Queen of the Show (Best Specimen)/Best Bi-Color/Best Louisiana –
“Creole Rhapsody,” Nelda Moore
Runner-up of Show/Best Blend/Best Space Age – “Thornbird,” Patricia Colacino
Best Blue –“ Rae Rae,” Nelda Moore
Best Purple – “Delta Honey,” Don and Pat Freeman
Best Orange – “Orange Celebrity,” Marney Abel
Best Red – “Zydeco,” Jim Landers
Best Gray – “Devil David,” Don and Pat Freeman
Best Brown/Best Spuria – “Picacho Peak,” Don and Pat Freeman
Best White/Best Specimen Hybridized in Texas –
“Trinotostare” (Tom Burseen), Jim Landers
Best Violet – “Ice for Brice,” Pat Byrne
Best Bi-Tone – “Spanish Sunset,” Don and Pat Freeman
Best Multi-Color – “Honeycomb,” Marney Abel
Best Plicata – “Say Okay,” Don and Pat Freeman
Best Artistic Design – “The Crusades,” Pat Freeman
Artistic Sweepstakes – 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) – Jim Landers
Best Specimen --
Creole Rhapsody
Runner-up --
Thornbird
2009 Iris Show
The 2009 Iris Show was held at the Zilker Botanical Garden Center on Saturday, April 11. There were 11 exhibitors and 60 entries.
Pictures of the 2009 Show can be viewed here.
I r i s S o c i e t y o f A u s t i n