2012 Iris Show
Iris Society of Austin
The 2012 Iris Show was held at the Zilker Botanical Garden Center on Sunday, April 8. There were 18 exhibitors and 81 entries in the Horticultural Division, 1 entry in the Seedlings Division, 14 entries in the Artistic Division, and 1 entry in the Educational Division.
Pictures of the 2011 Show can be viewed here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/110845437864834852725/20120408IrisSocietyOfAustinShow?noredirect=1#
The following winning entries included:
Queen of Show (Best Specimen)/Best Tall Bearded/Best Space Age/Best Blend – ‘Thornbird’ TB/SA – Tiffany and Tony Sheridan
Runner-up of Show/Best Spuria/Best Yellow – ‘Dandelite’ Spu – Don and Pat Freeman
Best Purple - ‘Dark Watch’ TB - Katherine Abel
Best Violet - ‘Henry Rowland’ LA - Pat Byrne
Best White - ‘Alabaster Unicorn’ TB/SA - Donna Little
Best Brown - ‘Spice World’ LA - Jim Landers
Best Louisiana - ‘Dossier’ LA - Jaime Hadley
Best Pink - ‘Passion Play’ TB- Marney Abel
Best Blue - ‘Rebecca Anne’ TB - Charles and Sonja Hensley
Best Orange - ‘Orange Flirt’ TB - Charles and Sonja Hensley
Best Bi-Color - ‘Glamour Pants’ TB - Tiffany and Tony Sheridan
Best Plicata - ‘Floor Show’ - Charles and Sonja Hensley
Best Black - ‘Crimson Lights’ TB - Charles and Sonja Hensley
Best Seedling - ‘Lady of Lometa’ LA - Jim Landers
Best Artistic Design - ‘Dancing in the Rain’ - Pat Freeman
Artistic Sweepstakes - Nelda Moore
Best Educational Exhibit - Nelda Moore
Silver Award and Certificate (for the most blue ribbons) - Don and Pat Freeman
Bronze Award and Certificate (for the second-most blue ribbons) - Charles and Sonja Hensley