Reticulate Iris 2010

[Alex]

Thank you very much - I guess confidently assigning it without any info about origin could be tricky. Either way, probably out on its ear in the garden next year!

Cheers,

Alex

[Oron Peri]

Oron , your I. histrio is a lovely pale blue  - the one I grow in my garden is darker and it originally came from Lebanon  . I find it is one of the easiest of the Reticulatas to grow in the garden .
       Otto.

Beautifully marked histrio, is there much variation in colour / markings within this population Oron?

Otto, Hristo
this species is quite variable in color forms, there are some pale, almost white forms, others are different shades of Blue, however the markings on the outer petals are very similar.

[Hristo]

Cheers Oron,
Would love to see some more pics to show the colour range ( if you have them )
Many thanks
Chris

[art600]

A couple of shots of my reticulate iris from the Kopet Dag

[Janis Ruksans]

Can anyone help with an ID? I bought this as small bulbs of I. pamphylica a few years ago. Now it's finally flowered I am rather disappointed to find out that it's somethng else - but what?

Any help appreciated!

Cheers,

Alex

I haven't cultivars more, but this one resembles something caucasian reticulatas (by color).
Janis

[David Nicholson]

Very nice Arthur, and well in advance of any of mine.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Very pretty one Art !! 
Did you grow it from seed ??

[art600]

Luc

Bought from Leonid Bondarenko

[dominique]

Iris histrio aintabendis aintabensis   so nice at this period

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Very nice Dominique !!

[Janis Ruksans]

A couple of shots of my reticulate iris from the Kopet Dag

Looks very similar to that named by Russian botanists in 1998 as Iridodictyum kopetdaghense Kurbanov, only leave overtop flower. Although I have sample from the same locality with leaves overtopping flower, too. As this is one of features separating it from reticulata, I'm very doubtfull about its status.
Iridodictyum - reticulata irises are separated by many Russian botanists in own genus Iridodyctium (separated by Rodionenko). Surprisingly, but in last Conspectus Florae Caucasi edited by Takhtajan, 2002 again reticulatas are listed as Iris. Same with Juno. It was surprise for me as up to last Russian botanists consequently followed Rodionenko.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Iris histrio aintabendis so nice at this period

Iris histrio aintabensis
Janis

[dominique]

thank for the correct name, Janis

[Hans A.]

A bit earlier than last year Iris pamphylica started to flower - first of my second generation seedlings started to flower - my older plants - planted about 8 years ago as small seedlings in their actual place increase very slowly but constant. The length of the leaves is actally about 85cm - and they still should grow a bit.

[TheOnionMan]

Hans, a stunning species, beautiful photographs.  Do I spot some Onco leaves at the top beyond the rocks?

I envy your advanced season, it is -14 C here today (predicted high temperature), sunny but with frigid strong winds, still have a 45 cm layer of icy snow on the ground... no Iris here for at least 2 more months or more.