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Joe Gatty's Iris of Lovely Form
By Bryce WilliamsonSometimes, when an iris hybridizer dies, too quickly his or her irises drop out of commerce and the last introductions often fail to get awards. Paul Cook did win the Dykes the year...
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Broken Color: Iris Color Terminology By Mike Unser
Of the many color patterns available in bearded irises perhaps none is so striking as that of the 'broken color' varieties. In color breaking, a genetic instability causes the colors and/or patterns of...
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Iris Classics: 'Az Ap'
By Mike UnserFor those of you familiar with my 'Iris Classics' posts you may be surprised at this selection. Instead of the usual antique from the dawn of iris history, this week I'd like to highlight...
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Luminatas: Iris Color Terminology
By Renee FraserFlowers that glow? LUMINATA. A wonderful word and so very descriptive of these irises. A luminata is a white or yellow flower with color washed over it. The lighter shade bleeds...
View ArticleDrought-Will my irises be ok?
By Jim HedgecockIt is 60 degrees outside and it is December 4th. That temperature is 20 degrees above normal and on the news this morning, the weather forecaster said 425 cities set new high records...
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IRISES article: Graeme Grosvernor's 40th Year Hybridizing
By Andi RivarolaThis is a snapshot of an article published by IRISES, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society, written by John Taylor, on the great Australian hybridizer Graeme Grosvernor.The...
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Favorite REDS for the holidays!
By Renee FraserRed is my favorite garden color, and irises are my favorite flowers. I am smitten with the combination red, green and white, and some day I imagine my entire garden will be these...
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Those other Siberians
By Bob Hollingworth Did you know that there are two main groups of Siberian Irises? There are the beloved Siberians that most of us have in our gardens, which, in nature, have 28 chromosomes. These are...
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Iris Classics: 'Siva Siva'
The plicata pattern has always been a very popular one in irises and no one did them better than Jim Gibson. His work from the 30's thru the 80's really brought this pattern into realms never before...
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Green? It ain't easy!
By Griff CrumpBeauty, it is said, is in the eye of the beholder. And maybe "green" is, too. At least, that's what one might conclude after seeing what some of our iris fanciers consider to be green...
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Louisiana Iris Gardens: Beauty on the Water
By Ron KillingsworthI love visiting gardens during the iris bloom season, and I always take numerous photographs. It's hard to take bad photographs when you are visiting gardens during the conventions...
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SIGNA SEED EXCHANGE by Jim Murrain
Along with James Waddick, I am co-chair of the Species Iris Group of North America (SIGNA) Seed Exchange. Every year we accept, ask, and beg for donations of Iris seeds. While we prefer to get...
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Iris Gardens on San Jose's Bird Avenue
By Bryce WilliamsonThe history of selling irises to the public in the Santa Clara Valley has a long and illustrious past. There have always been gardens selling irises here. When I first joined the...
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Dallas 2013 AIS Convention
By Andi RivarolaThe American Iris Society is holding its Annual Convention in Dallas, Texas, April 15 - 20, 2013 hosted by the Iris Society of Dallas.If you have never been to an iris convention, this...
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Exploring the Mysteries of Bloom Season & Height: The Historics
By Mike UnserOne of the first things anyone beginning to research historic bearded irises is confronted with is the often contradictory designations about the classification of varieties by size and/or...
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Exploring the Mysteries of Bloom Season & Height: Tall Bearded Irises 1
By Jim HedgecockWhen do tall bearded irises bloom? It seems like such a simple question, but in reality, it is complex and you will get different answers from different people. There is the problem of...
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Exploring the Mysteries of Bloom Season & Height: Rebloomers
by Betty WilkersonHeightAccording to the American Iris Society, rebloomers must meet the same criteria that are stated for their individual classes. My breeding program deals with tall bearded iris...
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Extreme Hybridizing with Margie Valenzuela
By Renee FraserAnyone who googles for irises or visits the popular gardening site Dave's Garden is familiar with Margie Valenzuela's photographs of irises. She has spent countless hours photographing,...
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IRISES, the Bulletin of the AIS - Jan/Feb 2013 Edition
By Andi RivarolaFor those of us who do not grow Reticulata iris, this new edition of IRISES, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society, may prove to be the turning point. I hope you will be as...
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Exploring the Mysteries of Bloom Season & Height: Siberians
By Bob HollingworthIt's really quite strange that we have never standardized how we communicate the bloom time or height for irises, even though these are required characteristics in registering an...
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