SPEC: Perennial iris

>So Jan , you are going to wait patiently for Lily My Love to increase...No 
>Problems, I will be happy to supply a bit in your swap list...:)

Excellent! I have been eying this one off for some time in last years 
catalogue.
I have CRAZY FOR YOU, but it has one fan, and a bloom stalk coming, and it 
doesn't look very well attatched to the soil, so I am worrying about it 
blooming out. I might put a rock on it.

I wanted some pollen from it for my SDB's but I think it will be too late. I 
might try it on LYRIQUE or SOUL SOUND which bloom later.

>By the way what variety are those irises that are
>often sold as "perrenial irises".

Yes Wendy, I know exactly what you mean. Often seen in nurseries, 
Supermarkets, country markets etc. They carry a plastic label with 
'perennial iris' across the top, and a picture of a pale purple flower.
The flower is I. unguicularis. (AKA winter iris, AKA I. stylosa by many, 
many nursery people still)
The plant is ocassionally I. unguicularis too!
More often than not, the contents of the pot are Pacific Coast Hybrid 
seedlings.
Sometimes the label has written on it in black pen across the picture: Iris 
innominata, or innominata hybrids.

These little tykes are incredibly hardy in many parts of Victoria, unlike in 
many parts of their native America. I have several lovely seedlings in bloom 
at present, and lots of fat buds holding surprises. They obviously love 
Australia, in fact I sometimes think I can hear them going 'oi oi oi!'

I believe many of the seedlings which find their way to nurseries originate 
from the Red Hill iris farm, which also advertises a mail order list. Their 
named PCI's are reasonably priced, but I don't know how or when they send 
them and what their survival rates are. I think Colleen has some in her 
catalogue too.
Both Tempo Two and Rainbow Ridge gave up on selling these by mail order.
I find they grow best from seed, and will happily share some bee pod seeds 
with you Wendy, if you wish to grow some.
I will take some photos of my newies and post them as soon as I get the film 
developed.

I'm just back from a garden and gallery opening, where my irises will be on 
sale in bloom in pots. My cultivar and price list was supposed to be 
finished too, for gallery visitors to take, but after spending late into 
last night, and all day today editing it, the printer ran out of black ink, 
and I had piano students to teach so couldn't go out for more. I will finish 
it tomorrow I guess.
Cheers, Jan
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