Iris and some Irids 2006-2007

[Lesley Cox]

Tony, `Angel's Tears' is the name I've always known it by, for at least 30 years. In effect, it is a paler version of Iris histrioides very much as the link shows. Where the `Angel's Eye' comes from I don't know. One would need to go way back in the Dutch bulb catalogues to get a true answer I think. It probably was a selection by Van Tubergen or someone like that.

[Joakim B]

I have for the firtst time in my life managed to flower an iris bulb.
It came in a pack of mixed colours and is not that bad. It is 50 cm high and the flower is 8cm across.
Is it possible to say what it might be. Just in general terms? Does not need to pick the hybrid name but maybe what it might be.
Sorry to put a cat amongst the hermelines (minks).

BTW the others do not seem to bloom
The one that I resued from clay seems to do well now

Kind regards
Joakim

[Lesley Cox]

I think this may be one of the "Dutch" irises, based on the Xiphium group of bulbous irises. That includes II. boissieri, latifolia, xiphium etc. As well as the Dutch, there are "Spanish" (finer, smaller, earlier)and "English" irises (larger, later). All great cut flowers or good clumps in the spring garden.

[Andrew]

A belated, good idea Maggi.
Something to look forward to.

My juno collection. Lovely I. stenophylla Gerben, any spares ?
A bit more interesting at the moment,

is the reticulatas.


I. histrio aintabensis. Also opened since taking the above,


I. caucasica. A little tease.

Can you guess what it is yet ?
Finally (no laughing),

my regelia collection !!

[Joakim B]

Nice pictures on nice flowers Andrew

Thanks for telling me what it was and You are right the package says Iris hollandica, I just thought they stated where it came from 

Now I no more about the group and will see if it is possible to find which it is. It has a colour scheme that is not on the package so that is fun.

Thanks and do You think it is possible to guess what kind of Dutch it is?

Kind regards
Joakim

[mark smyth]

sorry peeps I didnt have this link enabled. Going outside the label definitely says 'Angel's Tears'. The source was if I remember, Ivor Fox.

Lesley thanks for explaining.


Going back a few posts,
I sent the dead Iris back to its supplier 3 weeks ago. So far there hasnt been a word from him which is very bad. Makes you wonder how many other people he doesnt reply to

[Andrew]

I sent the dead Iris back 3 weeks ago. So far there hasnt been a word from him which is very bad. Makes you wonder how many other people he doesnt reply to

I think they were on their holiday then, so may have a back log. I too had not heard from them, when I had cause to email but found the reply (answered very quickly) in with the spam. Eventually when I sent some items back, some were replaced and others credited.

Just my experience and I do not work for them !

[mark smyth]

Andrew it may have been less than three weeks because when I looked at the site my package had 4 days to get there. It would have gone as signed for but it cant be done to a PO box

[tonyg]

No-one to blame for this cutie - raised from seed set on one of my own plants.  Iris histrio.

[hadacekf]

Iris Katharine Hodgkin has not flowered so early here before all the years. To my surprise it has very strong colours this time. It looks gorgeous.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wow Franz !
Gorgeous is the right word here ! I couldn't agree more.
Would special weather circumstances have caused these stronger colours than usual ??

[Lesley Cox]

Lovely irises, thanks. Tony yours is what I would imagine to be typical I. histrio, a pale flower with distinctive and strong spotting. Your seedling is beautiful.

Luc, you may be right about the cold intensifying the colours. Katharine always flowers here when the winter is at its coldest, - July - and is always that deep rich colouring.

[David Shaw]

Nice pictures, Franz. Ours started flowering a couple of weeks ago but this year the colours are very subdued.

[Maggi Young]

These two posts moved here to keep Iris topics together. Maggi

First question from:
art600
Newbie

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Having received seeds of many Iris from the surplus seed distribution, I am wondering if there are techniques to improve germination.

I seem to remember being told that seeds of bulleyana and chrysographes needed rinsing several times to remove surface inhibitors.  Is this a general rule.

I have seed from Siberia, Yunnan, Californian hybrids and many more choicer named species   
 Arthur Nicholls

Anything bulbous
 
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Lesley Cox
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I've never heard this and regularly sow seed from the species you mention. There is always good germination if seed is kept moist once sown, and covered with around .75cm of grit. Oncocyclus and juno seeds are very erratic in germination and can come up gradually over a period of from 1-10 years. So don't throw out anything special.


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Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9
 
 

[Rafa]

Hello,

Some iris that I grow last year

Iris xiphium
Iris babadagica
Iris serotina
Iris darwasica