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American
Iris Society (AIS): the chief
organization for the promotion of irises. Excellent starting place
for anyone interested in this genus of plants. Check out the
Iris
Encyclopedia here for pedigree
research. 
Aril Society International (ASI): A society devoted to aril and arilbred irises. ASI has an annual plant sale and seed exchange. Includes a nice photo essay on regelia breeding by Elm Jensen.
Species
Iris Group of North America (SIGNA):
a section of the AIS devoted to iris species. SIGNA has an
annual seed exchange, and the web site has an extensive database of
species with many photographs.
British Iris Society (BIS): counterpart of AIS in the UK; has a seed exchange and reasonable overseas membership rates.
Median Iris Society (MIS): a section of the AIS devoted to medians. MIS is starting a new seed exchange program.
Dwarf
Iris Society of America (DISoA):
another section of AIS, devoted to the miniature dwarf bearded
irises.
North
American Rock Garden Society (NARGS):
a large society of rock garden and alpine enthusiasts, with an annual
seed exchange that usually includes some irises.
The Alpine Garden Society in the UK has a seed exchange including many irises
Scottish Rock Garden Club (SRGC): a large international society of rock garden and alpine enthusiasts, with an annual seed exchange and an active discussion forum.
Wildwood Gardens: grower of many different types of iris, including the tetraploid median introductions of Jim and Vicki Craig
Malevil
Iris Gardens sells many types of
irises; large selection of arilbreds. No sales for 2012.
Hildebrandt's
Iris Garden: bearded and arilbred
irises, good selection of I. pumila cultivars.
Long's Gardens: median and TB irises; some historical varieties. Offers several of the pure I. pumila MDBs from Lynda Miller.
Chuck Chapman Iris: Canadian hybridizer specializing in medians; lists some bearded species.
Rainbow
Iris Farms: TBs, medians, and dwarfs,
including several I. pumila cultivars.
Mid-America Garden: source of latest varieties of TBs, dwarfs, medians, and arilbreds.
Superstition Iris Gardens: wide selection, including many arilbreds
Iris-au-Trescols (France): unusual arilbreds and aril hybrids from Lawrence Ransom
Odyssey Bulbs: specialist bulb dealer, with a modest selection of arils, including some tetraploid species and hybrids.
Arrowhead Alpines: alpines and rock garden plants, including I. pumila and I. aphylla. Note: I. pumila was misidentified.
Wrightman Alpines has a somewhat wider range of bearded species than Arrowhead; highly recommended.
Beaver Creek Greenhouses has a tantalizing and unusual selection of bearded species. Strange absence of communication about payment arrangements, and the website disappeared for a few months, but plants arrived in great condition. Note: at least three plants from my order were misidentified.
rareplants.de (Spain) offers seeds of a number of iris species.
Josef Jurášek (Czech Republic) offers alpine seeds, including a selection of iris species, some collected in the wild; generous portions and extras.
Janis Rukšans Bulb Nursery (Latvia) has an extraordinary selection of geophytes, including wild-collected bearded species, oncocycli, and regelias.
Lithuanian Rare Bulb Garden (Lithuania) has a respectable selection of arils, both species and hybrids
Paul Christian Rare Plants (UK) offers aril and bearded species, as well as lots of junos and other types.
Jim and Vicki Craig's Photostream on Flickr: photos of the Craigs' introductions and seedlings
McAllister's Cyberspace Iris Garden: informative articles and photos of arilbreds by Sharon McAllister, Gene Hunt, and Gus Seligmann
Harald Mathes's Irises with interesting information about each variety and his hybridizing work
September 2010
updated May 2012
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Unless otherwise noted, all text and illustrations copyright Tom Waters and all photographs copyright Tom or Karen Waters. Please do not reproduce without permission.
