Lestv said:I think I am getting box envy. Mine will come soon enough though!!

You and me both, Leslie I got notification of a big box headed my way so I think next week it will be on like Donkey Kong

crowrita1 said: I got my box from Rick, and Roger, at Superstition today about 1:00.....and just now got done planting them. As usual...all really great looking plants...nice bonus iris, too !

What did you get for a bonus??

Iris4U sent some nice rhizomes. I only ordered 2 from the Mixed Berry Tart and Mayan Mysteries. No bonuses, but I only ordered 2.

This is enough of a bonus for me though, 2 for 1's


This will hold me over for now I guess till more arrive..

Nice ones Gabe!

I got a box of beautiful rhizomes from the auction yesterday!
Lavender Lemon (Arilbred)
Rhages
Queen Dorothy
Tranquil Sunshine, and
2 of Best Bet

They look great!

Congrats Jen, wonderful news

Are you going to name her Iris?

Barbalee said:I got a box of beautiful rhizomes from the auction yesterday!
Lavender Lemon (Arilbred)
Rhages
Queen Dorothy
Tranquil Sunshine, and
2 of Best Bet

They look great!

I have queen Dorothy, but down to a single tiny rhizome. Might have to get more next year.

Henhouse said:My first box arrived today from Texas. Some beautiful rhizomes of 'Devil David' (for my own personal Dave),

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Devil David')
• Uploaded by Calif_Sue

'Hi There Gorgeous',

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Hi There Gorgeous')
• Uploaded by lovemyhouse

& 'Howler'

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Howler')
• Uploaded by ARUBA1334

Thank-you Debra!

Howler is sooo precious. I think I want that one.

Dachsylady86 said:

What did you get for a bonus??

Free As The Wind (AB)
Signal Butte (AB)
Morning Hues (SDB)
It's Love (SDB)
Backwater Blues (TB)
Storm Rider (TB)

Gabe, I may be able to help you out on Queen Dorothy next year. I hope so!

SpringGreenThumb said:

Howler is sooo precious. I think I want that one.

Me too! Wow!

My Howler was attacked by rot this year. It did have a bloom stalk, but I lost a lot of it. It's still alive, but struggling, guess we'll see if it makes it. It's been so dry here now that maybe that will help. It was a pretty large clump this spring. Now there's just a few left.

Oh -- that hurts.............

I would love to have a dry spell. I think it would do wonders for the iris. Between the heat and wet I have lost a lot of fan leaves. I always feel bad sending them out in this state. I know they bounce back and will have leaves aplenty in the spring, but the receivers probably wonder why they don't look like those big fat fans from California.

tveguy3 said:My Howler was attacked by rot this year. It did have a bloom stalk, but I lost a lot of it. It's still alive, but struggling, guess we'll see if it makes it. It's been so dry here now that maybe that will help. It was a pretty large clump this spring. Now there's just a few left.

I got Howler, a few years ago, along with some other "moderns", and Rita fell in love with the *picture* when we looked it up.....but I think it rotted out after about a month! I remember there were several that didn't make it to the end of the first year .

Lestv said:I would love to have a dry spell. I think it would do wonders for the iris. Between the heat and wet I have lost a lot of fan leaves. I always feel bad sending them out in this state. I know they bounce back and will have leaves aplenty in the spring, but the receivers probably wonder why they don't look like those big fat fans from California.

The heat here caused many of my fans to wilt and turn brown. The rhizomes are not rotted though. It happened to the ones I dug up and moved. I'm hoping they will put out healthy new leaves in the spring like you mentioned but they look so bad now. I'm a little nervous.

Dachsylady86 said:

The heat here caused many of my fans to wilt and turn brown. The rhizomes are not rotted though. It happened to the ones I dug up and moved. I'm hoping they will put out healthy new leaves in the spring like you mentioned but they look so bad now. I'm a little nervous.

Boy, me too, Liz! My brand new raised beds with baby iris look totally sad!

Don't worry you two. The newly planted often lose their leaves, and you will see tiny new ones start to grow, or new ones coming up in the center of the fan. Those center leaves are the ones referred to when you see that someone has posted that their iris are giving them the finger, or have fingers.

Lestv said:I would love to have a dry spell. I think it would do wonders for the iris. Between the heat and wet I have lost a lot of fan leaves. I always feel bad sending them out in this state. I know they bounce back and will have leaves aplenty in the spring, but the receivers probably wonder why they don't look like those big fat fans from California.

Hey Leslie, How about sending some of the rain about 2-1/2 hours west. We have been really dry this summer. North of I-40 has had rain and Cleveland and Gaston counties have had rain but we have been in a serious dry slot.