TRYING TO FIND BULBS/SEEDLINGS OF THIS IRIS ELAINE HALL WAS MY GRANDMOTHER MARY DUNDERMAN WAS HER CLOSE FRIEND WHO DID THE IRIS FROM ELAINES FAVORITE FLOWER AND SHADE OF BLUE ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANK YOU

Hi Ken, Welcome to All Things Plants!

I've googled and searched and couldn't find Miniature Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Elaine Hall') for sale anywhere and our database entry doesn't show any members who own it.

I found a photo of it at this place near Seattle, Washington: http://www.leonineiris.com/l9i... but it says online Iris sales will open 4/12/2016 through 9/12/2016. Maybe you can contact them to find out if they will have it available or perhaps be able to offer advice on where you might find it.

Ken, you may want to post this question on the iris thread, there are several people there who grow many of the historic irises, and specifically the MTB's.

I don't know why I didn't think to give the link to our Iris Forum: http://garden.org/forums/view/... Members who grow those beautiful flowers may very well be able to offer suggestions!

You might also try contacting the Historic Iris Preservation Society:
http://www.historiciris.org/

@irisarian hybridizes the little ones, and has a good knowledge of them, also @crowrita1 knows of lots of sources for the historics. Maybe they can help you.

I don't grow that one, and a check of the HIPS "commercial source" list gave me no "hits'.....I will ask on their forum if anyone knows a source.

I just checked the HIPS "databank"(a listing of what all the HIPS members grow), and it's not listed there, either. It sounds like the link to Leonine Iris might be your only hope.