Thanks, Daisy but I am aware of that. I now do that also. The problem I often find relative those notations: they often say, for example: "purchased at Iris Sisters 2018" but it's 2023 and Iris Sisters is no longer carrying it, etc.
There are people on this site who have hundreds and hundreds of iris who never do a plant list - no one is forced to make one nor should they be :). I was on here for a while before I even discovered the value of doing a plant list for my own record keeping, not even for the reason of trading with others. From it I was able to learn that changes in the weather from year to year don't change the bloom time, though they may impact the quality/quantity of blooms. I was quite surprised to learn that. What changed bloom time (early mid late) in my experience was how much sun the plant got (location) versus the weather patterns (sunny versus/rainy days) in any given year.
I've gone through the lists of vendors too (before you suggest that), on the permanent thread, and went to every fucking site and paging through all kinds of clunky sites (in terms of their utility - barely searchable) which was how I ended up placing an order from C and T iris - who sent me 100% wrong iris and wouldn't even return my emails. I have spent 6 years trying to get Superhero. A plant that is labeled Superhero is finally in my garden - but that expectation has been dashed before so I won't believe it until it blooms. I won't bore you with the details.
DaisyDo said: Lyn, many members do list where and when they got a particular cultivar in their notes for that cultivar. I know I do, and it can be very helpful, because those notes also go through to the main database for that cultivar.
So when you search for a cultivar and find its page. Scroll down to see who has it, and for each of those people you can likely see where and when they got it if they've made note of it for the cultivar. That can be very helpful for others.
