Kevin Vaughn
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Science |
| Occupation | Plant cell biologist, retired |
| Location | SALEM, OR, United States |
| Introduction | Have been growing and hybridizing irises for 54 years, starting as a 10 year old in MA. Polly Bishop, Lynn Markham and Bee Warburton were early mentors. These interests lead to a PhD in botany at Miami of Ohio. For 30 years I worked for the USDA as a plant cell biologist. While there, I hybridized LAs, spurias and BBs. Retired in 2010 to Oregon and have greatly expanded my hybridizing. Authored "Beardless Irises: A Plant for Every Garden Situation". |
| Interests | iris hybridizing, MTBs, BBs, MDBs, LAs, SPU, PCNs, SIBs, SPEC, SPEC-X |
| Favorite movies | The Wizard of Oz, Deliverance, Ordinary People |
| Favorite music | Roman Festivals, The Barber of Seville, Water Music Suite, Sampson and Delilah |
| Favorite books | Garden Irises, World of Irises |