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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 has a new seed exchange program.
Dwarf Iris Society (DIS): 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.
Rainbow
Iris Farms: TBs, medians, and dwarfs,
sometimes 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.
Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden: good selection of many different types of irises.
Stout Gardens at Dancingtree has some unusual species hybrids
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.
rareplants.eu (Spain) offers seeds of several iris species.
Josef Jurášek (Czech Republic) offers alpine seeds, including a selection of iris species, some collected in the wild; generous portions and extras.
Vojtech Holubec (Czech Republic) also has a wonderful seed list with a number of iris species.
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.
Kenneth Kidd's video on bearded iris breeding
Iris Breeding at Stout Gardens (video)
Kelly Norris's presentation on dwarf bearded iris for NARGS
Arilbreds Facebook group
Iris Hybridizing Facebook group
Tom Waters
September 2010
updated April 2018
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