Juno Iris 2014

[Steve Garvie]

Superb Junos Hans!

Is your garden up in the cool Tramuntana or are you in the hot dry desert of Pollença? 

[Mark Griffiths]

lovely Hans, are the two in the foreground two different plants or do they change colour as they age?

[Cyril L]

Hans, it's wonderful to see Iris persica growing outside, more natural than in pots.  You must have the right climate with a warm dry summer.  Are these covered in summer?  The ones that grow outside here are the robust ones such as I. magnifica, bucharica, aucheri and graeberiana.

[Hans A.]

Thanks Steve, Mark and Cyril!
@Steve - The garden is nor in Pollensa either in the cool Tramuntana but south of the mountains at an altitude of about 140m - very warm and - in general - frostfree.
@Cyril - Cover in summer is not necessary - normally I protect the plants during flowering time when I know it will rain.
@Mark - it is the same clone, here a picture I took today:

[LucS]

Terrific Junos, Steve, Luc and Cyril!

A bit later than usual Iris persica also started to flower here.

A pleasure to see these growing outside. We only can dream of such conditions.
I see that the two flowers of the plant in the front have a different base color. Does it change during maturing ?

[Steve Garvie]

Iris rosenbachiana -from stock originally collected near Sogor Lake, Afghanistan.
(I have been unable to find any reference to Sogor Lake on any online maps of Afghanistan but presume it is in the Afghan section of the Pamir-Altai Mountains).








Macro view of one of the falls and two of the deflexed standards.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Always a joy to see Steve . Here no flowers so far .... 

[Cyril L]

Iris rosenbachiana -from stock originally collected near Sogor Lake, Afghanistan.

I. rosenbachiana is a delightful species in all its forms.  The anthers are yellow which according to PC distinguish it from the closely related Iris nicolai (white anthers).  There is also Iris baldschuanica which is very similar and thought to be just a synonym of I. nicolai.

Your Junos are flowering much earlier than mine Steve.

[arillady]

Steve you do have some magic iris as does Hans.

[Otto Fauser]

Cyril , I too could not find Lake Sogor  on my map of Afghanistan . According to Tony Hall (Kew B.G.) I. rosenbachiana  has a chromosome count of 2n=20  and I. nicolai 2n= 22.

   You grow some very desirable and beautiful bulbous plants . Unfortunately they were mostly finished when we visited you after the Conference in April 2011 , when you and your wife spoiled us with a delicious morning tea .

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Iris rosenbachiana -from stock originally collected near Sogor Lake, Afghanistan.
(I have been unable to find any reference to Sogor Lake on any online maps of Afghanistan but presume it is in the Afghan section of the Pamir-Altai Mountains).


Macro view of one of the falls and two of the deflexed standards.

Wonderful show Steve !!

[Maggi Young]

Cyril , I too could not find Lake Sogor  on my map of Afghanistan .

Knowing how easy it is for names to become muddled, especially from one language to another,
might the name Sogor  be a corruption of Zorkul (or Sir-i-kol) ?   

This is , I read : .........a lake in the Pamir Mountains that runs along the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. It extends east to west for about 25 km. The Afghan-Tajik border runs along the lake from east to west, turning south towards Concord Peak (5,469 m), about 15 km south of the lake. The lake's northern half lies in Tajikistan where it is protected as part of the Zorkul Nature Reserve. Out of the lake, towards the west, flows the Pamir River, tracing the Afghan-Tajik border. It is therefore a source of the Amu Darya or Oxus River. The Great Pamir extends to the south of the lake.

[Steve Garvie]

Knowing how easy it is for names to become muddled, especially from one language to another,
might the name Sogor  be a corruption of Zorkul (or Sir-i-kol) ?   

This is , I read : .........a lake in the Pamir Mountains that runs along the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. It extends east to west for about 25 km. The Afghan-Tajik border runs along the lake from east to west, turning south towards Concord Peak (5,469 m), about 15 km south of the lake. The lake's northern half lies in Tajikistan where it is protected as part of the Zorkul Nature Reserve. Out of the lake, towards the west, flows the Pamir River, tracing the Afghan-Tajik border. It is therefore a source of the Amu Darya or Oxus River. The Great Pamir extends to the south of the lake.

Thanks Maggi!
I saw that lake on Google Earth but couldn't find the name for it.

[art600]

I bought this Iris from Augis Bulbs last September.

Delighted to see 2 flowers - the second bud is now half open from this morning when the photo was taken

Iris 'Nicolai Hussar'

Taken in the kitchen hence slightly odd colouring.  Outside the neighbourhood was flooded and the rain continued to fall.

[Hans A.]

A pleasure to see these growing outside. We only can dream of such conditions.
I see that the two flowers of the plant in the front have a different base color. Does it change during maturing ?

Thanks Luc, yes it does.