Notes on varieties grown between 1900-1920 by John C. Wister First President, American Iris Society July 24, 2015 Articles Posted by HIPS Comments Offon A Little Iris History Up to about [...]
All varieties are linked to the AIS wiki – the wiki page will open in new window. Close it to return here. Year Variety Name Hybridizer, Year 1927 San Francisco [...]
Alphabetical Iris Check List 1929 To The Unnamed INTRODUCTION RHS color chart for 1929 In 1922 AND 1923 the American Iris Society published abbreviated check lists (Bulletins 4 and 8) [...]
A Starting Place by Anne Lowe, VA The 1991 National Convention showed us more than a few Siberian Irises in bloom, many of which were gen-u-ine antiques. Since several of [...]
Popular Iris 75 Years Ago Carl Salbach, one of the great iris hybridizers of the early part of the 20th century, wrote an article for Better Homes and Gardens June [...]
Alcazar – by Joan Cooper Alcazar is a historic tall bearded iris. It was hybridized by Phillippe de Vilmorin in Paris, France. It first bloomed in 1905, it was registered [...]
Autumn Twilight, (G. Percy Brown 1945) by Mike Lowe, VA Irisarians have raised questions concerning Autumn Twilight’s description and dating since its listing in Lloyd Austin’s catalog. During the 40s, 50s [...]
Debby Rairdon – Mrs. Kuntz’s Prize-Winning Variety – by J.D.Foraker Talk about beginner’s luck. On her first attempt at breeding iris, Lois Kuntz created the Debby Rairdon variety which later won the [...]
– Excerpted from Irises by Harry Randall, Taplinger Publishing Co. Inc., NY, 1969 This was raised by a Californian lady, Clara Rees, who, with quite a modest collection, began to hybridize irises [...]
– by Laetitia Munro, NJ One of the most popular and also one of the more controversial iris of the early 20th century is DOMINION. It was the creation [...]
By Roy L. Oliphant The E. in E.O. Essig should surely stand for excellence for he has excelled in two fields. He has won many honors, at home and [...]
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