Royal Walking Iris and New Zealand Iris

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Sandy is hosting a co-op featuring these two unusual Irises!

Also butterfly and hummingbird attracting plants
Bat-Faced Cuphea,
Butterfly Bush "Honeycomb"
Crocosmia 'Solfatare'

We need some more orders, so ya'll check it out!
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/511326/

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Cheri'

Cheri, you may not get many responses because this coop was already announced here. But it's always good to ask again.

ah well, you can't blame me for trying, can you?

*sigh*

Cheri'

In case you missed it . . .

Last day!

Cheri'

Ok I missed this one but could someone explain to this DG newbie what a co-op is as I've seen this term used in many other forums and feel like I don't get it. Just figured it be safer to ask here where "home" is at DG. Irises are my true love.

Thanks.

A co-op is a group purchase. Some brave soul organizes it and a bunch of people order. The product usually gets shipped to the organizer who repacks and ships to those who ordered.

Cheri'

So, how does that benefit anyone? Seems to me you have extra shipping charges. Or is it done by organizer to receive wholesale pricing and/or the bonus iris/plants?

Thanks for answering

generally it saves money due to discount for large orders. Some times it makes available hard to find plants or seeds. Sometimes it's about spitting a handling fee, or meeting a minimum . . .

Cheri'