Well......I received an e-mail from Rick and Roger, pointing out the fact that I either "miss counted', had a "senior moment". or, possibly, I was subconsciously laying the groundwork for more iris ! I said I had ordered 12 from Superstition, when, in fact, I had only ordered 10, so, I guess that means I have "two coming", and I'll have to decide WHICH two I'll add to the order ! Seems like the only reasonable thing to do !
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I'll agree, Marilyn, that 'shopping" from Matthew's list isn't the easiest thing......it's an 'old school" type of place, for sure......but, Charles has an amazing amount of iris....way more than he even lists! One big *downside* is that his list is quite out of date, and many of the listed iris are no longer available. When I order from him, I usually make my *order" list, then make "substitution" list (that's usually as long, or even longer< that the order !), and then list any that I'm "searching" for (even though they are NOT on his list !). He'll usually mail me a letter ,or two, as the season progresses, as to what he thinks he still has, or, ones he knows he has *lost*.....but I really don't know just what I'll be getting, for sure, until I open the box ! It's akin to the Christmas mornings I remember from my childhood ! You don't know for sure just what you'll be getting....but you sure as heck know you're gonna' like it ! He also has "steered" me towards some of the iris I have searched for ,through his connections in his local iris club......I would recommend that anyone interested in growing iris....especially "older" cultivars....send for his list....there are some amazing treasures in it !
