By Ron Killingsworth and Patrick O’ConnorWhere, oh where, did that name originate? Iris names have always intrigued me. Some names are easy to figure out. Others defy reason. Another interesting subject is people’s names. Where in the world did the parents get the name they stuck on that poor child? Have you often wondered that? That subject…
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by Jean Richter
This is an introduction to three women iris hybridizers from the 20th century who are perhaps not particularly well known, but all created iris of great beauty.Our first hybridizer is from the earliest era of the American and British Iris Societies, in the early part of the 20th century.Miss Violet Insole was a…
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Here at Schreiner’s Iris Gardens we love Reblooming Iris. Continue reading this lovely piece by Ginny Spoon….
By Ginny Spoon When I first joined the American Iris Society in 1991, I learned about reblooming irises at our local chapter of AIS, the Chesapeake and Potomac Iris Society. Irises that bloom both spring and fall were the ones that I wanted most of all. That is where I met Don Spoon, who outbid me…
By Susanne Holland SpickerPlease join with us in congratulating Robert Hollingworth for outstanding Siberian Iris ‘Judy, Judy, Judy,’ the winner of The Morgan-Wood Medal, The American Iris Society 2017 Awards.’JUDY, JUDY, JUDY’ (Robert Hollingworth 2010) Photo by Robert HollingworthThis exceptional Siberian iris is described by the AIS Wiki as follows:’Judy, Judy, Judy’ (Robert Hollingworth 2010)…
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For the Love of Iris 