> > Aril-bred and oncocyclus iris are putting up flowering stems >now as Junos in the same beds are fading away. Again I don't know >why these desert iris species and numerous hybrids are not more >widely grown. They do take some special care, but the distinctive and >unique colors and patterns especially in earliest spring are dazzling. > Jim: Aril-bred 'Desert Fury' with I. sari at it's feet just finished blooming. It doesn't get any better. Mark Mazer Hertford, North Carolina USA Zone 7b-8