Every year the Judges of The American Iris Society vote for irises that we would like to recommend to the public.
This year’s Payne we had a tie with 23 votes each from a total of 76 casts.
‘Cascade Rain’ and ‘Indigo Angel’
‘Cascade Rain’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2008
HM 2011, AM 2015
Payne Medal 2019
‘Indigo Angel’
Introduced by Bob Bauer and John Coble
HM 2014, AM 2017
Payne Medal 2019
Runners-up tie with 17 votes each of the 76 cast
‘Japanese Plum’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2010
HM 2013, AM 2017
‘Dalle Whitewater’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2011
HM 2014, AM 2016
Japanese Iris Award of Merit with 133 total votes cast
‘Artesian Spring’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2010
receiving 20 votes
HM 2015, AM 2019
‘Alexisaurus’
Introduced by Jill Copeland 2012
receiving 18 votes
HM 2016, AM 2019
‘Flamingo Waltz’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2014
receiving 18 votes
HM 2017, AM 2019
Runner up for the Award of Merit
Introduced by Chad Harris 2012
receiving 17 votes
HM 2016
Japanese Iris Honorable Mention
with 95 votes cast
‘Koto Harp Strings’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2016
receiving 24 votes
‘Little Bit Yellow’
Introduced by Jill Copeland 2014
receiving 17 votes
Runner up for Honorable Mention
‘Essence of Summer’
Introduced by Terry Aitken 2014
receiving 13 votes
For an explanation of The American Iris Societies Award System, and postings of past Winners for all iris classes.
https://www.irises.org/about-ais/awards-symposiums/