Roots 'n' Leaves SA

Roots 'n' Leaves SA Having caught the iris virus. We were running out of room in the house garden for our hobby. We were running out of room in the house garden for our hobby.

In 2012 while at the ABC Carpark Capers we saw an advert for Yarabee Iris Farm but after being unable to sell our farm in order to purchase Yarabee, we decided to pursue our own Iris enterprise from the farm, having caught the iris virus. We were already running out of room in the house garden for our hobby. Still with the intention of moving our irises ( 400 ) were now all in pots. Then the decis

ion was made to stay where we are, as we love the area and to develop our own garden, growing to over 1600 irises.

Seedlings slowing down now ,weird weather not helping . The main iris patch is quite disappointing due to the ongoing dr...
08/11/2025

Seedlings slowing down now ,weird weather not helping . The main iris patch is quite disappointing due to the ongoing drought, my health issues and resulting damage from spraydrift
Here's a couple selections. Col

Catching up with photos of selected seedlings. Col
01/11/2025

Catching up with photos of selected seedlings. Col

Iris meeting tonight to finalise preparations for Saturday's show.
20/10/2025

Iris meeting tonight to finalise preparations for Saturday's show.

Another seedling selection run. Col
18/10/2025

Another seedling selection run. Col

More today. Please enjoy 😉. Col
18/10/2025

More today. Please enjoy 😉. Col

A few more seedlings. This all makes up for very little seedling flowers last yearCol
16/10/2025

A few more seedlings. This all makes up for very little seedling flowers last year
Col

Braving strong wind and dust yet again, seriously affecting the blooms. Please don't judge the photos due that. These we...
16/10/2025

Braving strong wind and dust yet again, seriously affecting the blooms. Please don't judge the photos due that. These were watered well yesterday with the weather in mind. Unfortunately no hybridising today as previous experience shows no uptake. Please try to enjoy 😉. Col

Braving the wind and dust. Col
12/10/2025

Braving the wind and dust. Col

A few more seedlings worthy of selection for trials. Some of these are the first flower for three years due to drought...
11/10/2025

A few more seedlings worthy of selection for trials. Some of these are the first flower for three years due to drought. This year I watered well at the expense of the rest of the garden. Hence we will not be open this year. Col

A couple of Arilbreds out atm. Col
07/10/2025

A couple of Arilbreds out atm. Col

More seedlings today. Col
03/10/2025

More seedlings today. Col

Seems like purple is popular in the seedlings today.Col
29/09/2025

Seems like purple is popular in the seedlings today.Col

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