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Tuesday, Feb. 25th 2020

Tall, Dark & Bearded–Iris Culture

Learn how to grow beautiful irises at our Annual Spring Gardening Seminar!!

This presentation will cover types of irises both tall bearded and spuria. Learn about iris culture with emphasis on the best site selection and preparation, planting, culture, and insect disease control.

Jim Hedgecock eats, sleeps and breaths irises.  He has hybridized irises for 38 years and introduced well over 450 new iris varieties to commerce. He currently raises approximately 100,000 iris plants on 8 acres of land, callend Comanche Acres. Jim has done well all over the world including winning the best early blooming variety in the Florence, Italy Iris Trials competition.  Jim is an Emeritus Judge in the American Iris Society and is serving his second term as President of the National Spuria Iris Society.

Go HERE to Register for the Spring Seminar and sign up for Jim’s class, Tall, Dark & Bearded–Iris Cultures.

 Check out this story on Comache Acres!




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