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2004 Texas Favorites
Each year American Iris Society members throughout the US vote for
their favorite irises. Criteria include beauty, number of buds,
growth habits, and personal preference.
TITAN'S GLORY exhibited by Joe and Donna Spears won Best in Show at the
April 16, 2005 Fort
Worth Iris Society show. Here are the top
11 as chosen by AIS members in Texas.
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JESSE'S SONG
TB 35" EM
White ground plicata, methyl-violet edges. Long bloom period. #1on the Popularity Poll. Dykes Medal
1990 |
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CONJURATION
TB 36" M-L
White with violet edges; tangerine beard with fuzzy white horns.
Space Ager. #2 on the Popularity Poll. Dykes Medal 1998 |
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DUSKY CHALLENGER
TB 39" ML
Huge silky rich blackish-purple self. #3 on the Popularity Poll.
Dykes Medal 1992 |
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HELLO DARKNESS
TB 37" ERuffled purple-black self with a black beard.
#4 on the Popularity Poll. Dykes Medal 1999 |
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MESMERIZER
TB 36" M Space Ager
Ruffled white; tangerine beard; huge, uplifting frilly, white flounces ending in pale-green button pompoms.
#5 on the Popularity Poll. Dykes Medal 2002. |
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THORNBIRD
TB 35" M
Pale ecru standards; greenish tan falls; violet rays. Violet
beard with horns or spoons. Space Ager. #6 on the Popularity Poll.
Dykes Medal 1997 |
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RUSTLER
TB 37" M
Standards antique gold flushed rose; Falls henna with old-gold edges.
#7 on the Popularity Poll. |
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LADY FRIEND
TB 36" E
Garnet rose shade in a class by itself, tangerine B. #8 on the Popularity Poll. |
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BEVERLY SILLS
TB 36" EM
All-time favorite, vivid coral-pink tones, laced and ruffled. All-time favorite, vivid coral-pink tones, laced and ruffled.
#9 (tie) on the Popularity Poll. Dykes Medal 1985 |
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TITAN'S GLORY
TB 37" M
Bishop's purple. Large juicy blossoms like grapes. Great substance.
#9 (tie) on the Popularity Poll. Dykes Medal 1988 |
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