Irises: What influences your choices of Irises?, 0 by bonjon

bonjon wrote:
as my DH would say to me, "if you dont' know where to start, throw a whole bunch up on the wall and see what sticks." That worked the first time he told me when I had a huge project to write, and it works for chosing irises. plant lots and lots, and then keep what you like best.

Personally, I wish more catalogues would show clump photos. Sometimes you get a better idea from a clump photo if you will like a certain iris. to me, Lady Friend is ugly in photos. But look at this one in a clump with other colors and the light just right, and the darn thing just blooms and blooms and increases like mad for me. it's the one in the forground, red