@Frillylily How would think of it, had you gone through a process of pollinating so many Iris flowers & grown thousands of seeds, after years of work, time & effort, & expense, all go down the drain & you received no recognition that should have been due, you, except somebody had caused a major problem & prevented you from ever getting the proper recognition, for what you'd created & ought to be, (with integrity & all honesty) rightfully being honored with, possibly one of the higher Awards, as a recipient, for -your- Tall Bearded Iris ?
Yet, very possibly deprived of it, by use of these tactics, methods of manipulation, or whatever term you'd use to describe what is happening (& has already occurred) be it intentional (or not.) That's what I call "ruthless", bordering on depravity...
