Re: HYB: Broken Colors

Paul Tyerman wrote:

>  Any chance of
> it ever getting near Australia???????????????????
> 
> Does anyone out there know the requirements for importing rhizomes into
> Australia from the US (There was a comment a while ago from someone saying
> that "we all know the problems with your import restrictions"......
> boviously the question has been raised before)

Hi Paul--

We ship our iris all over the world, but there are 2 countries so far
that we don't ship to, and sorry to say, one is Australia.  The other is
Russia.  The reason is a strict, severe, and complicated quarantine
policy.

Most countries of the world only require a phytosanitary certificate for
importation.  

I remember seeing a quote from Barry Blyth, famous Australian
hybridizer, a few years ago, I think it was in his own catalog, saying
about how he was giving up importing USA iris because of the extreme
quarantine delay and cost?

Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California Sierra Nevada foothills--Zone 8--76 yesterday and 74
expected today; showers should return next week--just in time to water
the garden!
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