International Iris Competition
Florence, Italy 1997
In 1997, The Primo Firenze (GOLD FLORIN)
in the Florence, Italy competition was CHAMPAGNE WALTZ (Schreiner's, USA).
Other winners at Florence:
- 2nd Tuscany Region Cup: GYPSY ROMANCE (Schreiner, USA)
- 3rd Silver Plate of the Industrial Organization: HOSTESS
ROYALE (B. Blyth, Australia)
- 4th Italian Iris Society Silver Medal: FRISON-ROCHE (Cayeux,
France)
- 5th Honorable Mention: UPSIDE DOWN (O. D. Niswonger,
USA)
- 6th Honorable Mention: COMPETITIVE EDGE (Cooley's Gardens,
USA)
- 7th Honorable Mention: COLETTE THURILLET (Cayeux, France)
- 8th Honorable Mention: DOROTHEA MARGUART (S. Innerst,
USA)
- 9th Honorable Mention: PIERO BARGELLINI (A. Bianco, Italy)
- 10th Honorable Mention: CANNONBALL (Schreiner's, USA)
Special Prizes
- Comune de Firenze Silver Plate for the Best Red Variety: TABARRO
(S. Volani, Italy)
- Rora and Luciano Bausi Silver Plate for the Best Deep Blue Variety:
CONTINUITY (S. Innerst, USA)
- Chamber of Commerce Cup for the Best Commercial Variety: ..HOSTESS
ROYALE (B. Blyth, Australia)
- Louise Branch Cup for the Best Branched Variety: CHAMPAGNE WALTZ
(Schreiner, USA)
- Piaggio Cup for the Best Early Variety: DOROTHEA MARGUART (S.
Innerst, USA)
- Florence Garden Club Cup for the Most Original Color: COLETTE
THURILLET (Cayeux, France)
- Perugia Garden Club Cup for the Best Scented Variety: VINACCIA
(S. Gigli, Italy)
- Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze Prize for the Italian Hybridizer with
the Best Variety in the First Five: (V. Romoli)
- Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze Prize for the European (other than
Italian) Hybridizer with the Best Variety in the First Five: Cayeux,
France
- Arezzo Garden Club Cup for the Best Late TB Variety: GYPSY ROMANCE
(Schreiner, USA)
- Collodi Garden Cup for the Best Border Bearded Iris: CARENZA
(R. E. Nichol, Great Britain)