Boyce: We are growing 12 cultivars of Iris x pseudata (pseudacorus x ensata), and they are all great. So far, one of my favorites is the nearly 5' tall Iris 'Chance Beauty'. I had given up on I. pseudacorus because it seeded so bad, but no such problem with these hybrids. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Boyce Tankersley Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:26 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Floral Treats - I pseudacorus hybrids Diane: Thank you for sharing the link to photo's of all of the cultivars. Within 24 hours I've gone from unaware of any I. p. hybrids to trying to decide what to remove to make room for them. Boyce Tankersley Director of Living Plant Documentation Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 tel: 847-835-6841 fax: 847-835-1635 email: btankers@chicagobotanic.org