Irises: Non-Bearded 2013

[Gail]

Iris, obtained as I. decora?

[ashley]

Very beautiful Gail, and a lovely photograph.

[David Nicholson]

Looks correct Gail. By way of comparison here's mine from 2010 grown from seed that Lesley kindly sent me. I've since lost them.

[johnralphcarpenter]

It looks akin to Iris chrysographes.

John B

Yes. Stem 40cm at flowering - check! Hollow stem - check! Clump forming - check! But I can't detect any scent.

[David Nicholson]

Yes. Stem 40cm at flowering - check! Hollow stem - check! Clump forming - check! But I can't detect any scent.

I've never been able to detect a scent from mine either Ralph.

[Gail]

Looks correct Gail. By way of comparison here's mine from 2010 grown from seed that Lesley kindly sent me. I've since lost them.

Mine needs splitting/repotting so if you want a bit send me a PM.

[WimB]

Iris, obtained as I. decora?

Gail, I would say that is Iris tectorum, not I decora! Here a pic of Iris tectorum

[Gail]

Thanks Wim

[Lesley Cox]

In reply to your PM Gail, and to Wim's note, yours is tectorum, definitely. It is one of a section often called "crested" irises and you can see the crest clearly in your picture. It's also known as Japanese (though it is Chinese) "roof" iris, as the Japanese sometimes grow it on their roofs, whether to bind the tiling or as some sort of protection from evil spirits or whatever, I don't know. The foliage is quite wide and tends to be lightly pleated.

[Gail]

Thanks Lesley

[Susan Band]

Another Iris to name if possible. It must have been grown from seed but I don't know where from. A really nice garden plant that flowers well every year.
Susan

[fermi de Sousa]

Another Iris to name if possible. It must have been grown from seed but I don't know where from. A really nice garden plant that flowers well every year.
Susan

Hi Susan,
It looks like Iris kerneriana
cheers
fermi

[Susan Band]

Thanks Fermi,

Susan

[johnralphcarpenter]

Iris foetidissima is a weed in my garden. The Iris spuria cultivars are coming into flower.

[Lesley Cox]

You're lucky to do well with I. kerneriana Susan. My mother had beautiful clumps but I haven't been able to establish it at all, from the couple of plants I've been able to buy and three lots of seed now, from the exchanges, have all failed completely to germinate. I really like it but it is eluding me. As well as its habit of producing two flowers at once, (on the same stem, I mean, from the same spathe as I remember, but maybe not) rather tangled (typical of the Spuria group) it has noticeably twisted foliage. Maybe just a single twist but very distinctive. If yours seeds, please remember me.