Tall Bearded Iris Symposium
Rank
2018
Rank
2017 Cultivar
2018 AIS
Votes
2018 Hybridizer
Intro.
Year
Bloom
Season
Ht
In Brief Description
1 1 DUSKY CHALLENGER 165 Schreiner 1986 M-L 39 dark purple
2 6 THORNBIRD 160 Byers, M. 1989 M 35 ecru tan w. violet horns
3 2 QUEEN'S CIRCLE 155 Kerr, F. 2000 ML 32 white, blue border on F.
4 4 THAT'S ALL FOLKS 135 Maryott, B. 2005 M 40 S. gold; F. white w. gold band
5 5 JESSE'S SONG 126 Williamson, B. 1983 M 36 white & violet plicata
6 2 GYPSY LORD 125 Keppel, K. 2006 ML 40 S. white; F. violet w. white ctr & red beard
7 20 DRAMA QUEEN 123 Keppel, K. 2003 EM 38 cyclamen purple/capucine buff plicata
8 6 FLORENTINE SILK 121 Keppel, K. 2005 ML 40 S. peach; F. violet w. pink edge
9 12 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN 118 Lauer, L. 1993 E-M 40 S. off white; F. medium blue
10 32 BEFORE THE STORM 112 Innerst, S. 1989 M 36 near black
11 20 SHARP DRESSED MAN 111 Johnson, T. 2010 M 36 S. purple; F. purple black
12 14 GOLDEN PANTHER 107 Tasco, R. 2000 M 34 gold/bronze
13 29 DECADENCE 99 Blyth, B. 2004 M 38 S. apricot; F. plum w. apricot edge
14 9 CONJURATION 96 Byers, M. 1989 M-L 36 white & violet & white w. horns
15 10 DAUGHTER OF STARS 95 Spoon, D. 2001 EM&RE 35 purple luminata w. white edge
16 13 MESMERIZER 88 Byers, M. 1991 M 36 white w. white flounces
17 16 MONTMARTRE 85 Keppel, K. 2008 EM 33 S. purple w. yellow edge; F. purple w. white edge
18 32 GLITTER GULCH 83 Burseen, T. 2009 EM 36 cadmium orange w. spoons
‘Montmartre’ (Keith Keppel 2008, TB)
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‘Conjuration’ (Monty Byers 1989, TB)
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Winter 2019 AIS Bulletin 3