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This is like the old maid telling you how to raise your children, but I have seen Louisiana irises come and go for more than 50 years. I have seen not-so-good ones make it to the top and then disappear from gardens. But worse than that are the really excellent varieties that have never received awards […]

SOCIETY FOR LOUISIANA IRISES — Mary Swords DeBaillion Awards — 1948 to present The highest award an Louisiana iris could receive from 1948 until 1985 was the Mary Swords DeBaillon Award. During that period, SLI was an independent unit with no affiliation whatsoever with the American Iris Society (AIS). SLI became a Cooperating Organization of AIS in […]

Each year the American Iris Society (AIS) judges to award the Award of Merit (AM) to a group of irises.  Eligibility for the AM beings the second year after the iris variety has recieved the Honorable Mention Award (HM), and eligibility continues for three years. The AM is one of the AIS’s most coveted awards and […]