Re: most popular irids

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What about Watsonia, Romulea?

On Thursday, 19 March 2015, dkramb d*@badbear.com [iris-species] <i*@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> I'm working on some updates to the SIGNA website. I'm expanding the
> coverage of irids which are, at the moment, a bit of an
> "oh-by-the-way". To that end I need some feedback from other people.
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> 1.) Which "Top 4" genera of irids would you say have long been the most
> popular & readily available? My thought is: Crocus, Crocosmia,
> Freesia, and Gladiolus.
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> 2.) Which other genera of irids would you say are quickly increasing in
> popularity in recent years? Try to limit yourself to 6 or so. My
> thought is: Dietes, Moraea, Neomarica, Tigridia, Sisyrinchium, and
> Solenomelus.
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> If you need a cheat sheet for a list of genera, see here
> http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Iridaceae
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> You can reply privately if you wish.
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> Thanks,
> Dennis in Cincinnati
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