Hello Irisarians around the World,
Five American Iris Society judges visited Presby Memorial Iris Garden last week to judge the plants sent to Presby for the 2020 International Iris Competition. In July, 2018, 123 iris varieties were planted. By May 2021, 84 varieties had survived and 67 were point scored. Attached is the list of the Top Ten winners out of the 67.
Thank you to all of the hybridizers who sent plants. The plants bloomed a little later than normal, but the week of May 31 - June 2, 2021, they were putting on a show. We were able to complete the judging for 3 days in between big rain storms.
Thank you to the judges who made it official:
Jody Nolin, President of the AIS
Gary White, Immediate Past President of AIS
Andi Rivarola, 1st Vice President
Bonnie Nichols, 2nd Vice President
Kathy Chilton, President of Tall Bearded Iris Society
Tremendous thanks to Nancy Skjei, President of Presby Memorial Iris Gardens for her help and the help of her staff for supporting this project and keeping the iris very happy.
Very Gratefully,
Jill Bonino
Kathy Chilton
Co-Chairs of the 2020 AIS International Iris Competition
PS - Please email me with your questions at jillbiris62@gmail.com.......