Aril Irises
Mary Sue Ittner (Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:21:14 PDT)

Dear all,

Not long ago Susan and I created an Aril Iris wiki page with pictures from
John Lonsdale, Jim McKenney, and Mark McDonough. It isn't nearly as fancy
as the Aril International website, but it does have the link on it to the
information John furnished a number of years ago to our group about his
experiences growing these plants in Pennsylvania.

http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

Thanks about the answers to the rain question. It sounds like I'd have the
same experience that Jane does. This year has been an outstanding year for
Iris douglasiana however and Iris tenax I grew from NARGS seed is really
pleasing me too. I expect there are Irises for all of us since the genus is
such a large one. It's just a matter of figuring out what will grow in your
climate. I keep hoping some year to see Carolyn's garden when it is in
bloom. There were wonderful displays when I lived in Stockton of bearded
Irises I remember well. They are not a good choice for where I live now
however. They don't bloom well at all.

Mary Sue