G'day Robyn, nice to hear from another Southern Hemisphere gardener!
Most of the plants, if not all, are grown for my own pleasure and that is, producing my own seed and growing on to flower.However, it is a very expensive hobby, soil, nutrients, pots shade house rotary hoe etc.Naturally time is never taken into account, and just as well.I'm only just keeping infront of age related mobility problems, but am still doing as much as I was 10 years ago, in fact, breeding a wider range of iris, liliums and daffodils, miniature and standard.The carnations and dianthus are on a back foot now, as are the tuberous and cane begonias.I am also interested in cymbidium orchids, especially hanging basket types and species and have some nice seed pods forming.If that isn't enough,I am growing over 23 different apples on dwarf stock, plus japanese plums, apricots, nectarines, peaches, pears, cherries, grapes,olives and of course a lemon tree.Toss in a 10 month old strong willed German Shepherd pup ( my passage to sainthood ) and you see I am maybe pushing it a little.
If there ever are particular Japanese iris you like from a posted image, I could sell those, or a division. Or if you like, unflowered seedlings as shown in 140mm pot with massive root system, but of course, that is a gamble.They will grow alright and half should flower that year, but as to colour or quality of bloom
However, 99% are hand pollinated and all have a tagged breeding record.
I should have over 250 Siberian iris seedlings flowering for the first time this year also.
