RE: CAT: Which ones?
- Subject: RE: [iris-talk] CAT: Which ones?
- From: M* M*
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:17:47 -0500
From: "Mark, Maureen" <markm@tc.gc.ca>
For pictures, nothing beats Schreiner's and Cooley's. I like to buy them
every few years not only for the colour pictures but because they are both
fairly large listings of popular iris likely to end up at the show table.
Cooley's collections are also a good buy. Roris is not bad for pictures
either, but some of them are not true to colour.
For rebloomers, I like Sutton's and Winterberry. Both give excellent
information on rebloomers and provide excellent product and service.
Winterberry probably has the most extensive list of rebloomers. No pictures
though. If you like space-agers, then Sutton's is a must. Good colour
pictures too.
Aitken's Salmon Creek is a must have. It's a smaller catalogue with good
colour pictures. Excellent service and product. Their family of
hybridizers have produced many award winning bearded iris and JIs.
Keppel's and Ghio's are great for providing pedigrees and for getting
quality bearded iris that are rather different. Both carry mostly newer
iris. Not many pictures though.
Zebra Gardens is a must read. And for those who like broken colours, it's a
must have. Brad and Kathy have been increasing the colour pictures too.
Nobody has beaten Superstition yet for the size and quality of their
rhizomes. They are also coming out with some interesting cultivars from
their hybridizing program. No pictures (yet) but if you ask nicely, they
will e-mail pictures of their introductions. Prices are very good for newer
stuff, especially those that are only one or two years from introduction. I
guess that their growing conditions allow for better increase.
For JIs, Ensata is a must. Lots of pictures and probably the largest
selection. They also carry many siberians. Their hybridizing specialty is
multitepal cultivars for both JIs and siberians.
For siberians, Joe Pye Weed for the interesting colours they are producing
from their hybridizing program and the colour insert of all their new
introductions. They also carry many of Tamberg's introductions.
Hollingworth is also worth having, but is a smaller catalogue.
I'm sure that I've forgotten some, but I'm also sure that others will pipe
in.
Maureen Mark
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
> From: "Martha Brown" <mbrown@pldi.net>
>
> As a relatively new iris enthusiast I have no idea
> which catalogs to pay anywhere from $2.00 to $5.00
> for. I would prefer to spend my money on Iris
> rather than catalogs so which ones are your
> favorites and why?
>
> If you prefer to reply off list you may do so to:
> mbrown@pldi.net
>
> Thanks
> Martha
> M Brown
> NW Oklahoma, USA
> USDA Zone 6b, Sunset Zone 35
>
>
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