Bearded Irises
Tall Bearded, Intermediate Bearded, Border Bearded, & Arilbred Irises
(Schreiner, 2016), TB, 36", very early bloom.
Standards tawny brown changing to violet at midribs; falls black-red, white blaze around beard; beards yellow.
Third place winner of Moscow International TB Iris Competition 2018; Honorable Mention 2018; Award of Merit 2021.
(Allan Ensminger, 1981), SDB, 15", midseason bloom.
Standards tan; falls garnet brown; pansy violet beard.
Honorable Mention 1984, Award of Merit 1989.
(Brad Kasperek, 1993), TB, 38", early to midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards butterscotch with random golden yellow streaks; falls butterscotch and caramel stripes on golden yellow ground, off-white streaking; beards butterscotch; lightly laced, ruffled; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1996; Award of Merit 1998.
(J. Terry Aitken, 2012), MDB, 6", early to midseason bloom.
Standards and style arms white; falls white ground, deep purple spot, white cleft below beard, slight white zonal spot beside beard; beards bright orange.
(Michael Sutton, 2001), TB, 33", midseason bloom.
Standards and style arms amber yellow; falls phlox purple; beards tangerine, with feathered phlox purple spoon; heavily ruffled, lightly laced; slight spicy fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2005.
(Michael Sutton, 2020), TB, 40", early midseason bloom.
Standards salmon, edged yellow; style arms salmon; falls orange-buff bleeding into beetroot-purple half way down petal into orange-buff band, beetroot wire rim; beards orange; ruffled and serrated; slight spicy fragrance.
(Schreiner, 2013), TB, 42", Late midseason bloom.
Standards white, yellow cast in center of petal; style arms yellow; falls red-brown, yellow-gold veining, thin gold edges; beards gold.
Honorable Mention 2015
(Schreiner, 1977), TB, 40", early to late bloom.
Ruffled uniform light to medium blue with white spot on center of falls; white beard.
Honorable Mention 1978, Award of Merit 1980, American Dykes Medal 1984.
(Brad Kasperek, 1993), TB, 28", midseason bloom.
Standards royal violet, off-white ribs radiating outward; Falls royal violet streaked off-white; beards medium blue violet, tipped orange.
Honorable Mention 1997.
(Paul Black, 2012), SDB, 14", early to midseason bloom.
Standards light shell-pink; style arms mid to light shell-pink; falls light shell-pink, haft and big spot surrounding beard completely overlaid with mid dark violet-blue lines and some dotting and sanding between lines; beards mid coral; spicy fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2018.
(Allan Ensminger, 1990), SDB, 10", late midseason bloom + reblooms.
Standards wistaria blue; falls straw yellow; beards wistaria blue.
Honorable Mention 1993; Award of Merit 1996.
(Thomas Johnson, 2018), TB, 36", midseason bloom.
Standards icy white, lemon-yellow central flush; style arms icy blue; falls plush burgundy, wide precise lavender band, darker wire rim; beards based white, tips yellow; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2021.
(Thomas Johnson, 2014), TB, 35", midseason to late bloom, flattie.
Style arms white, gold edging; falls mustard with white central stripe; beards mustard; slight fragrance; flat form.
Honorable Mention 2016, Award of Merit 2018.
(Thomas Johnson, 2006), TB, 42", midseason to late bloom.
Standards white, faint gold halo; style arms white, gold crests; falls white ground, 1/2" gold patch on outside edge of haft extending 1/3 way down, old gold veins between beards and this edge, violet veins from beard half way down blending into violet sanding becoming almost solid at margin, 3/8" gilt gold rim; beards bright marigold, slight hook at end; ruffled, laced; slight spicy fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2008, Award of Merit 2010.
(Paul Black, 2020), TB, 30" (76 cm), Early to midseason bloom.
Standards buff-peach, random streaks and splashes of mid lilac; style arms mid peach, crests streaked mid lilac; falls buff-peach, randomly streaked, splashed, mottled and dotted mid to dark purple; beards orange; pronounced sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2022
(Thomas Johnson, 2020), TB, 36", midseason bloom.
Standards deep golden yellow; style arms gold; falls white, deep lemon hafts, slight violet wash to purple and yellow blended rim; beards orange-yellow; sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mentions 2022
(Paul Black, 2007), TB, 34", early to midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards bright gold, extremely variable ruby wash; style arms bright gold, variable ruby streaks; falls bright gold, random ruby red streaks and splashes, sometimes half streaked, half solid ruby red on same petal; beards bright yellow-gold; ruffled; extremely variable broken color from petal to petal and flower to flower; slight spicy fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2011; Award of Merit 2013.
(Paul Black, 2007), TB, 40", early to midseason bloom.
Standards and style arms white; falls white ground lined and dotted plum rose over haft changing to pale sanded wash over center , darker wash on lower, pale near white rim; beards white tipped yellow; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2009; Award of Merit 2011.
(Paul Black, 2020), TB, 31" (79 cm), Early to midseason bloom.
Standards mid mulberry, palest violet splashes; style arms mid lavender, light tan edge; falls palest violet-white, random mid mulberry streaks and splashes, hafts streaked mid plum and light tan; beards white in throat, middle light yellow, ends light marigold; pronounced sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention, 2023.
(Donald Spoon, 2007), TB, 33", midseason to late bloom, broken color.
Standards, style arms and falls light pink streaked raspberry; beards light pink tipped tangerine in middle, orange in throat; ruffled, lightly laced; broken color pattern; slight sweet fragrance.
(Paul Black, 2021), TB, 35" (89 cm), Early to midseason bloom. Broken Color.
Standards white, randomly splashed and streaked light lilac and tan; style arms mid gold, mid lilac ridge; falls white, blended to 1/2” mid yellow band, then narrow white band, randomly streaked and splashed and veined overall with varying shades of vibrant red-plum; beard hairs based white, tips light ochre; pronounced sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention, 2023.
(Paul Black, 2007), SDB, 14", mid to late season bloom.
Standards medium yellow; style arms yellow-gold; falls medium yellow ground, dark burgundy veins washed and blended darker over lower 3/5, edged with 3/8" solid medium yellow band; beards orange; ruffled; pronounced spicy fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2009; Award of Merit 2011, Cook Douglas Medal 2015.
