(updated 07/2009)
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2009 Popularity Poll
Remember that the 2009 Popularity Poll should be completed and returned by August 1, 2009. Members received the ballot in a separate mailing this year. If you prefer, you may download the form HERE and send it to Ruth Barker. Ruth is also chair of Awards and Ballots for the AIS. For those members who are AIS Judges and are also completing the Japanese iris section of the Judges Ballot, you may include the SJI Popularity Poll with the Judges Ballot. You may also email your ballot to ruthbb@aol.com
2008 Popularity Poll Results
Ruth Barker, North Carolina
As you might imagine, there was a flurry this year when we realized that
the ballot was omitted from the spring mailing of The Review. Although
they were mailed separately, we still had a good return of the votes, with 45
ballots, representing 52 members! Many thanks to all who participated.
It was exciting counting the votes, which resulted in a tie for first place between ‘Dirigo Pine Milestone’, who won the past 3 years and ‘Little Bow Pink’, both receiving 16 votes each!
In 2008 we welcome 5 newcomers (and returners) to the Top Ten Favorites: ‘Frilled Enchantment’, ‘Pinkterton’, ‘Bellender Blue’, ‘Lion King’ and ‘Cascade Crest’!
Nine cultivars received two or more write-in votes and will be on the 2009 Ballot.
|
2008 place |
Votes |
Cultivar (hybridizer/year) |
2007 place |
|
1 tie |
16 |
DIRIGO PINK MILESTONE (White '00) |
1 |
|
1 tie |
16 |
LITTLE BOW PINK (Delmez ’98) |
4 |
|
3 |
14 |
FRILLED ENCHANTMENT (Marx '59) |
6 |
|
4 |
12 |
PINKERTON (Bauer/Coble ‘98) |
- |
|
5 tie |
11 |
SUE JO (Delmez '03) |
4 |
|
5 tie |
11 |
SING THE BLUES (Reid '97) |
4 |
|
7 tie |
10 |
BELLENDER BLUE (Bauer/Coble ’96) |
- |
|
7 tie |
10 |
FLASHING KOI (Marx '78] |
4 |
|
7 tie |
10 |
LION KING (Bauer/Coble '96) |
16 |
|
10 tie |
9 |
CASCADE CREST (Aitken '90) |
16 |
|
10 tie |
9 |
CENTER OF ATTENTION (Rich '86) |
4 |
|
10 tie |
9 |
JAPANESE PENWHEEL (McEwen ‘88) |
2 |
|
13 tie |
8 |
BLUE SPRITZ (Delmez '98) |
2 |
|
13 tie |
8 |
CAPRICIAN BUTTERFLY (Marx ’85) |
11 |
|
13 tie |
8 |
IAPETUS (Innerst ’88) |
16 |
|
16 tie |
5 |
BUTTERFLIES IN FLIGHT (Aitken '91) |
- |
|
16 tie |
5 |
DIRIGO RED ROCKET (White ‘01) |
4 |
|
16 tie |
5 |
EKECRIC RAYS (Aitken ’90) |
11 |
|
16 tie |
5 |
OREGON MARMALADE (Walker ’03) |
16 |
|
16 tie |
5 |
ORIENTAL EYES (Vogt ’77) |
- |
|
16 tie |
5 |
PLEASANT EARLYBIRD (Harris ’95) |
- |
2007 Popularity Poll
Ruth Barker, North Carolina
Thank you to all the members who returned their ballot for this year’s Popularity Poll. I received 29 ballots, representing 38 members. Since this was my first year in this position, I found myself eagerly awaiting the daily mail, in hopes of an orange ballot!
John White’s ‘Dirigo Pink Milestone’ continues its reign
for the third year in a row, with 12 votes! Of course, ’Milestone’ was just
announced as winner of the Payne Medal, also! Runners-up received 10 votes, 4th
– 10th received 7 votes, while the remaining received 6 and 5 votes
respectively.
As you can see from the list, we had many cultivars with the same number of votes. We want to welcome ‘Flashing Koi’, ‘Center of Attention’, ‘Dirigo Red Rocket’ and ‘Raspberry Candy’ to the prestigious top ten and several other new entries to the list.
|
2007 place |
Votes |
Cultivar (hybridizer/year) |
2006 place |
|
1 |
12 |
DIRIGO PINK MILESTONE (White '00) |
1 |
|
2 tie |
10 |
BLUE SPRITZ (Delmez '98) |
10 |
|
2 tie |
10 |
JAPANESE PINWHEEL (McEwen '88) |
3 |
|
4 tie |
7 |
CENTER OF ATTENTION (Rich '86) |
17 |
|
4 tie |
7 |
DIRIG0 RED ROCKET (White '01) |
17 |
|
4 tie |
7 |
FLASHING KOI (Marx '78 |
- |
|
4 tie |
7 |
LITTLE BOW PINK (Delmez '98) |
5 |
|
4 tie |
7 |
RASPBERRY CANDY (Bauer/Coble '99) |
17 |
|
4 tie |
7 |
SING THE BLUES (Reid '97) |
2 |
|
4 tie |
7 |
SUE JO (Delmez '03) |
5 |
|
11 tie |
6 |
ALL IN WHITE (Delmez '00) |
17 |
|
11 tie |
6 |
CAPRICIAN BUTTERFLY (Marx '85) |
10 |
|
11 tie |
6 |
ELECTRIC RAYS (Aitken '90) |
10 |
|
11 tie |
6 |
FRILLED ENCHANTMENT (Marx '59) |
3 |
|
11 tie |
6 |
LAKE EFFECT (Bauer/Coble '04) |
- |
|
16 tie |
5 |
BEWITCHING TWILIGHT (Harris '00) |
- |
|
16 tie |
5 |
CASCADE CREST (Aitken '90) |
9 |
|
16 tie |
5 |
CRYSTAL HALO (Marx '59) |
- |
|
16 tie |
5 |
IAPETUS (Innerst '88) |
- |
|
16 tie |
5 |
LION KING (Bauer/Coble '96) |
8 |
|
16 tie |
5 |
OREGON MARMALADE (Walker '03) |
10 |
|
16 tie |
5 |
PRAIRIE TWILIGHT (Hazzard '77) |
- |
|
16 tie |
5 |
TIDELINE (Bauer/coble '95) |
- |
The Checklist
The Cumulative Check List of Japanese Irises is a concise listing of all Japanese irises registered with the American Iris Society, official international registrar for non-bulbous irises. The Check List was compiled and is maintained by Bob Bauer of Ensata Gardens in Michigan. Last published in hard copy in 1999, the Check List is now available electronically. To download the checklist (current through 2002) in MS Word format, click here. This is a large file. (775K) If you would like to print it out, it is over 100 pages.
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