At the National convention in Portland there were a total of 170 seedlings. Adam Cordes' tall bearded iris 'Royston Rubies' won the Lloyd Zurbrigg/Clarance Mahan Award for the favorite guest seedling. This is only the second time the award has been given. It is also one award of only four given during the convention, which was attended by over 600 Iris Lovers. Adam and his wife, Autumn were on the same bus as I was. They are a delightful couple and young! I am sure that we will see a lot more from Adam in the coming years.
Lynda Miller and Kitty Loberg
Riley Probst and Roger Miller with Jane Jordan in the background
