Interesting thought there, Hippie. I've never really thought about that ideal with when I'd purchase plants from a vendor.
The only vendor I've purchased from so far is Winterberry Iris Gardens in Virginia, and everything I ordered seems to be doing fine (in fact, two of the iris varieties tried to rebloom!) but I don't know if in regards, someone from California buys the same irises I did would have the same effects. It's like a snowflake. No two snowflakes will look the same. So, I reckon, no two irises will act the same, whether they're the same plant or not.
