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Oron Peri

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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #240 on: February 27, 2009, 08:44:50 PM »
Tony
Fantastic potfull of I histrio,
Bravo.

By the way do you feed your reticulata?
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009 Pixie? and Velvet Smile
« Reply #241 on: February 28, 2009, 12:52:04 PM »
Hi there,
Yup those histrios are super!
Got into the bulb frame today after celaring the snow to find I. reticulata 'Velvet Smile', now at it's best and what I think is I.reticulata 'Pixie', but if anyone has another take please say, the Blackbirds threw my labels away so not 100% sure!  :D
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #242 on: February 28, 2009, 07:22:14 PM »
Iris 'Katherine Hodgkin' really is an amazing increaser in the open garden. In diferent locations, some more shady than others, you can extend their season over a few weeks, rather than a few days :)
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #243 on: February 28, 2009, 07:44:13 PM »
If you want to push the boat out try Janis's danfordiae x sophensis hybrids- amazing colour combinations!
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #244 on: March 01, 2009, 01:01:14 AM »
Quote from: Oron Peri on February 27, 2009, 08:44:50 PM
Tony
Fantastic potfull of I histrio,
Bravo.

By the way do you feed your reticulata?
Thanks!

Only with the standard high potash liquid feed in spring or using Ian Youngs sprinkle it on and water in approach.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #245 on: March 01, 2009, 09:53:46 AM »
Quote from: Sinchets on February 24, 2009, 09:53:45 PM
Ours have only ever been outside in a bulbframe seriously baked in summer- They were just coming up last week and when this ****** snow goes we should be able to photo them!
We dug the snow off the bulb frame yesterday, and today the Iris reticulata 'Kuh-e-Abr' opened.  :)
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #246 on: March 01, 2009, 08:45:42 PM »
Some reticulata irises flowering now.  Katherine Hodgkin is in the garden, the others in pots in the cold frame.I bought 'Alida' and 'Sheila Ann Germaney' in bud at Dunblane last Saturday.
Iris Halkis - aren't the buds attractive.
Iris Alida
Iris 'Sheila Ann Germaney'
Iris 'Katharine  Hodgkin'
Iris 'Natascha' third year flowering.  Iris reticulata don't usually do so well for me.
Iris winogradowii, bought last year, one bulb with one flower.  This year, two bulbs with three flowers.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #247 on: March 01, 2009, 09:07:22 PM »
Splendid selection Roma - I agree on Halkis - it looks superb !
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #248 on: March 01, 2009, 09:20:17 PM »
A lovely sight for the southerners still months away from spring, and winter to come soon. :'(
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #249 on: March 02, 2009, 08:18:16 PM »
some pictures more : Iris reticulata 'Kuh-e-Abr' for at least the third time in this post  ;), Iris bakeriana and Iris danfordiae BATM-357
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #250 on: March 03, 2009, 10:15:30 AM »
Quote from: biodiversite on March 02, 2009, 08:18:16 PM
some pictures more : Iris reticulata 'Kuh-e-Abr' for at least the third time in this post  ;), Iris bakeriana and Iris danfordiae BATM-357

...... and it looks like the 'real' Iris bakeriana too ;D
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #251 on: March 03, 2009, 02:35:23 PM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on March 03, 2009, 10:15:30 AM
Quote from: biodiversite on March 02, 2009, 08:18:16 PM
some pictures more : Iris reticulata 'Kuh-e-Abr' for at least the third time in this post  ;), Iris bakeriana and Iris danfordiae BATM-357

...... and it looks like the 'real' Iris bakeriana too ;D
Umm  I think :) :) :)  it looks like Clairette, the trade bakeriana ?hybrid;) :-X
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #252 on: March 03, 2009, 07:26:52 PM »
 ;D ;D

It's the 'ever decreasing circles' syndrome Tony-I spotted that it didn't have a yellow ridge.
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David Nicholson
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #253 on: March 03, 2009, 07:33:52 PM »
Assuming the leaves have 8 sides, I'd definitely go for straight bakeriana. 'Clairette' doesn't have purple on the falls. It's really blue.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #254 on: March 03, 2009, 07:43:55 PM »
Just a reminder of Paul's pic in the Wisley log... http://www.srgc.org.uk/wisley/2008/170108/log.html
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