Re: Re: AIS: AIS/TBIS:preview of gardens

I do not believe that the AIS or most of its' members necessarily
regard classes of iris other than TB as "underlings'.  I think the real
driving force that makes the tall bearded more popular is "growability".
Many folks in the southwest and southeast cannot grow siberian or
japanese, or are very limited to the ones they can grow. Most gardeners
do not have space to grow those traveling Louisianas in quantity. Warm
climate growers have problems with mdb and sdb, of which many need cold
to set bloom. Arils/arilbreds can be tricky in wet and humid areas. Pacific
Coast natives are resistant to transplant and really only thrive out west.
The one class that thrives over the widest area is the TB, and thus has the
widest appeal to the majority of growers.

John Bruce

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "laurief" <laurief@paulbunyan.net>

> That's the first upside, dubious as it is, I've read in relation to AIS's
> history of concentrating its convention interests exclusively on TBs.  I
> suppose those of us with a strong interest in beardless, species, median,
> and dwarf irises should be grateful that the AIS doesn't feel threatened
> by the conventions of the "underling" sections.

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