Do you need named varieties, 'cause I always loose the tags, but I can send pictures? WHat colors are you looking for, I have several bearded. What are you willing to trade for them? Please reply to ndimattia@gmail.com the reply button goes to an account I no longer use. Thanks, Nancy

I have a variety of perennials for trade, and I would like to have those colors of iris. Please see my trade list. (Apologies if this is a duplicate post -- I didn't see what I thought I had posted earlier.) Indyrose

leann: I can send you 3-4 large rhizomes that each probably have a few plant starts in them (probably half a foot long about with 3-4 plants coming out of them already & a few more nodes visible) in exchange for the items below. Please LMK if this is cool. 5 or so Naked Lily bulbs 5 or so Star of Bethlehem bulbs Great Mullein seeds Black Hollyhock AKA The "Nigra" seeds White Hollyhock seeds Tiger Lily Bulblets (This is high on my want list, so if I have too much listed, i'd love to definitely keep this one) Royal Red Butterfly Bush seeds Spiderwort seeds Shasty Dasiy seeds Rudbeckia Dasiy seeds Marguerite Daisy seeds English Ivy Cuts (1-2?) White Hollyhock seeds Thanks - Steve

Iris borers are particular to irises. Here's more information about them. Adults (moths) emerge in September and October from the soil, mate, and deposit eggs on the dead leaves, particularly those that are dried and crinkled. Eggs usually are laid in crevices or rolled areas of the leaves, in groups of three to five or more. The egg overwinters and begins to develop in early spring. Eggs hatch during April and May and the young larvae begin to feed on young, rapidly growing iris leaves. After feeding on leaf surfaces, causing scars from which sap runs down the leaf, the larvae assume a boring habit, entering the leaves and gradually mining downward. Leaf mining injury is characterized by dark, water-soaked areas or slits in the leaves. Some chewing also occurs on leaf margins. When about half-grown (one-half to three-fourths inch long), iris borers reach the rhizomes, where they feed until late July or early August. As the borers feed, bacteria infect the rhizome, initiating the soft rot. When fully grown, iris borer larvae are about 2 inches long, cylindrical, smooth, and plump with whitish to pinkish bodies and dark brown heads. Shortly after this stage is reached the larva leaves the iris rhizome and constructs a "cell" in the soil where the pupa stage is passed. The pupa is a non-feeding transition stage between the larva (or worm) and the adult moth. Pupae are dark brown to black and are usually found in the top 2 inches of soil. After two to three weeks in the pupa stage, the iris borer moth emerges and the cycle is completed when the eggs are deposited. Moths are typical millers--dark grey to brown, with a wingspan of about 2 inches. There is only one generation per year. Prevention One key to iris borer prevention is removal and destruction of the previous year's dead foliage before April 1. This sanitation practice will reduce the problem by destroying overwintering eggs in the residues. Here's a borer