Welcome to the iris forum, 5sillydogs! me too on the pinks, Jan, and with any class of iris. sigh..... and yes, Leslie is quite right, I do love the little guys. I have about 40 MDB's which would not do great in my area but most are potted and get extra care and a colder winter because I can move them about. I have a few more than 400 SDB's and with all that I have I still have some unique ones on my list that I must have.... both new and historic. I have about 50 IB's as they bloom between the SDB's and the taller irises. I have over 40 MTB's as they are just such a charming miniature form of a TB. I will be adding a few more of them probably. And then to the Tall ones, the kings of the iris show, I have about 250. There are so many of these that I want due to color combinations along with new forms such as ruffles. I must use some common sense when adding more irises. The only problem is.... irises inspire many things but common sense is not one of them.
I am limited with space but I am creative with how to carve out more areas in my patch to plant more irises. I am also becoming limited in the energy it takes to maintain a healthy iris garden and that will be the main thing that dictates what, or how many, I will be adding. That being said, when it comes to irises I do not show much restraint or common sense. I go over my budget, buy more than I have room for, beg from friends shamelessly and continue to add to an obscenely enormous wish list. But I am in good company here on the ATP iris forum where I am completely understood by like individuals that share my views wholeheartedly. smiles
