Uli, Is there any way to get some iris seed to the states. An iris with a five foot bloom stalk should be in demand even though I couldn't grow it in the East. Tim Hello Tim, Thank you very much for your email. This particular tall Iris I sent pictures from does not set much seed. I had one capsule only last year with only a few seeds which I have sown myself, not much germination as yet. As the identity is not certain it may be a garden escape of hybrid origin with low fertility. I have more freedom to go to places this year compared to the much stricter Covid-19 rules of last year. So I will try to find seed. The BX 473 had seed of the Iris filifolia which I had named Iris xiphium from the same location I sent the pictures from. In the meantime I learnt that the correct name is Iris filifolia and not xiphium. But due to the wild boar activity I will not be able to gather much seed this season, especially because I never take all the seed. Quite another aspect is a new EU law requiring international customs codes for all packets leaving the EU. As soon as I put the code for seeds a window opens requiring a phytosanitary certificate which I cannot get as a non professional entity. I was sent home by the lady in the local post office when I wanted to send seed to the USA not knowing about the new rules. So...... I am looking for a solution. This raises another question. I have donated material of some of my favorite plants quite a few times to the BXes but I have never noticed anybody donating their offspring from the States. Please correct me if I am wrong. I find this surprising because the plants are long lived and prolific. Dioscorea discolor and Zantedeschia jucunda are just two examples. With the new EU legislation I may not be able to donate much or even anything in the future. The reason I donate is to maintain valuable plants in cultivation and spread them, besides the joy of letting other people have a beautiful plant. So where are the growers of “my“ plants? And why did my plants never appear in the BXes apart from my repeated own donations? Bye for now Uli _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>