The Wirz-Rettig Japanese Iris Award is available to all Region 2 affiliates holding an AIS sanctioned flower show including Japanese Iris. WNYIS funded the award for 10 years. Then, in 2024, AIS Region 2 Board of Directors decided to take on the funding of the award so it would continue.
The award is a glass vase plus a framed certificate. It is awarded to the highest placed Japanese iris in an accredited iris show, being either a Section Award winner or Best of Show.