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The International Iris Competition 'Premio Firenze'
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| The Florence Council,
in collaboration the the Italian Iris Society, have held an International
Iris Competition for tall and bearded irises every year since 1954,
with a large presence and international success. Fifty two competitions
have taken place up to now, with the record participation, for 2004,
of 150 new varieties. The rhysomes of each variety are sent to Florence
by hybridisers throughout the world during the period June to September
and they are cultivated at the Iris Garden of Piazzale Michelangelo
for three years before being judged by an International Jury. The
Competition is 'anonymous', that is, each plant entered is labelled
with initials so that the Jury knows the name of the variety and of
the hybridiser only after having finished judging. A classification
of merit is established and some special prizes are awarded, on the
basis of particular characteristics of the individual variety. The
winner of the first prize receives a Gold Fiorin, the gift of the
Florence Tourist Organisation. A Special prize offered by the Florence
Council is awarded to the red variety, which is most similar to the
Iris depicted on the banner of the City.
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2005 Competition |
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THE 54° INTERNATIONAL IRIS COMPETITION
10 - 15 May 2010 10 May: Work of the International Jury begins 15 May : Awarding Ceremony at the Town Hall (Palazzo Vecchio) |
| Secretariat: Via Bolognese, 17 - 50139 Firenze, Italy - Tel. and fax (0039) 055483112 - E-mail: segreteria@irisfirenze.it |