California Iris 
ARE HARDY 
The hardiness of a plant, including iris, depends on its 
breeding rather than the area where its is grown. If hardy 
parents are used in hybridizing, then the offspring will be 
hardy, too. We use only hardy parents in our own breeding, 
and in those few instances where we list varieties which are 
not hardy in any part of the country we specifically call this 
limitation to your attention in the description. 
The long growing season here in California serves to make 
finer, fatter rhizomes than can ke matured in other parts 
of the country, without any accompanying penalty in loss of 
hardiness. For this reason, California-grown iris have a 
natural superiority over any other region. 
DESERT SONG 
DON’T BE CONTENT WITH BEARDED IRIS ALONE! 
SAVAGE 
BLUMOHR 
