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Specific Families and Genera => Iris => Topic started by: Alex on January 12, 2010, 08:51:48 PM

Title: Iris galatica
Post by: Alex on January 12, 2010, 08:51:48 PM

From my greenhouse today, done under artificial light out of necessity! Flowered for the first time last year after about 4 years from a small bulb, maybe it will consider offsetting now?

Alex

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: David Nicholson on January 12, 2010, 08:57:30 PM

A stunner Alex. Was it so early last year?

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Miriam on January 12, 2010, 09:47:28 PM

A beautiful species, it was worth waiting.

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Alex on January 12, 2010, 10:20:39 PM

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2993.0

A couple of weeks later last year...

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Maggi Young on January 12, 2010, 11:10:12 PM

Quote from: Alex on January 12, 2010, 10:20:39 PM

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2993.0

A couple of weeks later last year...

Now fancy that....EARLIER this year ..... especially in the light ( if you will pardon the pun) of the conversation we've just been having about low light levels and etiolation and suffering bulbs in the Crocus pages...  ???

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Alex on January 12, 2010, 11:36:37 PM

Indeed - but I blame the unseasonably mild weather we had in Nov/Dec before, for some odd reason, it suddenly decided to snow...

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Maggi Young on January 12, 2010, 11:41:52 PM

Of course, I had overlooked that since it wasn't that mild up here. Whatever the cause... it is really pretty..... you must be pleased it is doing well.

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Hristo on January 13, 2010, 06:09:07 AM

Bravo Alex, a superb start to your Juno year I suspect! What sort of lighting regimen are you employing?

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Alex on January 13, 2010, 09:14:53 AM

The lighting is just for the picture since it was dark outside, I don't have growlights (would be good, though...)

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Hristo on January 13, 2010, 09:23:54 AM

 :D LOL, wrong end of the rhizome! All the better foir being 'natural' though!!

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on January 13, 2010, 09:45:12 AM

A beautiful wee gem Alex !!
Good colours and so well behaved, short stemmed !
Love it !!

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Hans A. on January 15, 2010, 11:10:25 AM

Wonderful plant Alex!

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: BULBISSIME on January 29, 2010, 09:05:05 PM

Well grown Alex, and so nice to see such  plants in january !

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Alex on January 31, 2010, 12:35:55 PM

Now the very closely related I. persica which came from Janis last year, since I lost my previous stock to post-flowering Botrytis...

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: BULBISSIME on January 31, 2010, 12:53:23 PM

Good color !

Alex, you seem to have a very large greenhouse for your bulbs !

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Hristo on January 31, 2010, 12:56:24 PM

Nicely flowered, fingers crossed the post flower botrytis will stay away, have you considered using a small 5v dc fan for improving ventilation in a small area?

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Alex on January 31, 2010, 02:29:36 PM

Thank you - the greenhouse is a decent size, but maybe that angle is rather flattering since the Iris is right at the end...

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Alex on January 31, 2010, 02:32:30 PM

...I do have a fan in fact, it's blowing directly on to the Irises so maybe things will be better this year (the setup  is new).

Alex

Title: Re: Iris galatica
Post by: Hristo on January 31, 2010, 04:55:07 PM

I should imagine it would work Alex, I'm employing the same principle with my Masdevallia orchids.
Look forward to seeing more of your Junos! :D