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Thank u all for the welcome, encouragement and info.

shizen said: :

we do have some forum members who live in your hemisphere, although, i am afraid i don't know how close they live to you.

while i've noticed that the irises i bought 2 years ago have declined a bit, i think the remedy is to add more compost. i may have to dig the iris clumps sooner than 3 years because my soil is nutrient starved.....i am presently, working on this matter by digging up older clumps and filling back with more compost and worm castings. it's a work in progress.

There are many parts of Australia where bearded iris are easily grown. Grosvenor, Taylor and perhaps many others have registered many stunners. Maybe the Pryors only hybridise Louisiana and Virginia iris.

Daphne, it sounds like we have similar climates but very different 'soil'. Similarly to you, I am digging up and improving the ground in which my iris and daylilies are planted.