I may as well start this thread off ! I hope others don't have as long a list as I do!!
Acropolis * <
Alcazar **<
Al-Lu-We**
Apache Trail *<
Autumn Thunder
Aztec Prince *<
Black Diamond *<
Bride's Halo *<
Calgary ?
Café D' Amour *<
Caterina *
Cedar Waxwing**<
Chestnuts Roasting **<
Cheyenne Days *<
Cheyenne Summer *<
Cheyenne Sunset *<
Chief Quinaby *<
Chief John Jolly *<
China Maid *
Chippewa Brave *<
Coffee House ?
Competitive Edge *<
Da Capo *<
Destiny *<
Double Shot **
Dream Lover *<
Dutch Doll #
Edina #
Fairy*<
Fancy Brass*<
Germaine Perthius **
Gold Ruffles*<
Flopsy *<
Grand Baroque
Ida Red *
I. pallida "Argentea" *
I. pallida "Aurea" * cancelled by vendor
i' pallida *<
Indian Sunset
Jolly Goliath
Joseph's Mantle *<
Kashmir White*<
Kathy Chilton **<
Kharput*<
Jubilee #
Little Big Horn
Mary Maria #
Matterhorn *<
Mary McClellan<
Michigan Pride *<
Miss Sedona *<
Nashborough *<
Native Chief *<
Mussolini * This was going to be a "test" plant ! <
Navajo Blue
Navajo Code*<
Navajo Jewel*<
Navajo Velvet *<
Nebraska<
New Era #<
Noble Warrior *<
Pierre Menard *<

President Pilkington *
Pricess Beatrice *<
P.T. Barnum ?**
Purissima *<
Quanah
Quechee# <
Queen In Calico **<
Queen's Circle <
Rip Van Winkle
Rippling Waters *<
Seminole Spring *<
Shaman's Magic * canceled by vendor
Sindjkha *<
Skywalker*<
Snow Goddess *<
Smoke Rings*<
Spinning Wheel *<
Splashacata *<
Spun Gold *<
Stop The Traffic *<
Streetcar Named Desire *<
Tequila Sunrise*<
The Red Douglas *<
Thotmes III **<
ThunderCloud **
Titan's Glory *<
Trail Of Tears * canceled by vendor
Treasure Island #
True Delight *<
Volunteer Fireman
Wambliska **
War Dance *<
White Buffalo *<
White Cloud *<
Wild Apache *<
Wild West *<
World Premiere ? **<
Winter Olympics *<
Yves Lassailly **<
Zua **
Mountain Sunset **
Alalola
Taholah**<
Glittering Amber #
Lynn Langford #
Elizabeth Miles **<
Ione Morgan * <
Brimmed Wine Amo **<
The Mad Hatter **<
< means "in the ground & growing"
there are many more that are "iffy" !
* means it's ordered, or promised by another ATP member
? means I'm thinking of not trying again
# means it's gonna' be REAL hard to find !
** promised from an iris buddy !
additional "goners" added 4/12
Asia<
Pink Taffeta*<
Cameliard **<

added 4/ 16
Autumn Twilight *<
Black and Gold
Brown Thrasher#
Celeste#
Chief Redskin
Chief Sealth
Chilled Wine SIB I knew this one was a goner when I planted it !
Chimera*<
Crinoline * <
Crystal Bright**<
Dancing Waters*<
Doxa*<
Elmohr *<
Giant Rose*<
Gingersnap**<
Grand Teton#
Helen McGregor<
Idaho Chief
I. chrysographes this one was another that I knew was gone from the start !
Louvois**<
Mary Geddes*<
Mary Todd
Mme. louesse**<
Mr. Lincoln<
Pink Taffeta*<
Planned Treasure
Rising Sign
Roaring Jelly SIB another that was gone when I planted it.
Shortman's garnet Ruffles*<
Senlac#
Shining Waters**<
Spirit raiser
Suslik**
Tom Tit#<
Tumelo Sunset
White Hat
Wine and Roses
Oyez canceled by vendor
I know some of these are probably commercially available.....but , I'm done ! With what I've spent , already, I'm surprised Rita hasn't killed me !!

Arlyn, treemail.

Is "Alola" the Siberian Kalola, or the TB Aloha?

Williamson Farm shows these Iris from your "hard to find" names. I can add them onto my order if you want.

Brimmed Red Amo
Miss Sedona
Nashborough
Native Chief

lovemyhouse said:Is "Alola" the Siberian Kalola, or the TB Aloha?

MY Bad !! I spelled it wrong ! It's ALALOA Gibson (1957 /58)

lovemyhouse said:Williamson Farm shows these Iris from your "hard to find" names. I can add them onto my order if you want.

Brimmed Red Amo
Miss Sedona
Nashborough
Native Chief

It's Brimmed WINE Amo, and I have Nashborough ordered, and I'm into the budjet bad enough this spring, already, so.......if I can collect enough aluminum cans and old newspapers (maybe a paper route ?) I'll make an order to Williamson's....they have several others that I would *like* ! Thanks for the offer , though!

Oh Arlyn...you lost more than I started with!!!

Sorry to see all that bad news, but thanks for posting because in a way, it makes me feel a little better (as a newbie) to know that it happens to experienced growers too (and not in a "misery loves company" sort of way.) I checked my lists, and don't have anything you've lost, so no help there.

Take heart...the FEdEx man will come through for you!!!

Oops. Helps if your read it correctly, huh.

Dear lord Arlyn So sorry to see that list. I may be losing a few my self. A vigorous Fashion Diva has rotting increases along with a few others. I couldn't image those kind of losses

That almost made me cry, Arlyn. I hope the loss is over for you and you have a better year in store. What a shame.

Oh!!! I hope you didn't think I was laughing at YOU...I was laughing at ME getting all discouraged about losing a whopping 10 and then you with your list kind of puts things in perspective.

and every wish for a completely amazing year to offset your bad one.

crowrita1 said:I may as well start this thread off ! I hope others don't have as long a list as I do!!
Arlyn, I have these that are on your list:
Chestnuts Roasting (I have you down)
Michigan Pride (hasn't bloomed yet to make sure it is Michigan Pride)
Queen In Calico (mine died, but I can get this one for you)
World Premiere ? (I have you down if you decide you want it)


there are many more that are "iffy"
* means it's ordered
? means I'm thinking of not trying again
# means it's gonna' be REAL hard to find !

The only one I have is Alcazar. My World Premier is newly planted so not large enough to share. I will keep a look out at our iris society as there is a lady there who has lots of historics.

Arlyn, I have P T Barnum and Competitive Edge if you are needful.

Arlyn -I may have a couple I can send your way when I send Las Vegas.

Thanks Guys !! I need to "update" my list, as to what is ordered.....I just visited the "iris Whisperer" site.....and, well, you know, ....you CAN'T just look

I notice a lot of you have been battling the rot with Comet. I have to say it really hasn't been a big help here. On the other hand, when I have had rot on the mother and not on the increases the following has really worked well. I dig out all the soft rot I can from the rhizome, then I dig around the rhizome so that all areas cleaned of rot are exposed to air. I then drench the rhizome and the soil beneath it with a 20-30 percent bleach to water solution. Yes this is higher than the 10% that all the books say, but the 20 to 30% has never killed a single rhizome. And it really cleans the soil of fungus. After the beach wash I let the rhizome dry and scab over before putting soil back around it. So far it has worked very well in my humid climate.

This year I also tried the aspirin dissolved in water on Darcy's Choice. The middle fan had rotted and fallen over. I cleaned it up with bleach. Then, a few days later, when it still looked poorly, I drenched it with the aspirin dissolved in water. Between the two something worked. It survived the fall and winter and the new increases are growing like crazy. I think the big "extra" was keeping soil away for long enough to let the wound scab over really well.

Iris Whisperers is open? Do I have that link? Do I need that link may be a better question....

How does one get on to the Iris Whisperer? I clicked on it but all I can see is the blogspot which just has info and endorsements and a list of iris gardens.
I saw on FB where Dee posted that she was still a contact to do the numbers.