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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2007, 01:49:50 AM »
Those are nice Andrew, more what I would have expected from I. aucheri, but I didn't realize the height range was so great.
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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2007, 09:13:02 AM »
Andrew, do you mean in South East Britain where (sometimes!) it's drier, or South West where it aint?

The book just says Southern but it was written in 1981. Have you dried out since then or become wetter ?

(Edit - I've just read that and am not impling you have any personal problems. :))
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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2007, 08:04:04 PM »
I would suggest that the article means south eastern. Tony G. should be able to grow junos outside OK. They like a prolonged summer rest, up to 4 months isn't excessive for the more difficult species and should be very dry during that period. Tony Hall at Kew (God, to all intents and purposes), grows them in pots and dries these after flowering/seeding until Sept/October then repots, gives a good single watering then no more until there is visible growth. But because of the long no-growth period, they need some feeding while in active growth to build up strength and promote next season's flowers. High potash, low nitrogen.

When there is even moisture in the air, root growth will start very early. I went to repot a couple last month and found them well into new root from the storage roots, even though they had had neither rain nor watering since late November (early summer here).
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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #18 on: March 08, 2007, 08:05:46 AM »
Iris willmottiana
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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #19 on: March 08, 2007, 09:28:50 AM »
These are lovely Andrew and they look so healthy.
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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #20 on: March 08, 2007, 09:40:12 AM »
Beautiful show Andrew !
Nice blue shade.
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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #21 on: March 08, 2007, 01:54:41 PM »
Iris warleyensis has opened in the summer(!) weather here and is the best looking in my opinion at the moment.

It may look elongated but it is in character and height range.

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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #22 on: March 08, 2007, 05:25:10 PM »
Andrew, do you mean in South East Britain where (sometimes!) it's drier, or South West where it aint?

The book just says Southern but it was written in 1981. Have you dried out since then or become wetter ?

(Edit - I've just read that and am not impling you have any personal problems. :))

Andrew, it has, I haven't!! ;D
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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #23 on: March 12, 2007, 07:22:39 PM »
Two forms from Juno rosenbachiana
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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #24 on: March 12, 2007, 07:24:03 PM »
2 beauties Dirk !
Have you ever tried any of thes Junos outside ?
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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #25 on: March 12, 2007, 08:22:32 PM »
Dirk - once again you have some lovely plants.

All your bulbs seem to grow very strong and very healthy.  How do you grow them so well?  Perhaps you could write a few words and show a few pictures of where you grow them.  What compost do you use.  Is it the same for all bulbs?  I would be interested to know some details.

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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #26 on: March 12, 2007, 08:50:53 PM »
Superb plants and photos Dirk. The foliage on yours is what I would see as typical, very little and very short at flowering time so I was surprised to see the foliage on the same species in the pictures at the Loughborough show. Is that one a particularly vigorous form or is it overfed and etoliated? It did seem to be very healthy though.

I join with Tony in asking for some information about how and where you grow these smaller junos. My few are outside because I have no glass or alpine house but I suspect I could do better for them.
« Last Edit: March 12, 2007, 08:52:28 PM by Lesley Cox »
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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #27 on: March 13, 2007, 07:46:50 PM »
Hello Luc,
all my bulbs growing outside with protection by rain and snow in
winter and early summer. This Junos standing in summer dry and
not to hot in a garage.
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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #28 on: March 28, 2007, 12:16:41 AM »
Raised from seed as I warleyensis ... is this Iris bucharica?

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Re: Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007
« Reply #29 on: March 28, 2007, 05:48:20 AM »
Similar certainly but not quite like what I have, the "common" bucharica. Have you thought about the various clones of I. orchioides? I don't think my falls ever tuck under like that and the standards are more upright.
« Last Edit: March 28, 2007, 05:52:17 AM by Lesley Cox »
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