by Mike Lowe, VA What do you do when a box of unknown iris, tagged with a note pleading for identification, is delivered to your doorstep like a basket of [...]
Jack Finney has scanned the complete TOC from the first bulletin, June, 1920 thru October 2009. Searchable in either the MS Word or PDF file. A note from Jack; [...]
All varieties are linked to the AIS wiki – the wiki page will open in new window. Close it to return here. Year Variety Name Hybridizer, Year 1927 San Francisco [...]
Conducted by Kenneth D. Smith, Staten Island, New York Reprinted from BAIS April, 1940 What are the best iris in commerce today? A list of 50 or 100 varieties should [...]
by Arthur O. Tucker, DE Queen of May Hm-m-m! Is the name correct? Hm-m-m, I wondered. I had tried to obtain the same cultivar from multiple sources to check identifications, [...]
Awards All AIS awards except ECs are based on voting by AIS judges on performance in the garden. HC – Highly Commended – for a non-introduced seedling as judged in the [...]
Varieties in bold print are linked to photos – photos will open in new window. Close it to return here. Year Variety Name Hybridizer, Year 1927 Margot Holmes Perry,1927 1929 Joyance Katherine [...]
Did you miss an issue of our eZine Flags? Download back issues here. Flags was published quarterly (tho we’ve missed issues) and is a free offering from the website of the Historic Iris [...]
F.A.Q. Frequently Asked Questions about HIPS [Illustration is the cover of the Templin Company catalog for 1907]Who can help me locate old irises? → Contact our Retail Irises Chair [...]
F.A.Q. Frequently Asked Questions about iris cultivation Compiled by Laurie Frazer, MN → Why are my bearded irises not blooming? → Why did my iris change color? → How do I prepare [...]
Compiled by Laurie Frazer, MN → Why are my bearded irises not blooming? → Why did my iris change color? → How do I prepare irises for shipping? I have no bloom on [...]
The Website looks odd on my monitor, what can I do to make it bettter? → Computers often display the same text and images differently depending on your personal settings. For [...]
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