SPEC- Species Iris Sources, and I.suaveolens.
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- Subject: SPEC- Species Iris Sources, and I.suaveolens.
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 13:05:51 -0700 (MST)
Anner --
> Because I have received inquiries at this office on this subject, I
would like
> to ask the members of the list to tell me what they know about
commercial
> purveyors of SPECIES iris plants. I would like to identify sources for=
> beardless, bearded, crested, and bulbous irises, and I am intersted in=
large
> and also smaller operations, either here, in Canada, or in the UK, but=
I
am
> not interested in seeds at this time. =
The only source of arilbred species I can personally vouch for is Lu
Danielson's Pleasure Gardens although I understand that Arnold Ferguson
[Grandview] is planning to list some in the future. =
The best-known source is the ASI Plant Sale -- which as a past co-chairma=
n
I'd be expected to recommend -- but one of the reasons I gave up the job
was frustration over the prevalence of mislabeled rhizomes and my
experience with my own orders since then is that the situation has gotten=
worse instead of better. =
Sorry I don't have more encouraging news on the subject, but availability=
of aril species has declined markedly over the last 25 years and may now =
be
past the point of no return.
Sharon
