I like flatties because they remind me of Japanese Iris without the fuss required here to grow them well. I've only got a couple, but if and when any of you get enough to divide....
Leslie, I agree... they do look like tulips before they flatten out fully.. blue tulips

Noted on all three, Sherry.

Japanesque!!! Japanesque!!!

My feelings exactly Darcy!

Some lovely irises in the orders, but those flatties, wow, I had never seen such a thing! Are they really bearded irises?

Must...Resist... (insert hypnotized eyes icon here)

So far I have only completed two orders:

Mariposa Iris: 'Lemon Lunar Lander', 'I I Stutter'



Hummingbird Gardens: 'Mariposa Skies', 'Polish Princess', 'Purple People Eater', 'Star Performer'



I am working on orders for two more places:

Iris Sisters: 'Emma's Laughter', 'Rosalie Figge', 'Wintry Sky', and ? (too many lovely things... am thinking of 'Wedding Kiss' among others)



International Iris: 'Sub-Zero' (variegated foliage is the draw here), 'Pewter & Gold', and depending on availability 'My Beloved', 'Fratello Sole', and 'Enjoyment'


I also intend to put in orders with Nola's ('Sara's Beauty' at a minimum, and maybe 'Trillion', when they open), Winterberry ('Mariposa Autumn', 'Magnificent Masterpiece', and 'Star Challenger' at a minimum), and Bluebird Iris ('Lord Jeff', 'Lovely Lois' - if they ever respond to me).



Hmmm.... that's a lot of purple and white...

I would like to order from Sutton's and Mid-America also, but just with the above garden orders I am going to exceed my intended limit of 20 irises. (I may need an intervention here... )

I am not building new beds so I have to fit things in here and there. I may renovate a couple of existing beds, but given the gopher depredations, we will have to underlay them with wire if I want to be sure not to lose any. Digging up the heavy dirt during the heat of summer will not be a fun project... maybe that is something we can do this spring, if and when it is drier.

I'm not making any orders this time around. I'm going to sit back and drool over everyone else's choices. I may make a request or 2 but that's all. I know...famous last words, right?

Polly, you might want to do some potting, and then planting when it's a bit cooler? That seems to be what I hear a lot of Calif. people do. Some even get them planted in the soil, others pot so many they have a 2 year supply of planting to do.

Polymerous: Why, oh, why did you have to post those photos? Now I have to increase my want list, definitely to include
`Lord Jeff.' Wow!

Zencat said:I'm not making any orders this time around. I'm going to sit back and drool over everyone else's choices. I may make a request or 2 but that's all. I know...famous last words, right?

Wow, hope that will power holds out for you Celia!

Tom, I might have enough for 4 years of planting.

Leslie, that lasted almost a day! I was offered and I said sure! Schrieners mini catalogue came yesterday but I didn't see anything I had to have.

tveguy3 said:Polly, you might want to do some potting, and then planting when it's a bit cooler? That seems to be what I hear a lot of Calif. people do. Some even get them planted in the soil, others pot so many they have a 2 year supply of planting to do.

Hey now!!

Folks.... Mid-America is open!!! Add To Cart is active!!

The cart is working, but it's still all of last years offerings, none of the new ones are on there yet, and the prices are not updated, at least on last years intros.

Two years worth of irises yet to unpot and plant! What a problem to have. LOL

I felt I was going crazy when Napa Iris sent me an email saying they were open for business this year. It was hard to choose! The pictures people post make me want them all too. I decided today on:
Abbondanza
Absolute Treasure
Cantina
Hollywood Star
Jennifer Rebecca
My Beloved

Niki, I think Absolute Treasure is one of the prettiest blues.. It took my breath away the first time I saw it bloom. I got a small piece of Abbondanza last year, so if I get any blooms this Spring, I'll consider myself lucky. Cantina has been on my list for awhile.. Just haven't pulled the trigger and ordered it yet..

Sherry, I got Cantina a few months ago. If you decide to wait, I will share an increase with you next year.