I've seen reference to the fact that they are rarely offered commercially because they are hard to ship because the roots need to stay moist (like Louisiana iris). Is it possible to ship them from overseas nowadays, with the delays associated with APHIS, etc., and not have them die from drying out during the odyssey?
Maybe APHIS would permit them to come in with hydrogel beads wrapped up in the roots? They are transparent and obviously clean to the eye, and if this approach has never come up, maybe someone should approach APHIS and get an advance opinion on whether it's a way around the requirement that imported plants need to be free of soil and potting medium? Just a wild thought that has likely occurred to others as well.
Wrapping them in a wet disposable diaper might be another ploy.
Bob Zone 7
On Monday, October 11, 2021, 01:44:31 PM EDT, Marc Rosenblum via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
An import permit is easy to obtain and the English sources are probably
the best.
On 10/11/2021 9:42 AM, Mike Ewanciw via pbs wrote:
> I'm trying to locate named varieties of Iris latifolia (aka - English Iris). Can anyone steer me in the right direction? I see several sources in the UK, but was hoping to find something in this country.
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