Gerald: Would you like a receipt? tadaga power Arthur had two hillside allotments which he used for his irises and his other two passions – daffodils and gladioli, but Anne has been unable to track down any Bliss narcissi. One of his earliest irises was named 'Morwell’ in 1917 and it was this plant that first brought Bliss to the attention of the iris fraternity. When it was trialled at RHS Wisley it impressed all, including a famous nurseryman called Robert Wallace. He wrote to and then visited Bliss to find out more, and soon Wallace’s world-famous iris nursery began to market Bliss irises every year. The best ones were expensive, costing five guineas a root. That’s roughly £250 today, so they found their way into the gardens of the wealthy all over the world. It may explain why 'Mrs Valerie West’ came from one of the nobler members of my village.