Hybridizer William B. Schortman

09 Mar 1890 (Broad Brook, Connecticut) -- 13 Apr 1981 (Porterville, California)

Received the American Iris Society Hybridizer Award in 1961.

List of registrations/introductions:

Border Bearded: 'Bitagold', 'Erma's Blue Lace', ' 'Little Buffie', 'Little Coquet', 'Little Fairy', 'Little Sissie'.

Standard Dwarf Bearded: 'Copperette'.

Tall Bearded: 'Anniversary Gift', 'Apollo Red', 'April Clouds', 'Blue Fascination', 'Blue Formal', 'Blue Freckles', 'Bronze Masterpiece', 'Calicon', 'Cardinal In Flight', 'City Of Porterville', 'Cream Ballet', 'Curls of Gold', 'Dancing Senorita', 'Dark Springtime', 'Desert Charm', 'Dove In Flight', 'Echo One', 'Emerald Bay', 'Explorer', 'Fantastic Voyage', 'Flashing Meteor', 'Fluted Burgundy', 'Fluted Gold', 'Fluted Ice Blue', 'Fragrant Sapphire', 'Giant Indiglow', 'Gift of Gold', 'Glittering Sands', 'Golden Dawn', 'Golden Memories', 'Golderado', 'Gold Formal'', 'Gracious', 'Grand Surprise', 'Handsome Lass', 'Happy Holiday', 'Hawaiian Love Call', 'Indiglow', 'Jersey Beauty', 'Lavender Blue Lace', 'Love In Blue', 'Lovenest', 'Lucky Break', 'Majestic Prince', 'Memphis Lass', 'New Snow Symphony', 'Op Art, 'Orchid Queen', 'Patience', 'Persian Fancy', 'Pink and Gold', 'Polka Lace', 'Polka Time', 'Pretty Redwings', 'Pride of Syracuse', 'Purple Ruffles', 'Royal Plume', 'Schortman's Garnet Ruffles', 'Seeing Red', 'Sierra Skies', 'Sixty Fifth Anniversary', 'Snow Symphony', 'Super Indiglow', 'Tall and Handsome', 'Telstar', 'Violet Ruffles'.

-- BobPries - 2012-05-18