Salem sits about 80 miles due east of St. Louis, MO., at the junction of U.S. 50 and I-57. Iuka is about 10 miles east of me and Centralia is about 15 miles west of me so I am in the middle of Mid/Southern IL iris country. Ernie Henson of Iuka does some hybridizing but I am not familiar with his work. I am not a member of either local society since I prefer to garden in a totally disorganized fashion.
