The results of the American Iris Society Official Ballot voting for 2021 pertaining only to Louisiana Irises:
THE MARY SWORDS DEBAILLON MEDAL
Louisiana irises
(Total votes cast = 208)
52 WHEN PIGS FLY (Patrick O’Connor)
39 ROOSTER (Ron Betzer)
Runners Up:
37 WATERMELON WIZARD (Hooker Nichols)
36 MELODY WILHOIT (Hooker Nichols)
13 GRIS GRIS (Patrick O’Connor)
11 BLUE SPLATTER (Wayland Rudkin)
10 SEMINOLE MOON (Harry Wolford)
10 SOUTHERN STAR (Heather Pryor)
LA AWARD OF MERIT
(Total votes cast = 165)
22 EYES WIDE OPEN (Heather Pryor)
16 KATRINA RISING (Patrick O’Connor)
Runners Up:
15 MEMORIES OF MELODY (Jill Copeland)
13 HEARTBREAK WARFARE (Hooker Nichols)
12 REVERCHON SNOWFALL (Hooker Nichols)
12 ROUGAROUX (Joseph Musacchia)
11 WHO’S YA MAMA (Joseph Musacchia)
LA HONORABLE MENTION
(Total votes cast = 501)
38 ACADIAN SKY (Joseph Musacchia)
17 ANNETTE BROWN (Harry Wolford)
16 QUEEN OF SOUL (Hooker Nichols)
14 BRAZOS MOON (Hooker Nichols)
13 BLUE MOON RISING (Hooker Nichols)
13 MICHIGAN IN DALLAS (James Copeland, Sr.)
13 NORAH JANE (Patrick O’Connor)
12 MARY JO (Joseph Musacchia)
11 IKO IKO (Joseph Musacchia)
10 BOSSIER CITY BLUES (Hooker Nichols)
10 CLAIRE FONTENOT (Patrick O’Connor)
10 CONE OF UNCERTAINTY (Patrick
O’Connor)
Runners Up:
9 GORGEOUS GEORGE (Joseph Musacchia)
9 HIATUS (Hooker Nichols)
9 MARDI GRAS MAMBO (Joseph Musacchia)
8 BIRDLAND (Joseph Musacchia)
8 DALLAS MOONLIGHT (Hooker Nichols)
8 FLAMING HOT (Ron Betzer)
8 ODDBALL CURIOSITY (Hooker Nichols)
7 BLUEBERRY MOUSSE (Peter Jackson)
7 FALLEN SOCIALITE (Hooker Nichols)
7 GULF MOON GLOW (Albert Faggard)
7 HOUSE OF BLUES (Patrick O’Connor)
7 IMPROBABLE PLOT (Hooker Nichols)
7 MISTY BAYOU (Joseph Musacchia)
7 WHY FIE (Jill Copeland
