Hybridizer Chad Harris

Washougal, Washington, USA

Chad Harris was honored by the American Iris Society with the Hybridizer Award in 2022.

Chad Harris was honored by the British Iris Society with the British Iris Society Hybridiser Award in 2025.

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See below:

• Gardens
• Registrations and Introductions
• Awards
• Iris Publications
• Biographical Notes
• Hybridizing Notes

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Gardens

Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm

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Registrations and Introductions

Japanese: 'Ama No Hagoromo', 'Amethyst Actress', 'Amethyst's Sister', 'Angelic Choir', 'Aoyagi', 'Artesian Spring', 'Asagiri No Sakura', 'Asian Festival', 'Avalanche Express', 'Beni Huyou', 'Bewitching Twilight', 'Blushing Snowmaiden', 'Bushido', 'Cascade Rain', 'Celestial Emperor', 'Coho', 'Columbia Crest', 'Columbia Deep Water', 'Daikagura', 'Dalle Whitewater', 'Datedōgu', 'Dragon Tapestry', 'Flamingo Waltz', 'Freckled Peacock', 'Fujibakama', 'Geishoui', 'Gijozakura', 'Gosechi No Mai', 'Gyokuhōren', 'Gyokuto', 'Hakkaku', 'Hakuryu No Tsume', 'Hekiho', 'Hina No Kasane', 'Hinamatsuri', 'Hi No Mai', 'Hougyoku', 'Izumigawa', 'Jaciva', 'Jakago No Nami', 'Janomegasa', 'Japanese Plum', 'Kagurajishi', 'Kamiji No Yuki', 'Katsurao', 'Kazashi Ougi', 'Koaozora', 'Kokuryu No Tsume', 'Komachi Musume', 'Koto Harp Strings', 'Kotohime', 'Kumoiryu', 'Kumoishō', 'Mangetsu No Hikari', 'Mangetsu No Koi', 'Mangetsu No Utage', 'Matsubagasane', 'Meigetsu', 'Meijyou No Yuki', 'Miharayama', 'Miyabi', 'Miyo No Haru (B)' 'Mulberry Halos', 'Natsusugata', 'Neptune's Trident', 'Ochiba Goromo', 'Okitsu Shiranami', 'Pagoda Temple', 'Pink Playmate', 'Pleasant Earlybird', 'Pleasant Sandman', 'Pleasant Starburst', 'Rhythmic Blues', 'Sakuragari', 'Sakuragawa', 'Sanded Treasure', 'Shikainami', 'Shinju No Umi', 'Shiranui', 'Shuchūka', 'ShushiNoHomare', 'Simple Grace', 'Souseiki', 'Summer Echoes', 'Sunrise Ridge', ''Suzunami', 'Tatsutagawa', 'Tomozuru', 'Tsuru-No-Kegoromo', 'Twilight's Splendor', 'Wadatsumi (2)', 'Warai-Hotei', 'Yamato Tsukasa', 'Zuichou', 'Zuiho'.

Miniature Tall Bearded: 'Black Cherry Sorbet', 'Candy Basket'.

Species: 'Blue Rivulets' - Founders of SIGNA Medal 2021, 'Early Matinee', 'June Lake', 'Lakeside Ghost' - Founders of SIGNA Medal 2019, 'Violet Constellation' - Founders of SIGNA Medal 2025, 'Whispering Clouds'.

Species Hybrid: 'Antique Brass', 'Cascadian Snow', 'French Buttercream', 'Unexpected Surprise', 'Violet Swallows'.

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Awards

2022 AIS Hybridizer Medal Honorary Award Recipient from the Spring 2023 AIS Bulletin, page 25.

Chad Harris' AIS Medal Awarded Irises

Below you will find a picture gallery with links to Chad Harris irises that have won AIS Medals.

They are presented in chronolgical order.

2025:

'Violet Constellation', Species, SPEC Founders of SIGNA Medal 2025 Award of Merit 2023 Honorable Mention 2021

'Pink Playmate', Japanese, JI Payne Medal 2025 Award of Merit 2023 Honorable Mention 2021

2024:

'Candy Basket', Miniature Tall Bearded, MTB Williamson-White Medal 2024 Award of Merit 2021 Honorable Mention 2018

'Violet Swallows', Inter-species hybrid, SPEC-X Randolph Perry Medal 2024 Award of Merit 2022 Honorable Mention 2019

'Columbia Crest', Japanese, JI Payne Medal 2024 Award of Merit 2021 Honorable Mention 2018

2023:

'Black Cherry Sorbet', Miniature Tall Bearded, MTB Williamson-White Medal 2023 Award of Merit 2021 Honorable Mention 2018

'Koto Harp Strings', Japanese, JI Payne Medal 2023 Award of Merit 2021 Honorable Mention 2019

2022:

'Flamingo Waltz', Japanese, JI Payne Medal 2022 Award of Merit 2019 Honorable Mention 2017

2021:

'Blue Rivulets', Species, SPEC Founders of SIGNA Medal 2021 Award of Merit 2018 Honorable Mention 2016

'Columbia Deep Water', Japanese, JI Payne Medal 2021 Award of Merit 2018 Honorable Mention 2016 President's Cup 2024 Favorite Guest 2024

'Dalle Whitewater', Japanese, JI Payne Medal 2021 Award of Merit 2016 Honorable Mention 2014

2019:

'Lakeside Ghost', Species, SPEC Founders of SIGNA Medal 2019 Award of Merit 2017 Honorable Mention 2015

'Cascade Rain', Japanese, JI Payne Medal 2019 Award of Merit 2015 Honorable Mention 2011

2013:

'Bewitching Twilight', Japanese, JI Payne Medal 2013 Award of Merit 2009 Honorable Mention 2005

2012:

'Coho', Japanese, JI Payne Medal 2012 Award of Merit 2010 Honorable Mention 2008

Printable inclusive list of Chad Harris' AIS Awarded and Recognized Irises with links to each iris as of 2025 Award Year.

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Iris Publications

under construction

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Biographical Notes

Chad Harris AIS Bio from the 2022 timeframe.

Chad Harris Hybridizing Bio from the 2012 timeframe.

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Hybridizing Notes

Hybridizer Profile: Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm

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