THE 100 MOST POPULAR IRIS 
Each year The American Iris Society conducts a symposium to determine the 100 most popular Iris 
grown in this county. The results of the latest symposium are shown below. The varieties are listed 
in the order of their popularity. DM means it has won the Dykes Medal. 
1—Ola Kala, DM 
2—Sable 
3—Great Lakes, DM 
4—Blue Rhythm, DM 
5—Blue Shimmer 
6—Lady Mohr 
7—Elmohr, DM 
8—Chivalry, DM 
9—Snow Flurry 
10—-Solid Mahogany 
11—Pink Cameo 
12—Wabash 
13—Master Charles 
14—Minnie Colquitt 
15—Bryce Canyon 
16—Mulberry Rose 
17—Amigo 
18—Ranger 
19—Helen McGregor, DM 
20—Azure Skies 
21—Cascade Splendor 
22—Amandine 
23—Chantilly 
24—New Snow 
25—Cherie 
26—Prairie Sunset 
27—Grand Canyon 
28—Berkeley Gold 
29—Rocket 
30—Tiffanja 
31—The Red Douglas, DM 
32—The Admiral 
33—Dreamcastle 
34—Lady Boscawen 
35—Pinnacle 
86—China Maid 
37—-Argus Pheasant 
38—Cloth of Gold 
39—Katherine Fay 
40—Casa Morena 
41—Sylvia Murray 
42—Missouri 
43—Ormohr 
44—Gloriole 
45—Gudrun 
46—Three Oaks 
47—Tiffany 
48—Vatican Purple 
49—Desert Song 
50—Lynn Langford 
51—Elsa Sass 
52—Extravaganza 
53—Treasure Island 
54—Black Forest 
55—Fair Elaine 
56—Materhorn 
57—Firecracker 
58—Spanish Peaks 
59—Moonlight Madonna 
60—Tobacco Road 
61—Los Angeles 
62—Distance 
63—City of Lincoln 
64—Cloud Castle 
65—Harriet Thoreau 
66—Blue Valley 
67—Gloden Fleece 
68—Garden Glory 
69—Winter Carnival 
70—Chamois 
7i—Pink Formal 
72—Sharkskin 
73—Sierra Blue 
74—Arab Chief 
75—Lothario 
76—Spun Gold, DM 
77—Mexico 
78—Louvois 
79—Gypsy 
80—Ming Yellow 
81—Golden Majesty 
82—Golden Treasure 
83—Shining Waters 
84—Bandmaster 
85—Fantasy 
86—Daybreak 
87—Goldbeater 
88—Pierre Menard 
89—Violet Symphony 
90—Zantha 
91—Snow Carnival 
92—Pretty Quadroon 
93—Old Parchment 
94—Arctic 
95—Golden Russet 
96—Lighthouse 
97—The Capitol 
98—Miss California 
99—Cristabel 
100—Priscilla 
THE HUNDRED HEMEROCALLIS FAVORITES OF 1952 
As determined by 
The Fifth Official Popularity Poll of the Hemerocallis Society 
. Painted Lady 
. Potentate 
. Georgia 
Dauntless 
Caballero 
Hesperus 
Revolute 
. Garnet Robe 
. Pink Charm 
High Noon 
. Colonial Dame 
. Mrs. Hugh Johnson 
13. Mrs. B. F. Bonner 
14. Black Prince 
15. Prima Donna 
16. Royal Ruby 
17. Mission Bells 
18. Maid Marian 
19. Patricia 
20. Athlone 
21. Lady Bountiful 
22. Pink Prelude 
23. Orange Beauty 
24. Dorothea 
25. Su-Lin 
26. Ruffled Pinafore 
27. Hyperion 
28. Valiant 
29. Queen Esther 
30. Dominion 
31. Windsor Tan 
32. Brocade 
33. North Star 
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34. Gay Troubadour 
35. Ruby Supreme 
36. Cellini 
37. Pink Bowknot 
38. Kanapaha 
39. Baggette 
40. Chloe 
41. Bold Courtier 
42. Show Girl 
43. Skylark 
44. Sweet Briar 
45. Mabel Fuller 
46. Persian Princess 
47. Duchess Of Windsor 
48. Honey Redhead 
49. Jean 
50. Naranja 
51. Easter Morn 
52. Purple Waters 
53. Cibola 
54. Gretchen 
55. Queen of Gonzales 
56. Lochinvar 
57. Ophir 
58. Amherst 
59. Midwest Majesty 
60. Tejas 
61. Knighthood 
62. Evelyn Claar 
63. Linda 
64. Colonel Joe 
65. Taruga 
66. Bountiful 
67. Rajah 
68. Devon Cream 
69. Morocco Red 
70. Cathedral Towers 
71. Golden West 
72. Baronet 
73. Scarlet Sunset 
74. Bess Vestal 
75. Mamie Lake 
76. Bertrand Farr 
77. Copper Colonel 
78. Annis Victoria Russell 
79. Canari 
80. Glowing Gold 
81. Black Falcon 
82. Crimson Star 
83. Ming 
84. Party Gown 
85. Challenger 
86. Pink Radiance 
87. Crimson Glory 
88. Rose Gem 
89. Golden Hours 
90. Martha Washington 
91. Afterglow 
92. Friar Tuck 
93. Mikado 
94. Ming Toy 
95. Rosalind 
96. The Doctor 
97. Red Bird 
98. Display 
99. Mrs. W. H. Wyman 
100. Mongol 
RELEASED THROUGH COURTESY OF THE HEMEROCALLIS SOCIETY 
