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["NewNorth" <lynnann@newnorth.net>]

Patrick wrote:  "I believe I read that the yellow iris. Iris pseudoacorus is 
in short supply in it's native habitat
in Europe? Is this really the case?"

Hi there, I can't help you with Europe...however here in the Northwoods of 
Wisconsin, we've seen the yellow Iris out grow the Blue Flag.  Years ago the 
yellow was listed along with the Blue Flag as a native and loads of folks 
planted them along side their existing Blues.  In the past two years, since I 
have been specifically selling primarily native plants at my garden center, 
I'm hearing form lots of folks that their Blues are gone and the yellows are 
rampant.

Now I'm asking folks to not plant yellows on their shore lines...contain them 
in their other perennial gardens.  I'm selling only Blues for shoreline 
restoration projects.  They are slow growing and spreading...but when 
established...so beautiful.  love and peace..lynnann