Name: Marilyn, aka "Poly" South San Francisco Bay Area (Zone 9b) "The mountains are calling..."
In addition to doing a rust purge, I am battling the "A"s (aphids), too. I just saw them today; about 3 plants were totally infested. Since I had a spray bottle of Dawn solution handy, I tried that. (I think someone else on this forum has used it on aphids before...)
Evaluating an iris seedling, hopefully for rebloom