Aril Iris 2011

[PeterT]

Its a small world Luc 

[arilnut]

Hi Peter. Here is a pic of Sylphide I got from Janis 4 years ago. I'd say Luc's is
korolkowii, check the pics on SIGNA  http://www.signa.org/index.pl?Iris-korolkowii
Not sure if the purple is pronounced enough for violacea.

John B

Beautifull pictures Fred, Luc, absolutly fantastic.
I hope to have a flower on  afghanica and lineata next week 
Luc do you know if this is Iris korolkowii "var violacea" or "Sylphide" which is a regeliocyclus cross, of korolkowii. It looks like my plant which came from Pottertons 10 years ago. In Jenny Archibalds list last year she suggested that the purple plant they had was a hybred.
Leonid Bondarenko also lists a purple korolkowii. Maybe Tom could shed light on this?
Miriam, afghanica has a flower about 3/4 the size of gatesii, it is bigger than acutiloba, in the flowers I have seen.

[PeterT]

Thanks John, doesn't look like Luc or I have Sylphide by mistake.

[Maggi Young]

changing the topic names again to allow for a new thread on hybrids from arilnut   

[PeterT]

Some regelia Iris out here
Iris darwasica Iris hoogiana alba, Iris afghanica, Iris stolonifera Chocolate,

[Hans A.]

Superb grown Regelias Peter!!!

Luc do you know if this is Iris korolkowii "var violacea" or "Sylphide" which is a regeliocyclus cross, of korolkowii.

From where do you have the information about 'Sylphide'?
Knew 'Sylphide' (='Aphrodite') as cross of Tubergen where Iris gatesii and Iris lortetii were given as parents introduced in 1928 (so no regeliocyclus but Oncohybrid - see for example ASI yearbook 2006 or Arilrobin). When I ordered it I received a plant similar to this John showed.
Please have also a look here: http://www.smcallister.com/library/descendant-lists/aphrodite-desc.html

[PeterT]

Thankyou Hans.
The information my about 'Sylphide' was a hybrediser in the UK suggesting that purple flowers which resembled korolkowii might be a hybred of it called 'Sylphide'. Thank you for correcting the information.

[Hans A.]

Thanks Peter,
as I know 'Sylphide' never was registered, so I thought possibly another plant was registered under this name (would not be a very good idea in my opinion).

[arilnut]

From what I have been able to learn the original Sylphide OH was distributed prior to the mid '60s
and later Van Tubergen distributed the currently available Sylphide which is most likely RC or RH.
This is what Janis now sells.

John B

[Lesley Cox]

My mother had 'Sylphide' along with 'Artemis,' 'Dardanus,' 'Thor' and a few others from a nursery called R.E. Harrison, in NZ's North Island. This was in the mid 60s. 'The 'Sylphide' she had was almost white, with red/brownish veining, as one might reasonably expect an iris with such a name to be.

[PeterT]

Thanks Lesley, that would fit better my mis information

[arilnut]

Here are I. hoogiana Alba and I. hoogiana Deep Purple from Janis

[arillady]

Yet to flower hoogiana in any form.
Very striking John

[Miriam]

The purple hoogiana is stunning!
Here is Iris lineata (many thanks to Rafa  ) which seems to grow well here (compares to other Regelias).

[BULBISSIME]

beautifull Miriam !
seems we have the same clone