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Iris galatica
« 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?

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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2010, 08:57:30 PM »
A stunner Alex. Was it so early last year?
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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2010, 09:47:28 PM »
A beautiful species, it was worth waiting.
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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #3 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...

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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2010, 11:10:12 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...  ???
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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #5 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...

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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #7 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?
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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #8 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...)

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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2010, 09:23:54 AM »
 :D LOL, wrong end of the rhizome! All the better foir being 'natural' though!!
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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2010, 09:45:12 AM »
A beautiful wee gem Alex !!
Good colours and so well behaved, short stemmed !
Love it !!
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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2010, 11:10:25 AM »
Wonderful plant Alex!
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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2010, 09:05:05 PM »
Well grown Alex, and so nice to see such  plants in january !
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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #13 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...

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Re: Iris galatica
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2010, 12:53:23 PM »
Good color !

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