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where do you order your iris from on line?

8 years ago

I'm curious where you have ordered iris from on line and your experiences. What size rhizome(s) would you expect to/have you received?

Comments/suggestions, input, please?

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8 years ago

I haven't used the Iris Patch (new to me) but I have ordered from BlueJ and Aitken's Salmon Creek. Both sent nice looking rhizomes but more importantly they were as marked! The size of the rhizome does not predict a healthier plant. I used to order from a place in the midwest that sent rhizomes the size of your little finger and they were great. He's now retired.

Any of these sellers on the AIS site are going to be reliable.

http://www.irises.org/Resources/Commercial_Ref.html

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val (MA z6)
Original Author
8 years ago
Has anyone heard of or ordered from the Iris Patch in California? I came across their site and they have ALOT of varieties.
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User
8 years ago
Oh, I do remember the site now. C and T Iris Patch. They had many errors in pictures which may be corrected now? Makes me nervous. Am I going to receive what's pictured or the true one.
val (MA z6)
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks, Irisgal! I appreciate your post(s)!
ladyrose65
8 years ago
Schreiner's is where I order from. They bloom first season. Got a lovely catalog and have good year-end sales. They come with nice labels as well.
maximus2015
8 years ago
I only grow "Historic" Iris, and most of mine came from Ebay. But I also order from Iris City Gardens, in Nashville, Tennessee, and Superstition Iris Gardens in California.
colcol
8 years ago
Diddo on Schreiner's. I've had the best luck from them.
rnb68
8 years ago
I've ordered from Nola's Iris Garden a couple of times and been satisfied with my orders.
cecily
8 years ago
My annual order from Schreiner's arrived yesterday and the rhizomes were huge. You can't go wrong with Schreiner's.
colcol
8 years ago
Added note -- Schreiner's sent a wrong iris by mistake (sent Aardvark Lark instead of Aardvark Antickz) and they made good by sending out the right one.
sherry Austin
8 years ago
My favorites from the West Coast are Superstition, Napa Iris Gardens, Bayview, Iris Sisters, Mid-America, and Bluebird Haven. The local Iris Society in your area probably has a sale in the summer sometime. It's a great way to meet other folks with the Iris Virus, and pick up a great selection at bargain prices.

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