Searching iris Wm. Mohr

When I was a kid I discovered Wm. Mohr and I had it and all of it's offsprings that I could find, and then I got drafted into the army. The iris borers got most of them, and neglect got the rest. Now 50 some years later I would like to start over, and add Wm. back into my collection.
Nachusaron

unfortunately, I don't know this one, but I'll check the iris registry for you. I drank a Coke Zero with dinner - forgot I can't handle caffeine that late so I'm up and might as well.

William Mohr?

Bella Mohr
Brawny Bill
Capistrano
Casino
Desert Mirage
Gaymohr
Gray Mohr
Gros Grain
Intermezzo
Jonnye's Magic
Kalifa's Fortune
Kalifa's Horn
Kulinor
Mama
Marbled Mohr
Mardin
Master Neil
Mohr Affair
Mohr Courageous
Mohr Luck
Mohr Pretender
Mohr Symphony
Moon Blossom
Mount Mazama
My Cap
New Look
Nineveh
Onliwon
Saramohr
Short Song
Splashes
Sporting Thomas
Spring Violet
Sunfrost
William Mohr

There's probably more, but these are the only ones in the data base with Wm. Mohr in the lineage description (offspring or siblings). It's children's children may not mention it, but would still be offspring.

I've seen Kalifa's Horn and Mohr Pretender sold several places, but the rest are not sold much. Try going online to www.irises.org
check their site for HIPS Historical Iris Preservation Society.

I have a 2007 Catalog for Cedarridge Iris Gardens in Forest Ranch, CA. It lists William Mohr in it for $3. William Mohr is an arilbred and their website doesn't list arilbreds. You might contact them and see if they still have it. You can get contact info at:

http://www.cedarridgegardens.com/irisother.htm

As for decendents of William Mohr are available several places:
Arils of Paradise which doesn't have a web page but whose owner, Dolores Bates can be reached by email at : yardsailer@peoplepc.com. She has a mail order catalog and can be reached also at (530) 876-1871.

Some of the larger nurseries like Superstition Gardens and Malevil carry quite a few arilbreds and would have decendents of William Mohr. Superstition Gardens has a web page, but no online catalog. They do say that if you are looking for something not listed in their paper catalog you should contact them at:: randrcv@sierratel.com or 209-966-6277. They might have some things not listed.
I guess I think you are most likely to find William Mohr at the first place I mentioned, but might get it at other places. There are lots of its children here and there, but arilbred people tend not to have so many web sites.

Thanks for trying to help me in finding Wm. Mohr again. Perhaps if you saw it growing you would wonder why I would want it at all. Well, it was the very first Arilbred. Back in the 20's Dr. Wm. Mohr was a botany proph. at Stanford U. He succeded in making the inter species cross, but as fate would have it he was killed in an auto crash before it ever bloomed. I never knew what the two parents were, but WM is very prone to root rot probably because it's one parent came from an arid part of the world. WM has almost grass like foliage and the bloom stalks as I remember are never much more than a foot tall. Not much of a plant ,but oh what a beautiful blossom.
I went to Cedar Ridge's web page, and it seems that the owners have retired and moved to Canada. It is now Rural Roots Gardens. Their on line catalogue was like a history book. They listed iris that I remember from Mother's garden. Names like Dauntless, Mary Geddes, Rameses, and San Francisco, all Dykes metalists, but iris have come a long way have they not.

They have indeed. I happen to really like arilbreds, but wasn't sure why you wanted Wm Mohr. Thanks for the history. It was very interesting. I discovered that every aril nursery I came across had lots of Wm Mohr decendents. I also knew about the Mohr medal for iris breeding. How sad he didn't get to see his first arilbred bloom. You didn't mention whether you succeeded in getting Wm Mohr. I am curious.

Well, I took your adviseand went to Historic Iris Preservation Society. Found an article written by Carl Salbach, noted hybredizer of the time,for the June, 1930 issue of Better Homes and Gardens. He said William Mohr was in a class by itself. He described it as having a large blossom that was pale lilac thickly veined with manganise-violet, and ruffled petals. Just as I remember it. I also learned that its seed parent was Parisiana.

all is interesting to me..I love the old ones and history
Riverview Iris gardens has william mohr listed for sell -----here is a link--- http://riverview-iris-gardens.com/listW.htm
- you may have to copy & paste - they don't show any photos of- but have a lot of the older irises as well as new.
hope this helps!:)

y'all may have to check if and when Riverview is open. They've moved, and I don't know how much of their old stock they recovered, AND got correctly labeled. I've been waiting to hear their status.

oops - I stand corrected! I see they have got a 2008 catalogue! Great! Their prices are a bit higher - better for them, they were way under everyone else before. they were rebuilding after retiring before.

Nachusaron: here is another view of your missing flower...http://www.hips-roots.com/visitors/v-photos/vp-topframe.html