Siberian Iris 'So Van Gogh'

In 2012, this iris won the Morgan-Woods Medal, the highest award that the American Iris Society can give a Siberian iris.

...Read MoreAIS Award of Merit 2010.

The breeders, Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks, have written:

"The first bi-color siberian. Standards are blue-purple with darker veining. Falls are yellow, lighter at the edges and darker at the center, with purple veining. Styles are blue-purple with darker highlights. Small flowers with big clump show - five buds."

Height 30" (76 cm).

Schafer-Sacks irises have won many awards, including 7 of the last 9 Morgan-Woods Medals.

Standards and style arms medium blue-violet (RHS 90B to 91B), darker veining and edges (89B at darkest); falls yellow (13C), lighter at edge, darkest at signal, veined blue violet (89A to 90B), darkest at tip, signal yellow, veined deep blue-violet, blends into F.

Parentage: 'Sarah Tiffney' X 'Banish Misfortune'. Seedling S97-20-10.

Awards: Honorable Mention 2008