2020 Virtual Spring Show
Favorites
The votes are in and the winners of the fan favorites are...
- ‘Orange Crush Cocktail’ - Melania and Sue
- Tie:
- ‘Blue Coyote’ - Margie
- ‘Great Commander’ - Tony
- ‘Midnight Kitty’ - Dave and Sue
- Tie:
- ‘Blutique’ - Judith
- ‘Mixed Signals’ - Melania
- ‘That’s All Folks’ - Kevin
Submissions
We've reached the deadline, a few last minute submissions brings us up to a total of 124 submissions from 18 iris growers! Please note that the images are presented in random order.
 Kathy Chilton Sue Clark |
 Dazzling Gold Susan Schaefer |
 African Iris Margie Valenzuela |
 A Grape Fit Susan Schaefer |
 Molokini Cathy Pane-Scire |
 Seedling #8 Kevin Kartchner |
 Chihuahuan Desert Diane Tweedy |
 Gypsy Kisses Kevin Kartchner |
 Blinded by the Light Sue Clark |
 Seedling #7 Kevin Kartchner |
 NOID #1 Judith O'Shea |
 Loyalty (Iris Ensata Smith, 1957) Terry Swartz |
 Cloud Reflection Sally Vega |
 Cookie Combo Kathy Windischman |
 Midnight Kitty Dave Smith |
 Fruited Plain Sam Wymer |
 Good Morning Beautiful Cathy Pane-Scire |
 Sharp Dressed Man Sally Vega |
 Clouds Go By Dave Smith |
 Epicenter Judith O'Shea |
 Aachen Melania Kutz |
 Night Moves Sally Vega |
 Ice Cream Sundae Melania Kutz |
 NOID #6 Terry Swartz |
 Rustic Charm Sam Wymer |
 Belise (Spuria, Simonet, 1967) Terry Swartz |
 Aviator Wings Melania Kutz |
 Monday Morning Blues Sue Clark |
 Iris Pallida Wendy O'Rourke |
 Kathy Chilton Susan Schaefer |
 Music of the Surf Melania Kutz |
 Great Commander Tony Kutz |
 Seedling #2 Margie Valenzuela |
 That's All Folks Kevin Kartchner |
 Are You Crazy? Tony Kutz |
 Night Moves (Lauer, 2006) Terry Swartz |
 Orange Crush Cocktail Sue Clark |
 Blutique Judith O'Shea |
 Coup De Soleil Nancy McKean |
 Spiral Galaxy Tony Kutz |
 White Hot Judith O'Shea |
 Spicy Serving Susan Schaefer |
 October Sky Kevin Kartchner |
 Alabaster Unicorn TB (Sutton, 1996) Terry Swartz |
 Full Moon Rising John Scire |
 Breve Sam Wymer |
 Kathy's Karnival Cathy Pane-Scire |
 Revere Diane Tweedy |
 Orange Crush Cocktail Melania Kutz |
 One Wild Child Susan Schaefer |
 Irresistible Charm Kathy Windischman |
 Polite Applause Tony Kutz |
 Expose Kathy Windischman |
 Mango Queen Kevin Kartchner |
 Mystic Image Sam Wymer |
 Kathy's Karnival Kathy Windischman |
 Seedling #4 Margie Valenzuela |
 FX Schriener Dave Smith |
 NOID #2 Judith O'Shea |
 Abby and Me Diane Tweedy |
 Lacy Susan Tony Kutz |
 PurrFormMintz Diane Tweedy |
 Addicted to Love Tony Kutz |
 Other Side of Heaven Diane Tweedy |
 Eleanor Roosevelt Sue Clark |
 Sky's the Limit (M Valenzuela, 2008) Margie Valenzuela |
 Blurred Vision Kathy Windischman |
 Seedling #1 Margie Valenzuela |
 Class Reunion Kevin Kartchner |
 Smithsonian Bound Tony Kutz |
 ‘Lion King’ Iris Ensata (Bauer/Coble, 1996) Terry Swartz |
 Alabaster Unicorn Kevin Kartchner |
 Seedling #3 Margie Valenzuela |
 And Away We Go Diane Tweedy |
 Ayes Alert Sam Wymer |
 Great Falls Sue Clark |
 Kathy's Karnival John Scire |
 New Found Glory Kristee West |
 Illusionist Tony Kutz |
 Braggin Rights Sam Wymer |
 NOID #3 (from Kathy Windischman) Sue Clark |
 Talking Turkey Sue Clark |
 Mary McClellan Tony Kutz |
 Sisters of Loretta (Van Liere, 2006) Terry Swartz |
 Ice Cream Sundae John Scire |
 Speed Limit Kathy Windischman |
 Zion's Horn Melania Kutz |
 Calizona Gold Cathy Pane-Scire |
 Remember the Vee Kathy Windischman |
 Frills and Chills Cathy Pane-Scire |
 Lady Friend Sally Vega |
 Midnight Cry Susan Schaefer |
 NOID #4 Cathy Pane-Scire |
 Dark Energy Susan Schaefer |
 New Found Glory (w/ bee) Sally Vega |
 Scoonchee Sue Clark |
 Vanity Girl John Scire |
 Kiosk Tony Kutz |
 Seal A Deal Susan Schaefer |
 Vixen John Scire |
 New Found Glory Cathy Pane-Scire |
 Diamond Broker John Scire |
 Kiosk (AB) Terry Swartz |
 Blue Coyote (M Valenzuela, 2012) Margie Valenzuela |
 Sunblaze Judith O'Shea |
 Butterfly Affair Sam Wymer |
 Cajun Sunrise (LA) Margie Valenzuela |
 Night Moves Cathy Pane-Scire |
 Midnight Kitty Sue Clark |
 Dressed in Black Cathy Pane-Scire |
 Congratulations Kevin Kartchner |
 High Desert Cathy Pane-Scire |
 Walking Iris Margie Valenzuela |
 Scoonchee Kevin Kartchner |
 Seedling #5 Margie Valenzuela |
 Vanity Girl Melania Kutz |
 Heat Is On Susan Schaefer |
 Mixed Signals Melania Kutz |
 Spring Elegance Susan Schaefer |
 Chihuahuan Desert Sam Wymer |
 NOID #5 Sally Vega |
 Secret Delight Melania Kutz |
 Margie Melania Kutz |
 Breckenridge Wonderland Diane Tweedy |
Guidelines
- Each member may submit up to ten photos. You may use these same photos again in our October photo contest if you wish.
- Please include for each picture: your name and the name of the variety. If you do not know the name, label it as a NOID, meaning no ID (no identification)
- Submit photos by emailing them in groups of 1-4 to submissions@tucsoniris.org.
- Photos may be of any of your irises that have bloomed from January 2020 though the original show date of April 25. This provides a much longer interval than just whatever is blooming at our usual show time!
- Photos may be of irises growing in the garden
no need to pick them for this kind of show! It is fine if they have been picked, though. - Each photo should focus on one variety and not be a general picture of your iris garden. It is ok if other varieties are visible -just have the chosen one in the center of the photo.
- Please submit only one photo of any particular variety.
- You must have grown the irises in your photo submissions.
- Although this is not a photo contest, please submit only clear pictures. See the tips on p.2 of the April newsletter. A piece of posterboard can be used to block out a busy or unattractive background.
- Deadline for submissions is April 25 at midnight.