TBs: Late bloomers

Late blooming irises don't do well in Phoenix, AZ.  They burn in our intense
heat, often before the buds open.  I have tried a number of late beauties that
disapointed me.  Some I have brought up to our mountain cabin, Zone 6, where
they are doing very well.  Late bloomers I can't grow in the heat:
    Dusty Challenger
    Amiable
    Brazilian Holliday
    Braggadossio
    American Classic

I don't really know if American Classic is late or not.  It has never bloomed
for me, and barely stayed alive in the hot country.  I brought its last
remaining tiny rhizome up to the cabin in July, and it has already made a
better clump than in the four years I have babied it.  I hope to see it next
year.

Francelle Edwards,  Glendale, AZ   Zone 9

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