Iris vartanii

[ashley]

I'm afraid I don't know of any current lists which offer it. But i certainly should have two or three probably just FS bulbs to swap (I'd love a good I. kolpakowskyana) or failing that give away this Summer.

Beautiful plant Alex.  Does it set seed for you?

[Alex]

Sadly not yet...offsets only so far. I'll try to pollinate again this year, though.

Alex

[ashley]

Sadly not yet...offsets only so far. I'll try to pollinate again this year, though.

Perhaps it's self infertile but crossing with your second clone might be worth a try

[Alex]

Will do!

Alex

[Paul T]

Ashley,

The thought of seed probably has a lot of ears pricking up around the world, particularly those that can't bring in bulbs but can bring in seed.  That is one seriously nice retic iris!! 

[Rafa]

This is an iris I received from my friend Jim , from seeds collected in Adana, Turkey, so maybe it could be Iris histrio var. aintabensis, but I am not sure...

[udo]

Rafa,

this flower is a bit to large for var. aintabensis.
I think, it is histrio var. histrio.

[Rafa]

Thank you Dirk, this is that I thought reading Mathew's bible.

[Jim]

Rafa,
Your I. histrio looks great. Mine have just broken ground about a week ago. Yes it came to me as ?var aintabensis, so it is good to know that it is actually I. histrio var. histrio. I wasn't sure because I have another collection of I. histrio that is even larger. Thank you for the info.
Jim

[Hans A.]

Wow great plants!!!
Here the same as for you Jim - Iris histrio just a few cm above the ground but buds can be recognized - on the other hand Iris pamphylica with still no buds but with 30 to 40 cm long leafs - some Junos are in flower actually - hope the weather will permit to make some pictures...

[Alex]

The second clone is now open (top picture). I have tried cross-pollinating with my other flowering pot (second pic) so we'll see. Also a pic of all the vartanii pots (small offsets growing on in the middle).

Cheers,

Alex

[Jim]

Alex, beautiful plants and well grown. I noticed you don't plunge your pots in any medium and everything looks so clean and tidy. Can you tell us anything about your methods? The pots look very long do the roots ever wander? Dirk if you are out there, I know this is the I. vartanii thread but since we have touched on I. histrio aintabensis, I remember you showing a very dark form of var. aintabensis which was really nice but do have any shots of a regular var. aintabensis and maybe give some identification features on how to separate them
Jim

[Alex]

Hi,

Glad you like the plants - they are a little etiolated but otherwise OK I think! Basically, as things are, I grow them in trays and water from the bottom, soaking up any unused water after a number of hours. However, I am putting in a new greenhouse next year with a sand plunge; I don't know if it will enhance the plants' growth, but it will be a whole lot lower maintenance!

Cheers,

Alex

[Anthony Darby]

Would you be interested in a wrongly named/supplied kolpakowskyana 

I have a correctly named kolpakowskyana which flowers from a single bulb every year. The mice got the flower this year so it will be a little ragged.