Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Specific Families and Genera => Iris => Topic started by: johnralphcarpenter on February 18, 2019, 03:33:34 PM
-
It has been a good winter for Iris unguicularis, last summer's heat clearly suited them. Getting a bit tatty now, but here are a few pictures.
First two photos - Iris unguicularis 'Peleponnese Snow'
[attachimg=1]
[attachimg=2]
Iris unguicularis 'Abington Purple'
[attachimg=3]
Unknown - bought as Iris unguicularis
[attachimg=4]
-
Nice ones Ralph. I split my main clump and re-planted them last year and didn’t expect flowers this year........ and I was right.
-
They hate disturbance.
-
Can you name the varieties you pictured, please.
-
Can you name the varieties you pictured, please.
Done!
-
Iris pumila is doing well in the greenhouse, the one in the garden just has started its growth.
-
Very nice!
-
[attachimg=1]an adorable miniature: 2 cm wide and leaves of 10 to 20 cm very fine. it is a friend who sowed it under the name of Iris goniacapa.
[attachimg=2]
I read the discussion Iris gonicarpa (bearded) / Iris henryi ..
could it be iris henryi?
on the other hand, compared to the photo that can be seen on the Web, it shows very vertical leaves, and not drooping
-
What is the best time to divide and transplant Iris unguicularis?
-
What is the best time to divide and transplant Iris unguicularis?
Probably after it has finished flowering, BUT it resents disturbance and may take a year or two to settle down in a new location.
-
Thank you very much!
That means now for me!
-
Iris sibirica 'Ginger Twist'
-
Not one I've seen around, it's very nice.
-
Iris sibirica 'Ginger Twist'
:o
That's a stunner, Gail!
cheers
fermi
-
From the 2017/18 SRGC Seed Ex. I got seed of the following Irises, I. virginica (No. 2194) labelled as 'hybrid' and I. versicolor 'Raspberry Slurp' (No. 2193) and both were sown late September 2018. Both germinated well and today I potted up 6 plants of each.
From my research in Brian Mathew's 'The Iris', virginica, common name Southern Blue Flag, is confined to more southerly parts of USA and grows in marshes, damp pine woods, ditches and wet grassy places in Florida, eastern Texas northwards to south east Virginia. Versicolor is widespread in eastern Canada southwards to Texas and also grows in marshes, swamps, wet meadows and on lake shores.
Given the above it's more than likely that members living in US or Canada sent in the seeds to the Seed Ex. If so a bit of advice wouldn't go amiss? Am I wasting my time trying these in south western England?
-
Am I wasting my time trying these in south western England?
Personally I don't think you are ever wasting time sowing seed. The chance of something interesting coming up is probably considerably higher than the chance of your numbers coming up if you buy a lottery ticket...
Not from seed, but I shall be saving the seed if it sets - Iris sibirica 'Lucy Locket', small flowers but a nice clear yellow.
-
Personally I don't think you are ever wasting time sowing seed. The chance of something interesting coming up is probably considerably higher than the chance of your numbers coming up if you buy a lottery ticket...
Not from seed, but I shall be saving the seed if it sets - Iris sibirica 'Lucy Locket', small flowers but a nice clear yellow.
I'd still like to talk with an American grower though. Oh, and I'm very envious about Lucy Locket!
-
I'm very envious about Lucy Locket!
Give me a nudge in the autumn and I'll see if its splittable.
-
Gail you have such spectacular Iris sibiricas! Both are very special but I especially liked 'Ginger Twist'.
I googled it and it is quite new cultivar. :)
-
On Saturday I went to the BIS Group for Beardless Iris Day - excellent talks in the morning by Alun & Jill Whitehead, Tim Loe and Julian Sutton followed by a visit to the National Collection of sibericas at Aulden Farm;
-
Iris sibirica 'Art in Bloom'
[attachimg=1]
Iris sibirica 'Banish Misfortune'
[attachimg=2]
Iris sibirica 'Here be Dragons'
[attachimg=3]
Iris sibirica 'Honey Chic'
[attachimg=4]
Iris sibirica 'Huntress'
[attachimg=5]
-
Iris sibirica 'Kiss the Girl'
[attachimg=1]
Iris sibirica 'Miss Apple'
[attachimg=2]
Iris sibirica 'New Mown Hay'
[attachimg=3]
Iris sibirica 'Painted Woman'
[attachimg=4]
Iris sibirica 'Shrawley'
[attachimg=5]
-
And last one which was particularly floriferous 'So Van Gogh'
[attachimg=1]
-
what a collection!
-
On Saturday I went to the BIS Group for Beardless Iris Day - excellent talks in the morning by Alun & Jill Whitehead, Tim Loe and Julian Sutton followed by a visit to the National Collection of sibericas at Aulden Farm;
Gail, what a wonderful day you have had! Thank you for the pictures. :)
I.sibirica breeding now seems so produce so many new colour combinations in flowers, they really are wonderful. 'So Van Gogh' looks amazing.
-
Iris virginica 'Slightly Daft' - don't know why, looks sensible to me.
[attachimg=1]
Iris laevigata 'Rowden Starlight'
[attachimg=2]
-
I have grown a number of Iris ensata over the years; "Rose Queen" and currently "Aquamarine" come to mind. As I have a dry garden and at present only a small plastic pond getting the correct damp conditions year round needs remembering when to water or move them. They don't like drowning all year and getting too dry is a problem. I bought the "Aquamarine" a couple of years back and now it is ~10 plants, 5 of which I kept. The 3 I planted out by the side (outside) of my small pond are flowering, apparently happily, at just 6" or so high, whereas the 2 still in pots in a damp seed tray are nearer 18". I had "Rose Queen" for many years in a pond and permanently wet feet, but I suspect it survived because it grows so fast in a basket it lifts itself out of the water.
Brian, in a very dry chalk garden where the deer seem to like my autumn raspberries. A very late small crop this year; hopefully ;-(
-
I sowed the seeds of Iris xantospuria in April last year and got the first seedling on 22-07-18.
Today I unpotted them and found 9 of the ten seeds had germinated, 3 seedlings are quite small and have been returned to the seed pot the rest were potted individually. They have grown quite quickly so I wonder how soon we'll get flowers?
cheers
fermi
-
1st flower,in a 2 1/2 inch pot
Iris barbatula
-
very nice this Iris barbatula !
-
A picture of I.sibirica 'Sibirischer Fruhling'. It is the earliest sibirica for me, flowering in early June.
-
I have grown this I.sibirica from seeds (as I.chrysographes) about ten years ago. It turned out to be a very vigorous and good plant. It's flowers are tall, and above foliage, and it makes a statement in my garden in early June. :)
-
Very pretty Leena, I like the two-toned colour. And nice to have a blast of summer on a winter evening.
-
Gail, thank you. :) The flowers are small, but there are a lot of them, and the colour is different than in my other older I.sibiricas.
-
From the 2017/18 SRGC Seed Ex. I got seed of the following Irises, I. virginica (No. 2194) labelled as 'hybrid' and I. versicolor 'Raspberry Slurp' (No. 2193) and both were sown late September 2018. Both germinated well and today I potted up 6 plants of each.
From my research in Brian Mathew's 'The Iris', virginica, common name Southern Blue Flag, is confined to more southerly parts of USA and grows in marshes, damp pine woods, ditches and wet grassy places in Florida, eastern Texas northwards to south east Virginia. Versicolor is widespread in eastern Canada southwards to Texas and also grows in marshes, swamps, wet meadows and on lake shores.
Given the above it's more than likely that members living in US or Canada sent in the seeds to the Seed Ex. If so a bit of advice wouldn't go amiss? Am I wasting my time trying these in south western England?
Well I didn't expect them to grow on, but they did and Iris versicolor ex 'Raspberry Splash' is in flower now for the first time and I virginica is showing a couple of buds as well.
[attachimg=1]
[attachimg=2]
[attachimg=3]
-
Well I didn't expect them to grow on, but they did and Iris versicolor ex 'Raspberry Splash' is in flower now for the first time and I virginica is showing a couple of buds as well.
Well done, David! Plants have a way of surprising us, don't they!
cheers
fermi
-
Well I didn't expect them to grow on, but they did and Iris versicolor ex 'Raspberry Splash' is in flower now for the first time and I virginica is showing a couple of buds as well.
Yeah David, it is a great and nice surprise!