wow, is your etoile violette already blooming? It's beautiful! I bought mine last spring and now it's got 5 stems, but they are only about 7". I can't wait to see it bloom.

I'm not sure where you've been looking, but I'm planning a move next summer to the Hilo area... Hawaiian Paradise Park, Puna Area... You might try starting there. I have so much info that the next step is to buy an acre lot for $60,000 or so and build the house. I'm building it myself so I do have a few more options than buying a house. Do some research. Orchidland, MountainView, just start, and you will find alot of answers. Check Foodland, or Safeway for food prices... Zip codes to use is 96749, 96825. 96825 is on Oahu but the prices are pretty much the same. Try Konaweb forum for some answers.

I almost didn't click on this thread because I don't know what Hollingworth is and thought that I have plenty enough to focus on for now anyway without adding Siberian iris to my iris fever. Well, now I'd like to say GOOD GRIEF I'M GOING INTO HYPER IRIS FEVER with acute symptoms of compulsive obsessive behavior that I do NOT normally have (okay, well, there was that hosta situation). But seriuosly, can I BLAME YOU for this? Can you say ENABLER??? These are so gorgeous that I want them ALL...or at least 1, 4, 7 & 8 but who is counting? Okay...back from lunch to your regularily scheduled work program. Now HOW am I supposed to concentrate? Gah.

Indeed Trudy ! I was, as some would say, aggressive in my approach. :) I was especially interested in your Hosanna and Bee Glorified. Steve had alerted me to their origin since he wanted to make some Fascination x Elegans crosses this year. Unfortunately he did not have any Elegans pollen. A shame really since I could send him pounds between the three of mine. :p In any event, I had a BLAST !!! It was so exhilarating to sit there like a rabid animal, constantly clicking refresh and throwing my âÂÂbudgetâ to the wind. Since IâÂÂm still starting out, I have a lot of capacity, figuratively speaking. My âÂÂprogramâ has only birds-eye-view goals. But with all the seeds I managed to win IâÂÂll definitely have a nice array on which to draw from for my breeding stock. From there . . . genes are the limit. :) Thank you again to everyone who made this happen, and a big Gratz! to Josh and his family on the groundbreaking !!! Cheers, Ludi These were the auctions I won. I sat at my computer for almost 5 hours to watch them all . . . . . . . obsess much ?!? ::giggles:: CBCT 1 - âÂÂIce Age Trailâ x OP - 50 seeds CBCT 7 - 'Sea Tornadoâ x OP - 20 seeds Huseman 3 - âÂÂRosedale Shady Ladyâ x âÂÂKrugerrandâ - 25 seeds Goodenough 1 - âÂÂUberVirgoâ x Mr. Blueâ - 15 seeds CBCT 9 - âÂÂDark Forestâ Streaked x OP - 50 seeds Bendig 4 - âÂÂBlue Lightningâ x OP - 25+ seeds Shaw 5 - (Epson Derby x OP) x QOTS - 25 seeds TVW 21 - âÂÂMcWilliams #2â x QOTS - 20 seeds - âÂÂMcWilliams #2â x OP - 25+ seeds Ramsey 11 - âÂÂGlorious Dayâ x OP - 50 seeds TVW 23 - âÂÂHosannaâ Collection - #4 - âÂÂHosannaâ x âÂÂQueen of the Seasâ - 20 seeds - âÂÂHosannaâ x OP - 25 seeds Ramsey 12 - âÂÂGlorious Graceâ x OP - 50 seeds Port 8 - (First Meeting x Pink Flamingo) x OP - 25 seeds Shaw 6 - âÂÂFoxfire Chinese Dragonâ x OP 136 (aka âÂÂFFCDOP136âÂÂ) x self - 25 seeds TVW 26 - Prairie Meadows x OP - 20 seeds - Joy, Unspeakable Joy x OP - 15 seeds Kuenster 4 - âÂÂMominatorâ x OP - 25 seeds Milt 3 - (My Friend Mary x Blue Angel) x QOTS - 30 seeds