Juno (Scorpiris) season 2012

[Oron Peri]

A couple of beauties are blooming this morning,
A Blue form of I. palaestina and the long awaited Iris edomensis

[arillady]

Both utterly amazingly beautiful. Well done Oron.

[BULBISSIME]

You're right Pat,
Both are jewels 
The blue form is stunning, and I. edomensis... you know what I think about it 
Thank's for posting this pictures Oron

[Otto Fauser]

Oron , I can not put it better than Pat Toolan : both utterly amazingly beautyful !Is the blue colour form of I. palaestina common ?

[Janis Ruksans]

Phantastic, Oron. Pity no one of both are growable here even in greenhouse.
Janis

[BULBISSIME]

Janis, I really think I. edomensis is one of the most difficult junos to grow, greenhouse or not 

[Regelian]

heart flutter!  Wow.

thanks for sharing, Oron,

Jamie

[PeterT]

Congratulations Oron, a fantastic achievement.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Many congrats, Oron !
Fantastic blooms !

[Oron Peri]

Thank you  every one, glad i can share these with you,
otherwise only my cats see and walk on these wonders..  

Oron , Is the blue colour form of I. palaestina common ?

Otto,
Occasionally I. palaestina is bluish when start to open but soon fade to its normal white, rarely one can find a blue form which remains such.

[Hans A.]

A Blue form of I. palaestina and the long awaited Iris edomensis

Wow! Fantastic plants Oron!

Some Junos are flowering actually,  here some pics of Iris planifolia alba, Iris planifolia, Iris persica and  Iris stenophylla var. alisonii.

[PeterT]

Beautifull clumps Hans. I lost all my planifolias to the cold last winter but new seedlings are growing. Wonderfull white persica, I hope I get some whites and yellows in the seeds I have sown, and allisonii is a favorit of mine too. They are just up here.

[Miriam]

Beautiful, Oron!
Especially I. edomensis  
Have you seen it in bloom in Jordan?
Do you place it protected from the rain?

Hans, what a fantastic collection!
Here I. planifolia is also in bloom.

[Oron Peri]

Thanks Hans and Miriam,
Marvellous plants Hans, by the way your planifolia is doing really well here and flowered 3 weeks ago.
Miriam it is still too dry in the Edom Mountains, we are planing on going in February.
I grow I. edomensis as dry as possible, and move it undercover when it rains, also it is grown in a small terracotta pot filled half way with gravel so that soil dries quickly then from March, keeping it for 8 months in the hottest spot with not one drop of water.

[Oron Peri]

Here is  one of I. edomensis habitats.
It is endemic to the Edom Mountains in Jordan.