards and style arms white; falls white, large irregularly blended inky dark-blue spot, white darts in throat; beards white; pronounced sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2012, Award of Merit 2014, Cook Douglas Medal 2016.
(Lucille Pinkston, 1996), TB, 36", midseason to late bloom.
Standards and style arms white; falls rusty brown, washed gold, white ray pattern from beard area, yellow halo, white wire rim; beards light yellow, deeper in throat; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1999; Award of Merit 2001.
(Thomas Johnson, 2011), TB, 36", late bloom.
Standards clean white, edged with narrow gold halo; style arms white, gold edged crests; falls white overlaid by dark purple lines which become solid purple at lower edges, wide yellow hafts and bands; beards golden yellow; ruffled; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2014
(Allan Ensminger, 1989), TB, 34", early midseason bloom + rebloom, broken color.
Standards pink, streaked purple and mauve; falls pink, streaked and splashed purple and mauve; orange red beard; pronounced sweet fragrance.
(Brad Kasperek, 2005), TB, 35", late midseason bloom.
Standards red purple, light white streaking; falls red purple, heavy white streaking; beards tangerine orange.
Honorable Mention 2007; Award of Merit 2011.
(George Sutton, 2006), TB, 36", early to late bloom, broken color.
Standards and falls purple black, irregularly streaked silver; style arms purple black; beards black purple tipped old gold; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2011.
(Brad Kasperek, 2009), IB, 20", midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards and style arms golden-yellow tan, streaked muted red-purple; falls deeper golden-yellow tan, darker red-purple streaking and splashing; beards lemon yellow; lightly ruffled, slight fragrance.
(Paul Black, 2019), AB, (OGB-), 21", midseason to late bloom.
Standards dark rose; style arms mid rose-copper; falls white beside beard to light butter outer haft, red-black veins besides beard to mid rose-brown veins over outer haft, small circular red-black signal at end of beard, lower half of petal light copper-rose; beards based white, tips mid gold; slight sweet fragrance.
(Innerst, 1984), 12", SDB, early to midseason bloom
Full lemon yellow, large burgundy red spot on falls, white beard.
Exhibition Certificate 1984; Honorable Mention 1987, Award of Merit 1990.
(Ben Hager, 1995), TB, 36", midseason bloom.
Standards clear peach pink; falls smooth deep lavender; beards soft tangerine; fluted, ruffled.
Honorable Mention 1999, Award of Merit 2001, Wister Medal 2004.
(Anton Mego, 2016), TB, 37", late midseason bloom.
Standards and style arms yellow; falls French blue, ¼˝ Dresden yellow rim; beards yellow, French blue fuzzy horns; ruffled; serrated; slight sweet fragrance.
(George Sutton, 2000), MDB, 5", early through late bloom season + rebloom.
Standards white ground, chrome yellow edge, yellow midrib, lavender blue washing and stippling; style arms chrome yellow; falls white washed yellow, chrome yellow edge, burgundy stitching; beards lavender blue, orange deep in throat; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2006; Award of Merit 2008
(Robert Skaggs, 2017), SDB, 12" tall, midseason to late bloom.
Standards yellow, chartreuse center, wide violet edge, falls light yellow, chartreuse spot, beards orange in throat, light blue in middle, ends violet, ruffled, sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2021.