Wanted: any Iris's for postage

I hear ya...my furbabies are in the same danger;-)

20-22.

20-25.

Ok, that does it! The pink with all those ruffles has done me in, lol! Gonna need a break here before the longing takes over!

20-54.

21-06.

…must… not… look… any… further…

21-33.

21-41.

21-48.

22-08.

22-27.

22-42.

22-45.

24-12.

oldgardenrose,may I be on your list for your beautiful irises?

WOW!!!! 24-12 is a knockout,just BEAUTIFUL!!!

Are any of these named?

That pretty well covers my meager collection. Almost all of them will need
to be dug by next July 1. That is my target date to replant in order to have
nice healthy ones for the winter. My clumps traditionally have at least 5 or
6 really good rhizomes plus 4 or five scrawny ones. I always replant 2 of
each kind in case one doesn't make it thru the winter and spring. My space
is really limited or I would have thousands of them.

Yes--that is an 'Edith Wolford'.

Some of the pics may be duplicates. I take pics on different days and angles
and cannot keep them all straight in my files.

They were all named when I bought them in individual packets but I gave
the pic/description card to my wife's aunt when I gave her a couple hundred
rhizomes off mine. I never recorded the names because I just enjoy the
flowers. Irises are the most beautiful of all the common flowers, even
more so than peonies.

I am glad I am not the only one not worried about names. I catch a lot of flack because I do not keep my stuff tagged. I just plant to enjoy the beauty of them!!

So cool. I like to know the names so I can compare performances with others in their garden or I can go buy something that I absolutely MUST have!!! I really think I'm going to have to try Edith Wolford again!

What is that old saying about a rose by any other name would still smell
the same? I am planning to "number" each plant then take a picture of
it when it blooms so I can identify the rhizomes when I dig.

makshi, tggfisk, daloverat, firaro52, marieortiz, mrs_ed and lynnerobin:
Rhizomes are on the way. They are heavily bleached so don't be
concerned with the burned leaves. If you are sensitive to bleach, slosh
them around in a bucket of water before you handle them with bare
hands. In fact, you can leave them in the bucket for 4-6 hours to give
them a headstart when you plant them.

I learned the hard way about planting irises donated by neighbors before
cleaning the dirt off them and sterilizing them.

lynnerobin and marieortiz, your rhizomes have also been treated with the bleach bath,1cup bleach to 9 cups water soak for 20 minutes rinse, let dry. They will go in the mail tomorrow.

Oldgardenrose, thank you again for your generosity! I'll get a postage check out to you as soon as I receive them. I, too, learned the bleach lesson when I received rhizomes from a neighbor a few years ago. Turns out I had received a little unexpected (and unwelcome) bonus with the rhizomes! (Grin!)

Thank you so so so much! I look forward to it.

Oldgardenrose, your 20-17 (pink ruffles and orange beard) looks a lot like "Beverly Sills." Does it rebloom for you?

I kept the catalog pages from the original purchase from Spring Hill--that's a story
for another day. The only thing that matches is 'Painted Cloud', "a mix of lavender
and pink with a velvety tangerine beard. 30-34" tall." It was sold as a rebloomer
but, with the issues I have had with leaf spot, I have cut the leaves after blooming
and it has not had a chance to rebloom.

When I dig next year, I will solarize my rear plots before I replant and leave them
alone.

I bought several from wal-mart and lowes in individual packets, which I didn't
keep, so I am mostly in the blind. So much of the cheaper stuff is misnamed
that the name as sold doesn't mean a whole lot. My next purchases will be
from Schreiner's or someone similar.

Everybody: Don't worry about postage--someday when you have some nice
extras you can return the favor. Good luck.

what else are you growing in your garden??

I have a mature red hibiscus, the one with the saucer-size bloms about to burst
open, a couple hundred glads just beginning to open, a small plot of dinner-plate
yellow & white dahlias, a knockout shrub rose doing exceptionally well, a plot of
tall zinnias blooming, an orange honeysuckle growing on a clothesline "T pipe"
and my wife has a plot of petunias blooming.

8 regular and 2 fernleaf peonies are well past bloming. We usually plant 1200-
1400 tulips and daffodils each spring. A couple dozen oriental and asiatic lilies
just finished their bloom cycle. About 100 iris, some duplication in variety. We
only have 100x100 lot with a house on it so I am about out of space. Time for
more raised beds in the yard. Raised beds are not only the best way to garden
plus you do not need a JULIE dig permission. Here in Illinois you cannot stick
a shovel into your own yard without a complete utility location check. The only
exemptions are a pre-existing garden before the law was passed or farmers.

1200-1400 tulips?? woweee.

Can someone please explain about the bleach? I am really new to iris and although I have a couple I do not know a whole lot about them. Also the bed I am getting ready for them I would like to plant something else with them any suggestions?

Mittsy just told me it's a precaution so you don't bring diseases into your garden.

I did not do that with my trade to her, so I told her to do it on her end.

Marie, here is a link to the Shadowood Iris Website which provides some information about iris culture. Laurie is a fellow DGer and one of many iris experts here at DG.

http://lfrazer.com/iris/irisculture.html
http://lfrazer.com/iris/faqshipping.html

1200-1400 tulips and daffodils? My lower back aches just thinking about it!

You need permission to dig in your own yard? Thanks for the info.

Most commerical growers do a bleach water rinse, I first use clear water to clean then a 10/90% rinse as if there is ANYTHING at that point, about 10-15 min it will show up.

It is just a help to me...

D

Mass planting any of the fall bulbs is easy. I have raised beds, usually 6 inches
or so deep. First, add any amendments and stir them well, put down a piece
of material--I use a piece of heavy contractor's plastic, on your lawn and shovel
all the dirt out of the area you want to plant. Most bulbs will be planted 4-6
inches. Sprinkle a bit of bone meal or common 12-12-12 fertilizer, not much,
just enough to boost them along come spring. Place the bulbs the distance
apart you choose until the bed is filled. Gently shake enough of the removed
soil over the bulbs until they are covered completely then you can shovel it
all back and level with a leaf rake turned upside down. I do the digging and
my wife places the bulbs.

Each state should have it's own laws concerning excavating. Illinois says
any excavating, regardless of depth, requires notification to JULIE. Fine
can be as high as $5,000 plus no limit on damages to utilities.
Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators is free, you just need
to follow the procedures. Gas, water, electric, communications lines and
sewage representatives will come to your marked site and verify the
location or lack of presence of their utilities. That is what all those funny
colored little flags are all about.

Didn't mean to give a clinic on this but it is often overlooked until you are
out in your yard planting a bush and you are cited for violating the law.

D, what does it mean "Anything will show up"?