Hybridizers Marty Schafer & Jan Sacks

Carlisle, Massachusetts, USA.

Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks were honored by the American Iris Society with the Hybridizer Award in 2007.

They were recipients of the Foster Memorial Plaque in 2017.

See below:

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

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Gardens

Jan and Marty operate Joe Pye Weed's Garden in Carlisle, MA.

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Registrations and Introductions

Siberian (A-L): 'All Gothed Up', 'Art In Bloom', 'At the Crossroads', 'Banish Misfortune', 'Barbara Schmieder', 'Barefoot Boy', 'Bells and Whistles', 'Berries and Cream', 'Black Joker', 'Blackberry Jubilee', 'Bluebird Kisses', 'Boisterous Blend', 'Bonnie Kate', 'Book of Secrets', 'Boys' Night Out', 'Bridal Jig', 'Bright and Easy', 'Bright Eyed Girl', 'Buttermilk Pie', 'Butterscotch Fizz', 'Cape Cod Boys', 'Cape Cod Girls', 'Careless Sally', 'Carlisle Caper', 'Carnivalito', 'Charming Billy', 'Cherry Fling', 'Cinnamon Sugar', 'Circling The Moon', 'Clear the Way', 'Cold Frosty Morning', 'Colonel Mustard', 'Come With Me', 'Complex Character', 'Countess Cathleen', 'Cream of Tomato', 'Creme Caramel', 'Dance All Night', 'Dance and Sing', 'Dance Party', 'Dance Suzy', 'Dandy's Hornpipe', 'Dawn Waltz', 'Devil's Dream', 'Drink Your Tea', 'Drops of Brandy', 'Drowsy Maggie', 'DuskyDawn', 'Earthstar', 'Echo the Wind', 'Elegance and Simplicity', 'Evening Comes', 'Fancy Me This', 'Fashion Forward', 'Festive Coquette', 'Fiddles On Fire', 'Fiona', 'Floral Notes', 'Flying Fiddles', 'Follow the Honey', 'Follow Your Heart', 'Fond Kiss', 'Fools In Love', 'Fresh Notes', 'Full Of Beans', 'Gentle Lass', 'Ginger Twist', 'Gone Plummin', 'Harmony Hill', 'Hey Good Lookin'', 'Headstart', 'Here Be Dragons', 'Hint Of Romance', 'Honey Chic', 'Honeycomb Rock', 'Hot Sketch', 'Humors of Whiskey', 'Impression', 'Indigo Velvet', 'In Full Sail', 'It's A Date', 'Jack's Health', 'Jerry Murphy', 'Jolly Young Man', 'Joyous Ruffles', 'June to Remember', 'Juniper Leigh', 'Just A Whim', 'Just Because', 'Just Cruising', 'Kiss the Girl', 'Lady Walpole', 'Lady's Chain', 'Like Lavender', 'Lime Street Blues', 'Lingering Sweetness', 'Little By Little', 'Lucy Locket',

Siberian (M-Z): 'Maclan Patrick', 'Mad Hat', 'Magnetism', 'Mairis Wedding', 'Margery Magic', 'Melody In Motion', 'Midnight Gallop', 'Minstrel's Whim', 'Miss Apple', 'Mission Bay', 'Mister Peacock', 'Mistress Moon', 'My Little Sunshine', 'New Mown Hay', 'Not Quite White', 'Off She Goes', 'Olive Emerson', 'On Her Toes', 'On Mulberry Street', 'Outlandish', 'Over the River', 'Painted Woman', 'Paprikash', 'Peace of Sky', 'Penelope Anne', 'Pennywhistle', 'Pixels At Dawn', 'Pleasures of May', 'Plum Frolic', 'Pomegranate Punch', 'Pretty Polly', 'Punch Bowl Ramble'. 'Purring Tiger', 'Rainbow Mixer', 'Raindrop Melody', 'Reel Cute', 'Riding The Wave', 'Riverdance', 'Roaring Jelly', 'Rolling Cloud', 'Rounding Third', 'Rubies On Tap', 'Ruffled Romp', 'Sailor's Fancy', 'Salamander Crossing', 'Sandy River Belle', 'Sarah Tiffney', 'Saucy Sailor', 'Sea of Dreams', 'Sibling Revelry', 'Ships Are Sailing', 'Shoot The Breeze', 'Silliousness', 'Silver Girl', 'So Van Gogh', 'Solar Energy', 'Some Like It Blue', 'Sound and Spirit', 'Spin And Glow', 'Sporting Chance', 'Step Lightly', 'Strawberry Social', 'Subtle Humor', 'Sugar Rush', 'Sugar Sprite', 'Summer Revels', 'Sun And Mist', 'Sun Comes Up', 'Sunfisher', 'Sunny Spells', 'Sweet Little Susie', 'Sweeter Still', 'Sweets of May', 'Sweet Spot', 'Tall Dark and Handsome', 'Tea Garden', 'Theme and Variation', 'Three Hand Star', 'Tipped In Blue', 'Tom Schaefer', 'Tone On Tone', 'Too Cute', 'Tree Of Songs', 'Trim the Velvet', 'Trip to Paris', 'Turn A Phrase', 'Turtle On Vacation', 'Unbuttoned Zippers', 'Uncorked', 'Waterfall Waltz', 'White Amber', 'Will You Wear Red', 'Wish Me Luck', 'Worth the Wait', 'Wynne Magnolia', 'Yankee Ingenuity',

Species: 'All Stripes', 'Between the Lines', 'Brumback Blue', 'Epic Poem', 'Exeter', 'Forward and Back', 'Georgian Delicacy', 'Light Verse', 'Little Jay', 'Little Rhyme', 'Merle's Ruby', 'Montrose White', 'Navy Blue Gem', 'One Starry Night', 'Pink Peaks', 'Polychrome Pass', 'Redundant', 'Risc Reward', 'Royal Miniature', 'Sam's Mini', 'Summer Azure', 'Tough Cookie', 'Tourist', 'Versicle',

Species Hybrids: 'August Affair', 'East Meets West', 'Floating Candles', 'Happy Traveler', 'Lots of Fun', 'Soft Spot',

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Awards

Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks' AIS Medal Awarded Irises

Below you will find a picture gallery with links to Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks irises that have won AIS Medals.

They are presented in chronolgical order.

2025:

'Fiddles On Fire', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2025 Award of Merit 2023 Honorable Mention 2021

2023:

'Happy Traveler', Inter-species hybrid, SPEC-X Randolph Perry Medal 2023 Award of Merit 2021 Honorable Mention 2018

'Black Joker', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2023 Award of Merit 2019 Honorable Mention 2016

2022:

'All Stripes', Species, SPEC Founders of SIGNA Medal 2022 Award of Merit 2019 Honorable Mention 2017

2021:

'Cape Cod Boys', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2021 Award of Merit 2016 Honorable Mention 2012

2019:

'Paprikash', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2019 Award of Merit 2017 Honorable Mention 2015

2018:

'Miss Apple', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2018 Award of Merit 2014 Honorable Mention 2012 Favorite Guest 2010

2016:

'Ginger Twist', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2016 Award of Merit 2014 Honorable Mention 2012 Walther Cup 2012 Franklin Cook Cup 2010 Favorite Guest 2016/2011

2015:

'Humors Of whiskey', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2015 Award of Merit 2012 Honorable Mention 2010

2014:

'Tree Of Songs', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2014 Award of Merit 2012 Honorable Mention 2010 Franklin Cook Cup 2010 Favorite Guest 2010

2012:

'So Van Gogh', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2012 Award of Merit 2010 Honorable Mention 2008

2011:

'Banish Misfortune', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2011 Award of Merit 2007 Honorable Mention 2003

2010:

'Here Be Dragons', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2010 Award of Merit 2008 Honorable Mention 2006

2008:

'Fond Kiss', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2008 Award of Merit 2004 Honorable Mention 2002

2007:

'Ships Are Sailing', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2007 Award of Merit 2003 Honorable Mention 2001 Favorite Guest 2001

2006:

'Riverdance', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2006 Award of Merit 2002 Honorable Mention 2000 High Commendation 1996

2003:

'Careless Sally', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 2003 Award of Merit 2001 Honorable Mention 1999

2001:

'Between The Lines', Species, SPEC Founders of SIGNA Medal 2001 Award of Merit 1996 Honorable Mention 1994

1999:

'Roaring Jelly', Siberian, SIB Morgan-Wood Medal 1999 Award of Merit 1997 Honorable Mention 1995

Printable inclusive list of Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks' AIS Awarded and Recognized Irises with links to each iris as of the 2025 Award Year.

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Iris Publications

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Biographical Notes

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Hybridizing Notes

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Unregistered Seedlings used in Hybridizing

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