Irises: Are Iris Invading your Garden?, 1 by Margiempv

Margiempv wrote:
Here is another Historic. This one was introduced in 1939. It's named - Demi-Deuil. This is it's first year for me - - I hope it'll do OK. It didn't get very tall. Sometimes an iris will take a year or two before it catches on, or acclimates to it's new climate.

Boojum - I have found that crossing irises with at least one vigorous older variety DOES bring about healthier plants that will also increase more quickly. The trick is to hope one of those seedlings turn out to be unique, with good form, nice branching, and an improvement over what currently exists.