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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Dykes Medal Winner
'ROYSTON RUBIES'First awarded in 1927, the American Dykes Medal is the highest award of the American Iris Society (AIS). It is named for William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925) and is awarded to no more...
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IRISES: The Bulletin of the AIS - Summer 2025 Edition
By Andi RivarolaA warm welcome to those who are seeing IRISES, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society for the first time. If you are a member of The American Iris Society I hope you enjoy this new...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Wister Medal Winners
'DARK UNIVERSE' - 'MARRY THE NIGHT' -'GHIRARDELLI SQUARE'The Wister Medal is restricted to tall bearded (TB) irises. It is named in honor of John C. Wister (1887-1982). Three medals are awarded each...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Knowlton Medal Winner
'FROSTY SPIRIT'The Knowlton Medal is restricted to border bearded (BB) irises. It is named in honor of Harold W. Knowlton (1888-1968) of Auburndale, Massachusetts, a tireless promoter of the border...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Sass Medal Winner
'FRIED GREEN TOMATOES 'The Sass Medal is restricted to intermediate bearded (IB) irises. It is named in honor of Hans Sass(1868-1949) and Jacob Sass (1872-1945). They bred irises, peonies, daylilies,...
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IRISES: The Bulletin of the AIS - Fall 2025 Edition
By Andi RivarolaA warm welcome to those who are seeing IRISES, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society for the first time. If you are a member of The American Iris Society I hope you enjoy this new...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Randolph-Perry Medal Winner
'ALABAMA BLUE FIN'The Randolph-Perry Medal is restricted to interspecies irises (SPEC-X). It is named in honor of Dr. L. F. Randolph (1894-1980) and Amos Perry (1871-1953).Dr. L. F. Randolph, or...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Williamson-White Medal Winner
'PIXI-WAN KENOBI'The Williamson-White Medal is restricted to miniature tall bearded (MTB) irises. It is named in honor of E. B. Williamson (1877-1933), his daughter Mary Williamson (1909-1987) and...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Cook-Douglas Medal Winner
'BLUE EYED GIRL' The Cook-Douglas Medal is restricted to standard dwarf bearded (SDB) irises. It is named in honor of Paul Cook (1891-1963) and Geddes Douglas (1902-1993). Paul Cook's work with dwarf...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Caparne-Welch Medal Winner
'KAY'The Caparne-Welch Medal is restricted to miniature dwarf bearded (MDB) irises. It is named in honor of William John Caparne (1855-1940) and Walter Welch (1887-1980). Caparne worked extensively...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 C. G. White Medal Winner
'Chihuahua Night'Since 1993, the Clarence G. White Memorial Medal has been awarded to the best arilbred iris with 1/2 or more aril ancestry. When Clarence G. White began his work with aril irises,...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Founders of SIGNA Medal Winner
'VIOLET CONSTELLATION'The Founders of SIGNA Medal is restricted to species irises (SPEC) and is named to honor the founding members of the Species Iris Group of North America (SIGNA). Previous awards...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Sydney B. Mitchell Medal Winner
'OCEAN ROAR' and 'WILDER RANCH' (tie)The Mitchell Medal is restricted to Pacific Coast Native (PCN) irises. It is named in honor of Sydney B. Mitchell (1878-1951). Professor Sydney Mitchell was an...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Morgan-Wood Medal Winner
'FIDDLES ON FIRE'The Morgan-Wood Medal is restricted to Siberian (SIB) irises. It is named in honor of F. Cleveland Morgan (1882-1962) and Ira E. Wood (1903-1977). F. Cleveland Morgan was a pioneer...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Eric Nies Medal Winner
'WICHITA LINEMAN'The Nies Medal is restricted to spuria irises. It is named in honor of Eric Nies (1884-1952). Eric Nies was born in Saugatuck, Michigan, but soon after Nies moved to California, he...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 William Mohr Medal Winner
'EYE OF THE STORM'The William Mohr Medal is restricted to irises of one-quarter or more aril content that do not meet the more restrictive requirements of the Clarence G. White Medal.It is named in...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 Payne Medal Winner
'PINK PLAYMATE'The Payne Medal is restricted to Japanese irises (JI). It is named in honor of W. Arlie Payne (1881-1971). W. Arlie Payne was at first especially interested in peonies, but in the late...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2025 DeBaillon Medal Winner
'KATRINA RISING'The DeBaillon Medal is restricted to Louisiana (LA) irises. It is named in honor of Mary Swords DeBaillon (1888-1940). Mary DeBaillon realized how varied Louisiana irises were and...
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IRISES: The Bulletin of the AIS - Winter 2026 Edition
By Andi RivarolaA warm welcome to those who are seeing IRISES, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society for the first time. If you are a member of The American Iris Society I hope you enjoy this new...
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SIGNA Journal - Fall 2025 Edition
by Wayne MesserSIGNA - Species Iris Group of North America - is a Section of the American Iris Society that publishes the SIGNA Journal for members twice a year. SIGNA is devoted to species, like the...
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Spuria News - Spring 2026
by Wayne Messer The latest edition of Spuria News, the Newsletter of the Spuria Iris Society, published twice a year and available to Spuria Iris Society members is on its way. Here are a few of the...
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IRISES: The Bulletin of the AIS - Spring 2026 Edition
By Andi RivarolaA warm welcome to those who are seeing IRISES, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society for the first time. If you are a member of The American Iris Society I hope you enjoy this new...
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IRISES: The Bulletin of the AIS - Summer 2026 Edition
By Andi RivarolaA warm welcome to those who are seeing IRISES, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society for the first time. If you are a member of The American Iris Society I hope you enjoy this new...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2026 American Dykes Medal Winner
'ALABAMA BLUE FIN'First awarded in 1927, the American Dykes Medal is the highest award of the American Iris Society (AIS). It is named for William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925) and is awarded to no more...
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The American Iris Society Announces the 2026 Wister Medal Winners
'SUNGLASSES NEEDED' - 'BRIGHT AND SHINING STAR'-'ARIZONA CAVE PAINTING'The Wister Medal is restricted to tall bearded (TB) irises. It is named in honor of John C. Wister (1887-1982). Three medals are...
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