Re: List of names

It depends.

There is a list of registered named iris - non-bulbous forms at any rate.  It is maintained by the American Iris Society.  The bulbous registry is maintained by the Dutch Bulb Growers... or some such - I have it written out somewhere.

The AIS registry is available from their storefront (see the AIS website).  A substantial portion of it is also available online.  Further information is available via 'www.irises.org'.

However you did say 'named'.  There are a large number of named varieties that are not registered - certain extremely large garden centres simply don't care.  Also, there are many introductions in foreign countries that have not followed the proper registration trail.  I know of several varieties that were registered by Canadian hybridizers several years after being introduced to commerce.  Many Japanese cultivars have never been registered despite their obvious quality.

So... to the best of my knowledge there is no list of all named varieties.

Regards,

Sandy Ives (on the road somewhere, but not in Ottawa today)

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