The
American Iris Society Region 4
In 1998, The CIS created an endowed scholarship with the Foundation
of CPCC (Central Piedmont Community College).
Income from this endowment is used to provide tuition and
assistance to a student in the Horticulture Program of the college.
The first partial scholarship award was presented in the
2001-2002 school year. Additional funds are available each subsequent year.
In 2019, The CIS Board planted the Carrie Winter Memorial Garden at the Betty Little House of The Charlotte Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. in Charlotte, NC. This garden was built to posthumously recognize Carrie’s devotion to The Charlotte Iris Society – as a judge, officer and Convention Chair.
This garden has six iris groupings; each grouping is represented by irises either named for a member or hybridized by a member.
The CIS provided numerous irises to the Duke Mansion, a landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, for landscaping, including: Immortality Tall Bearded Irises and Petite Monet Miniature Tall Bearded Irises.
In 2019, The CIS Board planted the Carrie Winter Memorial Garden at the Betty Little House of The Charlotte Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. in Charlotte, NC. This garden was built to posthumously recognize Carrie’s devotion to The Charlotte Iris Society – as a judge, officer and Convention Chair.
This garden has six iris groupings; each grouping is represented by irises either named for a member or hybridized by a member.
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Carrie Winter, Tall Bearded Iris, hybridizer Don Spoon |
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Ruth Holbrook, Tall Bearded Iris, hybridizer Don Spoon |
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Katharine Steele ,Tall Bearded Iris, hybridizer Don Spoon |
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Swords of Murex, Species Iris, hybridizer Barbara Alexander |
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Sister Shirley, Tall Bearded Iris, hybridizer Don Spoon, for his sister, Shirley Knox |
The CIS provided numerous irises to the Duke Mansion, a landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, for landscaping, including: Immortality Tall Bearded Irises and Petite Monet Miniature Tall Bearded Irises.