INDIANA DAYLILY-IRIS SOCIETY (IDIS)Non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of daylilies and irisOn our site you will find our calendar of events for this year, our newsletter, links to our national and regional societies, and links to local growers. Latest NewsMike Lockatell from Roots & Blooms of North Chesterfield, VA, will be our speaker on Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30. He began working closely with the late Dr. Lloyd Zurbrigg to advance reblooming bearded iris breeding after spring visits to his Durham, NC garden in 1999 and 2000. (Reblooming iris produce a spring crop of flowers, then lie low during summer, and grow and flower again in the fall.) Despite the passing of his friend and mentor in February 2005, Mike continues to raise rebloom seedlings based on selected Zurbrugg breeding lines. Five Lockatell selections have been registered for future introduction with the American Iris Society. His hybrid iris seedlings have won awards at AIS sponsored flower shows over the past decade. He also has an interest in herbaceous peonies and continues to construct public displays for reblooming bearded iris and herbaceous peonies around Central VA. Please join us as we learn the latest about reblooming bearded iris. Check us out and Like us on Facebook |
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