Where to buy Irises
These are some of the places where you may be able to buy irises. Please note that not all are commercial suppliers and in some cases they may be able to sell only very small quantities of rare plants.
Please note also that while the BIS offers this information in good faith it does not accept any responsibility for accuracy or currency of the information nor does it offer any warranty in respect of any potential supplier.
UK Nurseries
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Aberconwy Nursery No mail order, collection from the nursery or at shows. Alpine Species Iris
§ Arden Irises Hybridisers and specialists in modern bearded irises of all classes.
Chailey Iris Garden A bearded iris specialist based in East Sussex.
§ Claire Austin Bearded Iris and nursey, garden & display fields. Principally bearded iris, but also some beardless.
§ Croft Irises Hybridisers and suppliers of bearded and some beardless irises.
Edrom Nurseries Alpine species iris
§ English Iris Company Irises for sale, a collection of Irises bred by Bryan Dodsworth and iris related information.
§ The Gobbett Nursery with a good range of Siberian and Japanese Iris
§ Iris of Sissinghurst Nursery specialising in Bearded Irises, together with some Siberian and Japanese iris.
Larch Cottage Nursery Range of bearded and beardless irises.
§ The Manic Botanic click on the link to go to Julie and Chris Scott's site where beardless and other irises are available.
Pottertons Alpine species, other Iridaceae bulbs and plants
Seagate Nurseries Historic Irises, nursery and display garden. Bearded irises, together with Siberian and bog/water irises.
§ Woottens of Wenhaston Bearded and some beardless iris
UK Plant Collections
Plant Heritage Collections There are numerous iris and other Iridaceae National Collections for details please see https://www.plantheritage.org.uk/
You can then search under iris or other plant group as appropriate.
European Nurseries
www.bourdillon.com Principally bearded irises, but also some Japanese, Siberian, Spuria and water loving irises.
www.graefin-von-zeppelin.de Staudengartnerei Grafin von Zeppelin - A general nursery with good stocks of bearded irises as well as some Siberain and Spuria irises.
www.iris-cayeux.com French nursery principally known for their Bearded irises (including hybrids raised by themselves), but also a good range of beardless irises.
§ Iris Umbria Iris nursery and display garden
https://www.kwekerij-joosten.nl/This site is all in Dutch so you may need some translation tools
www.l’iriseraie.fr A good selection of all types of bearded irises.
Nova Zehrada A good selection of species iris and Iridaceae plants also seed is available.
Seeds of Peace Selection of plants, bulbs and seed of species iris and Iridaceae
USA Nurseries
These nurseries usually export to the UK but this can change year to year. They also have useful and interesting information. Postage can be quite expensive.
Far West Iris Good selection of modern bearded iris including a large number of Keith Keppel introductions.
Mid-America-Gardens Hybridisers and growers based in Oregon with all types of modern bearded iris including introductions from Thomas Johnson, Paul Black and Lynda Miller.
www.schreinersgardens.com Schreiner's Iris Gardens - an American nursery established since 1925 specialising in Tall bearded iris, but also some shorter and some beardless.
Suttons Iris USA Started as a hobby, Sutton's Iris Gardens has grown into a large commercial enterprise over the past 40 years.
Stout Gardens at Dancingtree A good selection of bearded iris including introductions from Hugh Stout, Tom Burseen and Kevin Vaughn.
Further Information
§ Joe Pye Weed's Garden Siberian Irises, Species Irises, and Interspecies hybrids.
www.reticulatas.com Alan McMurtrie is the leading hybridiser of Reticulata Irises.
www.tamberg.homepage.t-online.de Dr Tomas Tamberg is a leading hybriser of beardless irises. He has done pioneering work on interspecies crosses.
