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Every year, the Judges of the American Iris Society vote on irises they would like to recommend to the public.
This year’s Payne Medal
receiving 15 of 55 cast
‘Midnight Fireworks’
Introduced by Terry Aitken 2014
HM 2017, AM 2022
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This year’s Payne Medal
receiving 21 votes of 59 cast
‘Pink Playmate’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2028
HM 2021, AM 2023
Every year the Judges of The American Iris Society vote for irises we would like to recommend to the public.
This year’s Payne Medal
receiving 38 votes of 69 cast
‘Columbia Crest’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2015
HM 2018, AM 2021
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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 Medal
receiving 26 votes of 74 cast.
‘Koto Harp Strings’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2016
HM 2019, AM 2021
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 Medal
receiving 23 of the 71 votes cast
‘Flamingo Waltz’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2014
HM 2017, AM 2019
Every year the Judges of The American Iris Society vote for irises that we would like to recommend to the public.
This year two Payne Medals were given due to the COVID closers of the previous year and no awards were given in 2020.
‘Columbia Deep Water’ received 23 and ‘Dalle Whitewater’ received 17 votes of the total cast of 106
Introduced by Chad Harris 2013,
HM 2016, AM 2018
Introduced by Chad Harris 2011,
HM 2014, AM 2016
Due to covid, no awards were given out by The American Iris Society 2020.
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’
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Every year the Judges of The American Iris Society vote for irises that we would like to recommend for the public.
This year’s 2018 Japanese Iris Awards
Payne Medal with 18 votes of 98 cast
‘Kimono Silk’
Society for Japanese Iris Convention arriving at the host gardens in Portland, Oregon, June 24 and 25, 2011 found that the bloom had been delayed by a cold spring. Mt Pleasant Iris Farm keeping weather records for several decades stated that this was the latest bloom season experienced. Notice the earlier Tall Bearded iris in the background are still in bloom.
