Must be something in the air! I had a similar good day although not for the same reasons. Thank you for sharing that story. My dad is in a care facility and he just loves to tell he how to garden.And although he never had an iris in his ife, it warms his heart and mine! :)

You're a good guy, Mr. Toad. Thanks for the story. I had never heard of "pass a longs" until I started visiting these forums.
Renee

My grandmother had what she called a friendship garden. All the neighbors started one by sharing plants with each other.
Martha Ellen

Passalong Plants by Steve Bender, this is a fun read, the following is from amazon.com

Passalongs are plants that have survived in gardens for decades by being handed from one person to another. These botanical heirlooms, such as flowering almond, blackberry lily, and night-blooming cereus, usually can't be found in neighborhood garden centers; about the only way to obtain a passalong plant is to beg a cutting from the fortunate gardener who has one.
In this lively and sometimes irreverent book (don't miss the chapter on yard art), Steve Bender and Felder Rushing describe 117 such plants, giving particulars on hardiness, size, uses in the garden, and horticultural requirements. They present this information in the informal, chatty, and sometimes humorous manner that your next-door neighbor might use when giving you a cutting of her treasured Confederate rose. And, of course, because they are discussing passalong plants, they note the best method of sharing each plant with other gardeners.