I r i s S o c i e t y o f A u s t i n
2019 Iris Show
The 2019 Iris Show was held at the Zilker Botanical Garden Center on Saturday, April 13. There were 15 exhibitors: 12 in Horticulture, 9 in Artistic, and 6 in Photography. There was a total of 103 entries: 73 entries in the Horticultural Division, 16 in the Artistic Division, and 14 in Photography.
Best Specimen of Show, Best Space Age, Best Bicolor - ‘High Point’ - Ellen Singleton
Runner-up to Best Specimen of Show, Best Louisiana, Best Pink- ‘Pearl River Princess’ -
Jaime Hadley
Best Collection - ‘Violet Harmony’ - Debbie Hood
Best White - ‘Mesmerizer’ - Stephanie Sheridan
Best Red - ‘Ruby Lady’ - Dara Smith
Best Historic, Best Blue - ‘Great Lakes’ - Stephanie Sheridan
Best Tall Bearded, Best Amoena, Best by Texas Hybridizer - ‘Walk That Walk’ -
Ellen Singleton
Best Spuria, Best Gold - ‘Fire Mist’ - Don & Pat Freeman
Best Purple - ‘Port of Call’ - Jaime Hadley
Best Yellow - ‘Glitter Gulch’ - Don & Pat Freeman
Best Brown - ‘Picacho Peak’ - Don & Pat Freeman
Best Blend - ‘Wild Prairie Serenade’ - Marney Abel
Best Multi-color - ‘Hopen Fer Rain’ - Don & Pat Freeman
Best Artistic - 'Designer's Choice' - Pat Freeman
Best Photo - 'Single Bloom' - Dara Smith
Silver Medal and Certificate (for the most blue ribbons - 10) - Don and Pat Freeman
Bronze Medal and Certificate (for the second-most blue ribbons - 4) - Stephanie Sheridan
Special Award for the Best Specimen Hybridized in Texas - ‘Walk That Walk’ -
Hybridized by Tom Burseen 2014
'High Point'
'Pearl River Princess'