Oncos in Flower...

[Oron Peri]

Maggi I have attached another pic to the same message

[Maggi Young]

Maggi I have attached another pic to the same message

Thank you, Oron.  You will find that around 700x 600 is about as big as is easily viewable by many readers.... lots use 640 x480 as a standard size...i think it may be that some editing programmes have an easy way to quickly convert pix to regular sizes....  ... I don't know, I have to do mine one by one!!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Fabulous flower !!!!   
Thanks for posting Oron !

[Hans A.]

What a treasure! - Oron many thanks for this picture - I have seen only very,very few pictures of this specie! Yes you are right - also this is one very similar to Iris kirkwoodii - I think the proportions are something different and the plant is less high ( I. kirkwoodii ssp. calcarea easily about 70 cm) - but for sure this can depend on many influences.

[Paul T]

Oron and Hans,

Breathtaking photos!!!  The delicacy of the markings in those flowers is almost unbelievable.... I can feel another addiction coming on. 

[Rafa]

I have to say just BRAVO!! I missed all these comments and marvellous pictures from all
(Hans capullo! no me has avisado! )

This is why I am absolutely disagree with hybrids, we can't play with genetic codes until we don't know how many valid species are there and more important, until their conservation status will be better. Like in Narcissus genus I think it is neccesary a taxonomic revision based in molecular studies.

Miriam show us a very good picture: Protected species? where? you can see the real protection of Iris atropurpurea mixed with chaotic development (like in Spain) all those jewels from the botanic evolution mixed with illegal builds...

[Lesley Cox]

Does anyone have or grow or even remember what it looks like now..... Iris aurantiaca (or might be I. auranitica).

Has anyone a picture? This iris has been in my dreams for 45 years since I saw a slide belonging to the Australian Dr Gordon Loveridge.

[fermi de Sousa]

Absolutely fabulous iris pics!
cheers
fermi

[Diane Clement]

Does anyone have or grow or even remember what it looks like now..... Iris aurantiaca (or might be I. auranitica).
Has anyone a picture? This iris has been in my dreams for 45 years since I saw a slide belonging to the Australian Dr Gordon Loveridge.

Looks like Rafa's got it, but where's the flower? 
http://www.badbear.com/signa/signa.pl?Iris-auranitica

[Rafa]

http://www.botanic.co.il/english/research/iris_lebanon.htm

Here you can find many pictures from Thomas Fietz.

Yes I grow this species and I hope soon to distribute seeds through all of you

[Oron Peri]

Hey Rafa,

you asked me about I grant-duffii
here are photos in its habitat

[arillady]

Rafa thanks for posting Thomas's photos of Iris aurantica.
I will definitely be trying to get a couple of clones of different pure species and breeding them true. I started with my mixed lot from Shahak and while they are not pure species they are a delight to me when they flower.
Here is the the most recent aril hybrid to flower fully - in the background is a tall hybrid just coming out - it was difficult to photograph today with strong winds.

[Miriam]

Miriam show us a very good picture: Protected species? where? you can see the real protection of Iris atropurpurea mixed with chaotic development (like in Spain) all those jewels from the botanic evolution mixed with illegal builds...

Rafa,
This picture was taken in a small village called Hemdat near the Jordan valley and not in a reserve, so all the buildings in the background are legal.
You are right, the development is a serious threat to the wild plants and sometimes even the law (protected plants by the law) does not stop them.

[Oron Peri]

Pat,

Your hermona hybrid no doubt contains I. bismarckiana it is
probably I hermona X bismarckiana

Hi Miriam...

[Paul T]

Pat,

I've said it before, and I'll probably say it again... that hybrid is amazing.  Love the markings.