Irises are wonderful garden plants. You can certainly find some that will grow for you, if you just give them light. Some grow in deserts, some in swamps, some in the cold far north, and many in temperate climates. Iris means rainbow, and that's because irises come in so many colors: blues and purples, whites and yellows, pinks and oranges, browns and reds, and even blacks.

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Welcome

• New! Plates from W.R. Dykes' monograph The Genus Iris

• A description of the Iris Genus and related genera.

• A list of national and international iris societies.

• A bibliography for irises: books, proceedings, monographs, and periodicals.

• A genealogy of the iris Conjuration, and its entire ancestry at a glance.

• Links to these pages.

David Pane-Joyce .

Page created May 11, 1995.
Last updated April, 2003