RE: TB: Louisa's Song

I was the guy who sent you the link to Mid-America Garden. Louisa's Song was introduced by Barry Blyth of Australia. Paul Black through Keith Keppel has great early access to Barry's introductions.
 
To answer your question about which ones to try is complex. A good way to begin would be to select from the AIS favorite 100.  
 
I would guess that 90% of tall bearded irises grow well except in extreme climates. The best way to find out what grows well in your climate is to talk to local collectors and or local commercial gardens. Joining a local iris society is the easiest and quickest way to establish communications with these two groups. For a beginner, I would recommend avoiding irises introduced by Brad Kasperek, Joe Ghio, Fred Kerr and Barry Blyth. In my experience, some of the irises by these hybridizers are much more difficult to grow successfully. Later you can start adding irises by these worthwhile hybridizers. I would recommend irises by Ben Hager, Larry Lauer or George Sutton as being some of the easier to grow.
 
If you want an iris experience of  a lifetime, go to the 2006 AIS convention. It would be worth every penny.
 
Harold Peters
Beautiful View Iris Garden
2048 Hickok Road
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
harold@directcon.net  www.beautiful-view-iris.com
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From: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-photos@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of KEITH MINEO
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 4:04 PM
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] TB: Inside Track

some guy , forgot who, sent me this link for exotic irises. I LOVED the ARC of Colors and Louisa's Song adn a fw others. I wonder which ones to select to try to grow. Do you know of this web-site/vendor?
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Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] TB: Inside Track

Hello, Keith
 
Tall Bearded irises do the best in the Phoenix area.  Spurias do well also.  The little ones, the medians, do not do well for me.  I would invite you to join the Sun Country Iris Club to learn all about irises and their culture in the desert.
 
Some varieties of the Tall Bearded irises do magnificently.  Others have problems in the heat.  We learn those mostly by trial and error.  Most do quite well.  They need deep watering every 10 days to two weeks.  Phosphate fertilizer only, no manure.
 
Francelle Edwards,  Glendale, AZ
 
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Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] TB: Inside Track

What Irises grow best in Desert? Is there a catagory of them I should stick too. ? I heard there are another of varieties that thrive in the Phoenix, Sonoran desert. Please advise. I do not want to invest in a lot of money in plants to have them dry up. Please help.. It is planting season now and I have to get going ..
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Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 12:19 PM
Subject: [iris-photos] TB: Inside Track

Inside Track

Keppel  

 

 

Mike Greenfield


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