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Title: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Tom Waters on April 14, 2018, 03:08:51 PM
Some Iris reichenbachii forms blooming for me now. The first (brownish) one is raised from seed from an Archibald collection in Kevala, Greece. The yellow one is from Mt. Vikos, Greece. The violet ones are from Jurášek seed, I do not know the geographic origin.
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Tom Waters on April 14, 2018, 03:14:40 PM
Iris pumila cultivars 'Royal Wonder' and 'Wild Whispers'
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Tom Waters on April 14, 2018, 03:19:51 PM
Two Iris pumila forms of wild origin: the first from Sevan Lake, Armenia; the second from Balkaria in the Russian Caucasus
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Tom Waters on April 14, 2018, 03:24:03 PM
A couple Iris pumila from my own crosses.
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Tom Waters on April 14, 2018, 03:28:37 PM
A hybrid, Iris aphylla X Iris pumila. Less than 12 cm in height, it nevertheless has a basal branch and a total of 4 buds.
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Tom Waters on April 14, 2018, 03:30:47 PM
A couple nice minitature dwarf bearded cultivars: 'Dollop of Cream' and 'Miniseries'
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Michael J Campbell on April 19, 2018, 09:17:13 PM
[attach=1]Iris, Boo
Iris [attach=2] Little blue eyes.
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Tom Waters on April 20, 2018, 01:41:23 PM
Iris lutescens, from the SRGC seed exchange.
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Tom Waters on April 20, 2018, 01:43:03 PM
Iris subbiflora from Spain
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Karaba on April 23, 2018, 11:10:55 AM
Iris subbiflora from Spain
Do you know from where it comes in Spain ? Iris subbiflora is only from Portugal (and N Africa ?), as a disjuncted population/species from the eastern populations of Iris lutescens (see FLora-on and Anthos.es)
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: ashley on April 23, 2018, 02:45:46 PM
Do you know from where it comes in Spain ? Iris subbiflora is only from Portugal (and N Africa ?), as a disjuncted population/species from the eastern populations of Iris lutescens (see FLora-on and Anthos.es)
I think it grows in western Andalucía anyway Yvain, for example in the beautiful karst area south of Antequera, as shown here (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10425.msg276028#msg276028).
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Karaba on April 23, 2018, 04:41:21 PM
Iris subbiflora is not fully recognized by flora iberica but, from what I understand in Flora iberica, Iris subbiflora is used for the western populations, i.e. from Portugal. If you look at the distribution of Iris lutescens in Spain (anthos.es), there is very few gap between the catalan populations and the andalusian ones. A friend of mine have made a study on the distribution of the color pattern of Iris lutescens and all the spanish populations were include in I. lutescens  (see https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301335252_Neutral_processes_contribute_to_patterns_of_spatial_variation_for_flower_colour_in_the_Mediterranean_Iris_lutescens_Iridaceae (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301335252_Neutral_processes_contribute_to_patterns_of_spatial_variation_for_flower_colour_in_the_Mediterranean_Iris_lutescens_Iridaceae)). There was no genetic differention of the two population sampled in southern Spain.
Fernandes & Fernandes (Lagascalia 15 (Extra), 1988 see http://editorial.us.es/es/lagascalia/vol_15ex (http://editorial.us.es/es/lagascalia/vol_15ex)) studied I. subbiflora and say that it is also in Spain and around Tanger  but they studied only Potuguese populations.
I prefer to use subbiflora only for the disjuncted populations from Portugal.
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Rimmer de Vries on April 23, 2018, 09:48:04 PM
Iris timofejeweii from AGS 16/17 seedex started Jan 2017.
This is shorter than forms i have grown before.
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Philip Walker on April 24, 2018, 10:56:04 AM
This popped up as a seedling in my plunge.I think it's come off my yellow Iris schactii
And a small I.suaveolens
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on April 24, 2018, 01:09:42 PM
Something went  wrong with Michael's last post , and I couldn't seem to fix it - so  here it is ....

from Michael J. Campbell -  DB Iris  'Honington'.

[attachimg=1]

Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Michael J Campbell on April 24, 2018, 01:29:25 PM
That is not eyebright Maggi, that is  Honington. :)  Eye bright  is now posted below. :-)
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Michael J Campbell on April 24, 2018, 01:31:26 PM
Iris D.B.Eye bright.
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on April 24, 2018, 02:18:18 PM
That is not eyebright Maggi, that is  Honington. :)  Eye bright  is now posted below. :-)

Thanks Michael - I've made the correction- no idea what had happened with the original post !
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Yann on April 27, 2018, 08:58:04 PM
A cat destroyed, using his teeth, several labels....but the irises are still there  ;D
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Tom Waters on April 30, 2018, 08:06:23 PM
SDB irises 'Abuzz with Charm', 'Heart Stopper', and 'Raspberry Ice'
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Karaba on May 02, 2018, 10:35:49 AM
Different color of Iris lutescens. All type of color were present in the same population near Montpellier (southern France). The last blue one is the rarest.

Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Tom Waters on May 02, 2018, 05:24:37 PM
Fascinating assortment of Iris lutescens
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: chanc4 on May 09, 2018, 04:50:59 PM
[attach=1][attach=2][attach=3][attach=4][attach=5]

Some of my May blooms in Central Virginia, USA.
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: chanc4 on May 09, 2018, 04:53:31 PM
[attach=1]

Not to forget the last color to bloom so far!
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on May 09, 2018, 05:43:32 PM
Welcome, chanc4!  Easy to see where the charm of these Iris lies, isn't it?
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: chanc4 on May 09, 2018, 08:47:26 PM
Welcome, chanc4!  Easy to see where the charm of these Iris lies, isn't it?

Thank you! I'm having a lovely time poking around this site! Wonderful collection of plant lovers!
~Nancy
chanc4
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on May 09, 2018, 09:50:15 PM
Nancy- we're all besotted with our plants - and we're a friendly bunch - great to have you join us.  8)
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Michael J Campbell on May 29, 2018, 11:27:47 AM
Iris T.B. Davy Jones.
[attachimg=1]

Iris T.B. lost the label for this one.

[attachimg=2]

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Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Yann on May 31, 2018, 08:16:02 PM
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Some of my May blooms in Central Virginia, USA.
what's the name of the burgundy one?
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Michael J Campbell on June 01, 2018, 11:12:36 AM
Iris germanica 'Fall Fiesta
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: fermi de Sousa on August 27, 2018, 12:18:38 PM
Start of the Bearded iris here: 'Wanganui Gem' from New Zealand
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on August 27, 2018, 01:11:54 PM
Crumbs!  In the equivalent of Northern Hemisphere February??!!
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Harald-Alex. on September 14, 2018, 10:26:24 AM
in an unusual time in september this blue-white Beard-Iris startet to flower. This looks like three Caraveles in linie!

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Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on September 14, 2018, 11:22:57 AM
A pleasant  "out of season" surprise there,  Harald! 
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 17, 2018, 03:21:45 PM
Stick'em up!
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 19, 2018, 03:41:24 PM
Iris taochia
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 28, 2018, 10:35:07 AM
A couple of "lost label" DBIs and the final pic is DBI 'Raspberry Jam'
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 29, 2018, 01:39:49 PM
First flowering today of Iris aphylla grown from AGS Seedex 2009 with first seedling 8-07-2016!
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: fermi de Sousa on October 05, 2018, 04:09:21 PM
Iris taochia
This is flowering next to the Iris taochia pictured earlier and seems to be slightly different in colour or is it something else?
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Karaba on October 05, 2018, 04:35:37 PM
From what can be seen on the net, the last one looks a bit more like Iris taochia that the preceding one. But I'm not sure if any of the two are real I. taochia, above all if it comes from a seedex.
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: David Nicholson on October 05, 2018, 07:32:41 PM
This is flowering next to the Iris taochia pictured earlier and seems to be slightly different in colour or is it something else?

This one is from the SIGNA database Fermi, hope it might be helpful.

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Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: fermi de Sousa on October 08, 2018, 03:33:27 PM
Thanks, David,
as it was grown from garden collected seed of a species originally collected in Turkey I guess it hybridised in the garden.
Still quite nice I think!

A few DBIs in the garden now:
DBI Lasagna
DBI Pastel Princess
DBI white (no label)
DBI Acid Test
unlabelled dusky purple - quite a different look to this one - I really must find the label!
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: fermi de Sousa on October 09, 2018, 09:48:32 AM
Iris lutescens grown from seed from SRGC Seedex 2011 as "Iris lutescens (blue)".
Sown 14-03-11; first seedling 5-08-2016!
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: fermi de Sousa on October 09, 2018, 02:40:52 PM
A few more now flowering:
DBI 'Cat's Eye'
DBI 'Smooch'
DBI 'Larrikin'
Arilmed iris 'Orb'
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: fermi de Sousa on October 20, 2018, 03:32:37 AM
The label for this one is blank!
I seem to remember planting some iris but not having a pencil to write a label at the time  :-[ and never got back to write it!
I think it might be the Iris reichenbachii which I grew from seed from Marcus Harvey sown 20-04-2013 (see reply #101 http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=595.90 (http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=595.90)
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Véronique Macrelle on October 20, 2018, 12:34:49 PM
if that can help to compare here is my own Iris reichenbachii (Romania) bloomed in April this year.
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Rick R. on October 20, 2018, 04:48:45 PM
There are a few that look similar that I have found, but I still think I reichenbachii.
 
Iris attica flower can look the same except it is virtually stemless, with their floral tub coming from the base of the plant. 

Iris suaveolens has the same shape.  It can easily grow straight leaves in an unnatural environment, but when grown in more austere conditions, leaves will be strongly falcate.  In my experience, suaveolens never has even close to the length of flower stem that yours does.  However reichenbachii does.  Reichenbachii is more often with a netted color pattern, too, and the mix of colors is common.  Yours is quite nice.  When I hybridize yellow with purple, I get a lot of very drab and dirty coloring.
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Maggi Young on October 20, 2018, 05:56:32 PM
F1 hybrids of yellow  x purple  might be  mud-coloured, Rick - but  perhaps  F2  and later generations will be  prettier?
Title: Re: Bearded Iris 2018
Post by: Rick R. on October 20, 2018, 09:24:06 PM
You're definitely right, Maggie.  As you well know, this is common practice among hybridizers.
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