John, and all, Before we abandon this fascinating discussion as off-topic, can you tell me what constitutes a "suitable site" for these two irises? (If it really is off-topic here, please continue this discussion in Bulbs-L. I'll be happy to add anyone interested to that list at any time.) Jim Shields At 09:23 AM 5/21/03 -0400, John wrote: >......... >I realize most of this is probably off-topic-ish for PBS so will stop now - >but anyone with a suitable site must grow these iris ! In the next week or >so I'll be updating my web site with over 500 new pictures, including images >of the above species. > >Dr John T Lonsdale ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP