Dear Dennis,
I'm glad too.
Yes I have interest in your natives, even if my favourite irises are Juno, Oncos, Eupogon.
But I like very much some north american and some chinese irises too.
The first 3 groups are often simple to grow here in my climate, but the same climate is not so easy for the water-lover irises.
I must to be always careful in the summer and I have not so much time for them. So, I can grow not so many species of them and I prefer to choose only the most interesting of all (and there are a lot!).
For this reason I grow a big number of Iridaceae and other bulbs for the mediterranean climate (a lot from south Africa).
Yes, I should join PBS but I'm always so busy! I know, I'll should do it someday.
Maybe we can exchange some treasures each other, don't you think? ;-)
fil. (sunny days after a lot of rain...all irids are going to flower. here is Moraea polystachya, flowering today)
> Filippo, that's fascinating information about Iris sicula! And it's so
> exciting that it may be present in such a more widespread area. It is
> delightful to have SIGNA members from overseas, like you, to teach us
> this kind of information. I'm so glad you joined !
>
> I was also glad to see you're interested in some North American
> natives... including my favorites, Iris fulva and Alophia veracruzana.
> In the beginning (10 years ago) I was only interested in the genus Iris,
> and I never looked at the section on Iridaceae in the SIGNA seed
> exchange. In retrospect I missed some chances at getting some wonderful
> things! I won't let that happen anymore!
>
> As you already know, the Pacific Bulb Society has amazing offerings of
> iridaceae species in their exchange. I often take advantage of those.
> I'm especially interested in the South American irids, that are so rare
> to find in commerce here in North America. Since Ohio is so cold, I
> usually share my PBS treasures with friends in warmer climates... and
> that works out really well for all of us. :-)
>
> Thanks again,
> Dennis in Ohio (where it's almost up to 32 deg F)
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