My mother was a wonderful gardener as was my dad. They had about two acres and he had the veggies and she had the flowers. She had irises of all colors and traded with other garden club members. I always loved them and have pictures of my daughter standing next to irises that were as tall as she was. I remember most the huge white ones (NOID) that I still have that grow like crazy. I brought them to my first house and on to my second house as well as several others like Alcazar which I am still trying to rid myself of. In 2001 my sister sent me a package of lovely iris rhizomes for my birthday including Mary Frances, Supreme Sultan, Lacy Snowflake and several others. I managed to kill a few of them and borers took some but I love them. She passed away in 2004 from pancreatic cancer but I have tended the remaining irises lovingly. In 2007 I bought a bunch from the local society. After that I was hooked and began to mark the names and add to my collection each year. joined the Bluegrass Iris Society and even won a show in 2011. Now I am crazy like the rest of the folks on this ATP site lusting after every pretty iris I see. But my NOID white will always be with me.
