Oh, and Marilyn, and any of you for that matter, I have several oldies I'm happy to share. Will be posting pics in spring, and have been looking through old records and finding names of several of them. Good grief, most of mine have proven beyond a shadow of doubt that they prosper in spite of anything thrown at them- I have tested this, LOL!
My fondness for Irises came early, as a child, my aunt, who lived next door, had a patch of I. pallida and a patch of I.flavescens. (both growing in the lawn) I adored them! The blue smelled grapey to me, and the yellow, lemony- I thought that was wonderful! As a teenager I ordered one of those collections from Jackson and Perkins of fairly modern, large flowered varieties, 1 of each of 6 or 8 different varieties. I was blown away, and fell in love with them. My first flashy one to bloom and prosper was Stepping Out- I'll never forget how exotic it looked to me!
