Oh yes, my dear. I never can afford to buy them when they come out. I have to wait a couple of years, then plant and wait. Hoping this will be the year Sergey finally blooms for me. Have not seen it yet, ditto Dark Universe. The last one is new, so I have some waiting on my hands.
Here's my heartbreak regarding Festival of Light. I ordered from Thomas this year. He is good enough to let people request what they want for a bonus. So I gave a list of choices, all at least 2 years old. I would never have the gall to request a super expensive new one. What happened? Instead of giving me any that I listed, he gifted me a new intro, but it of course wasn't Festival. Time after time on this forum, I see people get bonuses from growers that are the ones I want, meanwhile, the same grower sends me a different thing - nice of course because all the iris these folks grow are nice - but not one I would have ever bought for myself. If I had acres and acres, who cares. But I don't. It's getting to the point where I have to cull. Two iris in this category for me, both beautiful, but I would have never bought them: Wishes Granted and Rainbow Road.
They'll probably have to go someday much as I hate to send any iris by Keppel away (I have this hero worship for him
) and those were ones he sent me himself, so I feel even worse
Lestv said: But the trick is will you still be obsessed with them when the next new batch come along? I often wait a year or so before purchasing and by then only some of the ones I really wanted I really still want! 
Dark Universe is one of those I still am obsessed with.
