Greetings! This is an update on my ordering iris rhizomes from iris-cayeux. I have been corresponding with Veronique,
[email protected]. Veronique's English is great and she was very precise in conveying the info that I requested. I sent her my order a couple of days ago. Today she confirmed that the items were available, the cost of the rhizomes + shipping ($30 for 15), the weight of the rhizomes + box. The weight is important so that I can include US postage to cover the cost for shipping the rhizomes from the Nogales' Plant Inspection Plant to my home in Arizona. This postage and the label to my home need to be included in the box being shipped from France. /// Along with this US postage and US mailing label, I am also sending my credit card info, the US Plant License, and the official green-and-yellow labels to go on the outside of the box being sent from France to the Nogales Plant Inspection Station. /// This was in Veronique's email: "If you provide us the import permit, we will have no problem to obtain the health certificate from the French authorities. The plants will be soilless, they will be washed and treated with a phytosanitary product." /// I strongly advise that one gets this official license which is free, even if one is ordering 12 or less rhizomes. It's too chancy otherwise. You definitely need the official French phytosanitary certification so you then need the US permit to get it anyway. /// The rhizomes will be shipped shortly before our planting time. /// Here are some photos of the rhizomes I have ordered. All are by RICHARD Cayeux, who is a third generation hybridizer (not to be confused with his grandfather, father, and uncle). Moderate costs, which when converted, range from $9 - $18/each.
