would love to do a large trade with you. I have poets narcissus which is an old one and 2 other small narcissus that are also old all came from my mothers. I have a large yellow double daffodil and a pale yellow double. 3 colors of peonies (one is a gorgeous dark red also my Moms) purple wisteria seeds, lots and lost of iris. Drawf purple and drawf lavender. Tall yellow siberian. Just to name a few, please check out my trade page. I would love all of your drawfs and any lilies but I am game for anything that will survive in zone 5.

Hello, I would love some yellow flag iris, I dont have any seeds at all right now. So I cant do any trades but I can do sasbe? Thanks Lisa

First, this is considered an invasive species in several states, mine included. I don't know how many more may have been added in recent years but "Iris pseudacorus is reported as invasive in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia (Forest Health Staff 2006)." You would want to look at your own states invasive species lists and see if there are restrictions - and truthfully, there are many more pretty yellow iris that are not invasive that you could enjoy growing. As for the seed pod, it would be ripe when it begins to brown and split open at its 'seam'. This iris, like many, does best with a warm moist, cold moist, cool moist (and in that order) sequence. Part of the problem with them is they self sow as one means of increasing, seeds dropping in late summer to Fall to germinate the following spring. That means sow in Fall, or sow at 68F for 4 weeks, move to 39F for 6 weeks, then move to approx. 55F for germination They should flower in their third year.

There is common confusion between species. Hana shobu is an iris. Japanese sweet flag is Acorus gramineus, aka grassy calamus, the leaves are smaller. Sweet flag, Acorus calamus or N Am species Acorus Americanus are sold by Companion Plants, Ohio Medicinal Plants.