Species IrisThere are, at present, 27 different groups of wild irises, mostly containing a number of separate species which are more or less easily recognizable. Many of these plants come from endangered habitats in countries with very different climates from our own. It is important that when seeds or plants are brought here we should try and establish ways of keeping them growing, breeding new generations and maintaining as wide a genetic base as we can, and information about such procedures needs to be published.If you are not afraid of a little science, and would like gardening which stretches your mind as well as your muscles, then specie iris and the Species Group are for you! Anne Blanco White Home |