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Hi, I'm new to the iris forum.  I'm sorry, but I accidently deleted 
the subject reference code.  Last year I was interested in irises, 
but then dahlias caught my eye and those are what I purchased this 
last season.  I did however buy 3 irises at Home Depot last fall.  
The irises grew nicely, but only one bloomed a purple flower which it 
wasn't supposed to be.  My dahlias didn't do so great.

So my attention focused back to irises and I discovered that it was 
too late to place any orders.  But the good news seemed to be that my 
soil and zone were a good place to grow them, especially Arilbreds.  
I decided to experiment with division.  If I couldn't buy any until 
next year, then I might as well see what happens if I dig and 
divide.  I figured that since the dahlias were a big dissapointment - 
which could have been due to the extreme heat we had this summer - 
I'd see if my divisions would survive and grow.  If so, then I'd feel 
more confident in purchasing the ones I was interested in next year.

I'm thrilled to see that at this point new shoots (fans ?) are coming 
up from my divisions, although it seems sooner than I'd expect.  I 
was even more excited when my sister's co-worker dug up her irises 
and gave away bags and bags of them to everyone she worked with. Did 
I want any?  Of course! My sister gave me 3 bags full which amounted 
to 145 I planted. 

Of course non were tagged and the only hint she can give me on color 
is that there weren't any yellow in the bunch.  But that's ok. The 
area had already been prepared in the spring this year so there 
wasn't much work involved except to plant.  If what I've heard about 
deer and gophers not bothering irises is true,  then it will be the 
only thing I can grow besides daffodils that won't be.  And that's a 
good thing.

Arilbreds really caught my attention.  I found a web site that seems 
to have a lot of information with pictures, but I don't know if she 
sells them. I love the colors. There is only one other grower I found 
that has some Arilbreds, and he happens to live 1 hour away. But as 
I've discovered with both irises, daylilies and dahlias, nobody seems 
to sell the same thing as the other growers unless it is a more 
common variety.

Sharon


 

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