I grow Siberians, Spurias, pseudacorus, arils, ensatas, LAs, virginicas, versicolors, cristatas, reticulatas and a few junos and species crosses. I've killed rooftop iris, crysographs, setosas and some species iris that I was warned would be iffy in this climate. The iris clubs in my area are really strong and do a great job bringing in speakers and hybridizers. Our club has 3 shows a year! There's lots of serious growers in this area and up in KC.
Dave Niswonger and Helen Reynolds and Judy Keisling come to our meetings a few times a year--what great teachers they are! The regional people put on really good conventions and excellent judges training. I wish I had enough time to do more with the organizations. I've joined clubs that are 3 hours north of me in KC and 3 hours south in Oklahoma, and I try to make it to the sales, shows and regional meetings. I see many of the same people at daylily and iris meetings, and some of the hybridizers do both.
Angie, there's so many kinds of iris it would make your head spin! They range from teeny tiny 2 inchers to 4 foot tall water plants!
