100 Most Popular Irises
2001 TALL BEARDED SYMPOSIUM

The Tall Bearded Symposium is an annual popularity poll. All AIS members may vote. This is the results of the 2001 Symposium, as printed in the January 2001 AIS Bulletin. 2000 rankings are shown as well, to give some comparison.

2000 .. 2001 .. # Votes .. Variety (Hybridizer Year) Color

1 .. 1 .. 578 .. DUSKY CHALLENGER (Schreiner’s ’86) dark purple
2 .. 2 .. 507.. SILVERADO (Schreiner’s ’87) lt. silver blue
4 .. 3 .. 443 .. JESSE’S SONG (B. Williamson ’83) wht. & vio. plicata
3 .. 4 .. 404 .. BEVERLY SILLS (B. Hager ’79) pink
8 .. 5 .. 372 .. CONJURATION (M. Byers ’89) wht. & vio. wht. horns
10 .. 6 .. 348 .. THORNBIRD (M. Byers ’89) ecru tan vio. horns
6 .. 7 .. 345 .. TITAN’S GLORY (Schreiner’s ’81) dark violet
9 .. 8 .. 343 .. EDITH WOLFORD (B. Hager ’86) yell. S.;blue-vio. F.
5 .. 9 .. 334 .. HONKY TONK BLUES (Schreiner’s ’88) hyacinth blue
11 .. 10 .. 313 .. STEPPING OUT (Schreiner’s ’64) wht. & vio. plicata
14 .. 11 .. 306 .. LADY FRIEND (J. Ghio ’81) garnet red
7 .. 12 .. 303 .. VANITY (B. Hager ’75) pink
12 .. 13 .. 298 .. HELLO DARKNESS (Schreiner’s ’93) purple black
13 .. 14 .. 293 .. BEFORE THE STORM (S. Innerst ’89) near black
25 .. 15 .. 283 .. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (L. Lauer ’93) off wht. S./med. bl.F
20 .. 16 .. 278 .. YAQUINA BLUE (Schreiner’s ’92) medium blue
16 .. 17 .. 254 .. VICTORIA FALLS (Schreiner’s ’77) blue; wht. spot on F.
28 .. 18 .. 240 .. SKATING PARTY (L. Gaulter ’83) white
15 .. 19 .. 239 .. LACED COTTON (Schreiner’s ’80) white
19 .. 20 .. 232 .. SUPREME SULTAN (Schreiner’s ’88) yell. S; crimson F.
17 .. 21 .. 230 .. MARY FRANCES (L. Gaulter ’72) blue-orchid
18 .. 22 .. 223 .. IMMORTALITY (L. Zurbrigg ’84) white
30 .. 22 .. 223 .. MESMERIZER (M. Byers ’91) white/whiteflounces
23 .. 24 .. 220 .. SUPERSTITION (Schreiner’s ’77) maroon black
24 .. 25 .. 219 .. BOOGIE WOOGIE (H. Nichols ’93) wht. S./F. cldy. vio.
26 .. 26 .. 205 .. GOING MY WAY (J. Gibson ’72) wht. & vio. plicata
26 .. 27 .. 204 .. JOYCE TERRY (T. Muhlestein ’74) yell.& wht.yell.edge
22 .. 28 .. 203 .. SONG OF NORWAY (W. Luihn ’79) powder blue
28 .. 29 .. 199 .. BREAKERS (Schreiner’s ’86) medium blue
36 .. 30 .. 195 .. RUSTLER (K. Keppel ’88) gold-brown
33 .. 31 .. 193 .. ACOMA (T. Magee ’90) pale bl./iv. vio. plc
21 .. 32 .. 191 .. CHAMPAGNE ELEGANCE (D. Niswonger ’87) pink & apricot
52 .. 33 .. 188 .. CELEBRATION SONG (Schreiner’s ’93) apricot-pink S. blue-lavender falls
34 .. 34 .. 170 .. MYSTIQUE (J. Ghio ’75) lt. blue S; dk.blue F
30 .. 35 .. 162 .. SKY HOOKS (M. Osborne ’80) soft yell.; vio. horn
32 .. 36 .. 161 .. DAZZLING GOLD (D.C. Anderson ’81) yell.veined brown
41 .. 37 .. 158 .. RARE TREAT (Schreiner’s ’87) blue & white plicata
51 .. 38 .. 153 .. GAY PARASOL (Schreiner’s ’74) lav. wht./rose violet
57 .. 39 .. 149 .. CITY LIGHTS (M. Dunn ’91) blue/white spot on F.
40 .. 39 .. 149 .. AFTERNOON DELIGHT (R. Ernst ’85) tan-gold/ maroon
37 .. 41 .. 147 .. TIGER HONEY (B. Kasperek ’94) butterscotch-caramel
w/ wht. & yel. streaks
35 .. 42 .. 146 .. BRIDE’S HALO (H. Mohr ’73) white edged yellow
39 .. 43 .. 145 .. EVERYTHING PLUS (D. Niswonger ’84) blue-wht. & vio. plic
54 .. 44 .. 133 .. CAMELOT ROSE (C. Tompkins ’65) lilac/burgundy
58 .. 44 .. 133 .. FANCY WOMAN (K. Keppel ’95) lilac purple luminata
48 .. 44 .. 133 .. QUEEN IN CALICO (J. Gibson ’80) apricot/red vio. plic
48 .. 47 .. 131 .. BEWILDERBEAST (B. Kasperek ’95) mauve streaked silver
41 .. 48 .. 130 .. ANNA BELLE BABSON (B. Hager ’85) bright pink
54 .. 49 .. 128 .. PERSIAN BERRY (L. Gaulter ’77) mulberry-lavender
38 .. 50 .. 127 .. CLARENCE (L. Zurbrigg ’91) white S; lt. blue
53 .. 51 .. 126 .. RINGO (G. Shoop ’79) white/grape edge
59 .. 51 .. 126 .. POND LILY (Ev. Jones ’95) violet blended pink
59 .. 53 .. 125 .. SWEET MUSETTE (Schreiner’s ’86) flamingo/rose
46 .. 54 .. 124 .. FRINGE BENEFITS (B. Hager ’88) orange
44 .. 54 .. 124 .. MULLED WINE (K. Keppel ’82) raspberry-burgundy
45 .. 54 .. 124 .. RHONDA FLEMING (R. Mullin ’93) white banded lilac
61 .. 57 .. 123 .. OKTOBERFEST (W. Maryott ’87) red-orange
85 .. 58 .. 122 .. JURASSIC PARK (L. Lauer ’95) yellow S. purple F.
* .. 58 .. 122 .. OWYHEE DESERT (L. Pinkston ’97) white S; rusty F w/white rays, rim
50 .. 60 .. 121 .. EAGLE’S FLIGHT (Schreiner’s ’86) blue & white plicat
71 .. 61 .. 119 .. GYPSY ROMANCE (Schreiner’s ’94) violet raspberry
65 .. 62 .. 115 .. BABBLING BROOK (K. Keppel ’66) light blue
41 .. 62 .. 115 .. CODICIL (S. Innerst ’85) lt. blue black beard
54 .. 62 .. 115 .. COPPER CLASSIC (E. Roderick ’75) burnt orange
47 .. 65 .. 114 .. CHERRY SMOKE (D. Meek ’78) red black
* .. 65 .. 114 .. ROMANTIC EVENING (J. Ghio ’96) lilac S, dk red-purple F
93 .. 67 .. 111 .. STUDY IN BLACK (G. Plough ’68) red-black
76 .. 68 .. 108 .. BLACK TIE AFFAIR (Schreiner’s ’93) inky black
* .. 68 .. 108 .. DIABOLIQUE (Schreiner’s ’97) garnet purple
* .. 68 .. 108 .. SWINGTOWN (Schreiner’s ’96) mulberry-claret
68 .. 71 .. 105 .. BAYBERRY CANDLE (C. DeForest ’69) chart.,gold & olive
79 .. 72 .. 104 .. LORILEE (Schreiner’s ’81) rose-orchid
72 .. 73 .. 103 .. LEMON MIST (N. Rudolph ’72) lemon yellow
* .. 73 .. 103 .. LOCAL COLOR (K. Keppel ’96) dk. violet S, darker F
77 .. 75 .. 102 .. GYPSY WOMAN (Schreiner’s ’85) yell.S; cream F.
62 .. 75 .. 102 .. KILT LILT (J. Gibson ’70) tan-gold/maroon plic.
77 .. 77 .. 101 .. LULLABY OF SPRING (Schreiner’s ’87) mimosa yell./mauve
69 .. 78 .. 100 .. SWEETER THAN WINE (Schreiner’s ’88) wht. S./royal pur. F.
* .. 79 .. 98 .. EPICENTER (J. Ghio ’94) black cherry S, salmon F. edged black cherry
99 .. 79 .. 98 .. THRILLER (Schreiner’s ’88) cerise/claret
90 .. 81 .. 97 .. NIGHT RULER (Schreiner’s ’90) dark purple
86 .. 82 .. 95 .. PROUD TRADITION (Schreiner’s ’90) S.lt.blue F. m. bl.
67 .. 82 .. 95 .. ROSETTE WINE (Schreiner’s ’89) petunia pur./wht.spot
74 .. 84 .. 94 .. BLENHEIM R(OYAL (Schreiner’s ’90) medium blue
99 .. 84 .. 94 .. HOLY NIGHT K. Mohr ’83) deep violet purple
* .. 86 .. 93 .. CROWNED HEADS (K. Keppel ’97) wistaria S, lt. blue F.
74 .. 86 .. 93 .. ALTRUIST (Schreiner’s ’87) pale blue
* .. 88 .. 91 .. SPIRIT WORLD (K. Keppel ’94) orchid S, purple F; buff edges
62 .. 88 .. 91 .. CLASSIC LOOK (Schreiner’s ’92) white w/blue marks
90 .. 88 .. 91 .. OLYMPIAD (J. Ghio ’84) pale blue
86 .. 91 .. 90 .. DOVER BEACH (D.C. Nearpass ’72) white S. lt. blue F.
83 .. 91 .. 90 .. ORANGE SLICES (D. Niswonger ’87) light orange
82 .. 93 .. 88 .. SPICED TIGER (B. Kasparek ’96) tan S; mahog F. wh. Strks
93 .. 94 .. 87 .. DESIGNER GOWN (J. Ghio ’85) pink
66 .. 94 .. 87 .. EASTERTIME (Schreiner’s ’80) cream/gold edges
* .. 96 .. 86 .. ARCTIC EXPRESS (J. Gatty ’96) pure white
99 .. 97 .. 85 .. BUBBLING OVER (J. Ghio ’82) blue/lilac
93 .. 97 .. 85 .. ZANDRIA (D. Nebeker ’96) pink S, purple/pink F
72 .. 99 .. 84 .. RUFFLED BALLET (E. Roderick ’75) blue wht. S.; blue F.
69 .. 99 .. 84 .. BEST BET (Schreiner’s ’88) lt. blue S./dp. bl. F
(* indicates that the iris was not ranked within the top 100 last year)

Runners-up: Nigerian Raspberry (83), Tennison Ridge (83), Vibrations (80), Debby Rairdon (79),
Grand Waltz (79), Aura Light (78)

New to the list: Owyhee Desert, Romantic Evening, Diabolique, Swingtown, Local Color, Epicenter,
Crowned Heads, Arctic Express

Returning to the list: Spirit World

Dropped from the list: Christmas Time, Debby Rairdon, Gnu, Grand Waltz, Latin Lover, Leda’s
Lover, Nigerian Raspberry, Raspberry Fudge, Tanzanian Tangerine, Tennison Ridge

Top regions by voting percentage: R12 - 52%, R11 - 30%, R23 - 26%, R9 - 25%, R8 - 25%, R13
-22%

Top regions by ballots cast: R14 - 140, R13 - 107, R18 - 90, R15 - 82, R22 - 79, R17 - 78, R7 -
71