Huge, sumptuous flowers with wide, heavily marked petals open over an extended period from early to late summer. Some years ago we were given a few precious seeds from a skilled breeder of these desirable plants and these gems were the result. Their extreme breeding means that very few fertile seeds are ever set. With very few exceptions, they are reluctant to set pods. Around 70% of diploid crosses end up producing seeds, but only 20% of tetraploid crosses do so .....in a good year. In addition tetraploid pods typically contain fewer seeds. Finally, these seeds usually germinate more slowly than diploids and other irises, BUT they make fabulous, showy flowers, well worth the wait!! ... Learn More

Mid purple flowers with darker purple veins on the standards and on the falls, and which have a light yellow zone, open on long stems in spring, which form a larger clump each year. From western China, this is a close relative of Iris chrysographes, but differs from the latter in its flowers which are a paler bluish to violet. ... Learn More

The flowers are certainly not oil-coloured, but its name alludes to the Greek, chrysographes or 'gold writing'. Tall strong stems hold sprays of darkest blue to almost black velvety flowers which are delicately marked with golden lines. ... Learn More

This gorgeous black flowered clone is one of the very darkest irises grown, although the flower colour is in fact a very deep violet that appears black, the falls having an exquisitely delicate golden tracery of veins near the centre. This solid clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial has upright, strap-like, grey-green leaves, and is truly one of the nearest flower colours to black it is possible to grow although seedlings may vary. ... Learn More

This rare and lovely, palest buttermilk form of Iris pseudacorus, coming relatively true from seed, has exquisitely marked and veined petals. Although it will grow very large in a damp or wet spot, or pond edge, it does perfectly well in a dry garden. ... Learn More

We are fortunate to have obtained these valuable rare seeds from one of the world's top iris breeders, Davor Cetina from Croatia. He has selected seeds from all of the cultivars shown here, possibly the most valuable selection ever offered to the general public. These include seeds from the following magnificent cultivars: Activity, Aiogata, Aquamarin, Darling, Emotion, Fortune, Fuyijama,Gipsy, Kogesho, Laughing Lion, Loyalty, Moonlight waves, Oase, Oriental eyes, Port Arthur, Rose queen, Summer moon, White ladies. These exquisite, bone hardy beauties deserve a place in every garden, and will improve over the years in either dry or wet soil or even standing in water ... Learn More

These seeds have been collected from some of our most requested cultivars and truly spectacular plants, including 'Higo' and 'Blue-Peter', with some flowers being up to up to six inches across or more, with all colours from white through pastel pinks to deepest blue and red-purple. These seeds could be the best bet for a new prize-winner. ... Learn More

Another fantastic Ensata Iris from Plant World with ruby red flowers and vibrant green foliage, selected from our cup winners mixture and then grown on. ... Learn More

The unusual "Welsh Gladwyn," is usually grown not for its pale mauve flowers, but for the bright orange seeds which burst forth from the seed-pods in autumn, but do not fall (as shown in picture). Whole stems can then be cut to make an impressive floral display which lasts until the following year. ... Learn More

An improved variation of the "Welsh Gladwyn Iris", which has pale lemon instead of the normal mauve flowers. The attractive thick evergreen leaves make a wonderful autumn and winter foil for the large pods of bright orange seeds when they burst open. ... Learn More

A brand new and incredibly bright, dwarf, shining canary-yellow foliage form of Iris foetidissima. Semi-evergreen clusters of golden daggers arise from compact clumps and are astonishingly vivid in very early spring. The pale blue, typical iris flowers, are almost incidental. Seedlings come quite true but very few seeds collected. ... Learn More

Distinguished by its lemon-yellow flowers with reddish-brown veins and markings on the falls, Iris forrestii, a member of the normally blue Chrysographes subseries, makes a superb companion with the black form of Iris chrysographes. A rarely offered clumping species from China, Yunnan, Sichuan & Burma, it grows in moist sites flowering in early summer, and is easy and non invasive in the border. ... Learn More

We are offering an attractive mix of various hybrid forms of this lovely plant from southern China, with flowers that vary from lemon yellow, through shades of purple and mauve, all with purplish veins, held on strong stems above clumps of narrow, almost grassy leaves. ... Learn More

Plum-scented, reddish-purple flowers with white falls strongly veined with violet, open in June and July. This beardless dwarf spuria iris is native from Spain to Russia and throughout the Caucasus. The name 'Graminea' means 'grass', referring to the grass-like clump of leaves. Few seeds collected. ... Learn More

A striking combination of intense purple-violet standards and sometimes bronze-red falls, with a distinctive yellow blotch, is typical, although these seeds have been collected from different coloured forms of these lovely plants, and flowers from seedlings will produce a large diversity of colours, from blues through purples mauves and bi-colours. These popular and very easy-to-grow plants, with elegant, delicately scented flowers, were originally developed from two varieties of Iris xiphium from Spain and from France, which were crossed with Iris tingitana. ... Learn More