Don't we have a trade set up?? Or...maybe we have traded before. Anyway,I would love to have a start of your white, the purple, and the peachy one. I collect historic irises! I also saw that you have a few other old irises as well as a few daylilies I am interested in. From your want list, I have the following: Hadry orchids: Showy Orchis...Can send 3 Pink Ladies Slipper...can send 2-3 Trout Lilies Trillium-white flowering,nodding trillium, as well as a couple of others. Several hostas I also have woodland ferns and wildflowers. My trade list is out of date.I I have no problem with sending my end of the trade first. If you are happy with what youget, then you can send mine. Thanks, Deb

Hi Jennifer, Interested in your: Bearded Iris: Helen Collingwood Stairway to Heaven Blue Suede Shoes Spiced Custard I can offer: Daylily: 'Lavender Vista' -- 1 fan 'Wine Delight' -- maybe, need to check when sun comes up and perhaps a couple more but this is 1st year had named daylilies, can only send 1 fan of any Coreopsis 'Zagreb' Narrow-leaved sunflower/Swamp sunflower - Helianthus angustifolius Northern Red Oak seedlings on 4th set leaves - WSown 1/15/06 Chestnut Oak - Quercus prinus, Fall Sown 11/28/06 - nearly 1' tall Ginkgo biloba - Maidenhair tree seedlings - WSown 1/1/07 Bald Cypress - Taxodium distichum seedlings, 1 year old Japanese Bloodgrass - Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra' Purpletop verbena - Verbena bonariensis Pavonia Lasiopetala - Texas Rock Rose/Wright's Mallow, 1 year old Perhaps some of these interest you, Katie GW: katie88

Thanks for your replies! Signet, I too have had the worst luck with iris that I have planted in the fall (and I have clay soil). Last year I planted 4 different varieties, 3 rhizomes each. I see now that only 2 rhizomes in total survived! UGH! I thought if I found some earlier in the year, I would have better luck (that has been my only other iris planting experience and all survived!) Origami Master - That is a great tip about the brick! I am definitely going to have to try that if I try planting again in the fall. I am totally interested in your offer and hope to hear from you again. Ontnative - Thanks for your advice. I'll try that if I don't have any luck earlier.

I thought your third one might be Sindjkha too, or related to it. The blue and yellow ones though, there's just too many of them in that color class to even guess. Unless an iris is really distinctive its extremely difficult to get an ID. HIPS has several display gardens around Texas. Perhaps if one is close you could take some blooms there and walk the rows looking for a match. At the least you're bound to find some new ones you'll want to grow. Mike Here is a link that might be useful: HIPS