Iris lazica in the wild

[ian mcenery]

I had the aforementioned cretensis or whatever its name is until about 2 years ago it grew well and flowered well each year in my scree. I found it easy until both large plants just rotted off and no amount of taking bits seemed to work. This could have been due to the wet summers and wet winters of recent time. I may still have a fragment but can't find it, but here is what it looked like before it departed this world - such a lovely thing in flower

[David Nicholson]

My Iris unguicularis stated flowering mid-November and has flowered on and off since then. I posted a pic of my Iris lazica in flower on 18 August last and that too is still in flower.

[Rafa]

Fred, terrific picture of Iris unguicularis cretensis... Could you please send me a copy in full size? I would like to make a watercolor!!! it is calling me to make it...

[Anthony Darby]

.........and I'll buy it off you Rafa.

[Maggi Young]

I had the aforementioned cretensis or whatever its name is until about 2 years ago it grew well and flowered well each year in my scree. I found it easy until both large plants just rotted off and no amount of taking bits seemed to work. This could have been due to the wet summers and wet winters of recent time. I may still have a fragment but can't find it, but here is what it looked like before it departed this world - such a lovely thing in flower

Ian sent me some and it is hanging on by a thread..... at least it was..... long cold and wet may have done for it..... under lots of snow at present, so can't say...... it would be sad to  have lost it before it gave a flower 

[Rafa]

.........and I'll buy it off you Rafa.

Fred, in this case thinking in a commission

[BULBISSIME]

OK Rafa,
I send you the pic by mail, but I think I'll have to reduce the file...
And I hope Anthony will appreciate your painting 
No commission of course 
enjoy !

[mark smyth]

I was told to put mine in a trough but Ian's plant looks huge

[ian mcenery]

Mark the term is WAS large - it is no more . The plant itself has very grassy leaves which can be a bit straggly when not in flower but spectacular when flowering. When the flower buds come they appear from nowhere and it has often flowered for me in February and early March. It is usually no more than 9" high (22cm)

[ian mcenery]

I should have said I first saw a plant of this growing in Roy Elliots tufa wall a very long time ago. This feature was protected from excess moisture  by a lean to roof but mineWAS happy outside 

[Yuri Pirogov]

Rick Tasco have selections of Iris unguicularis:

[biodiversite]

Iris lazica in my garden, and Iris unguicularis 'Lilacina', both from seeds :

[David Nicholson]

Interesting Bio, the foliage on your Iris lazica appears to be much thinner than the foliage on my plant. Mine has been flowering on and off since last October and is currently full of flowers but I don't have a picture of it-here is a picture from last year. Do you think my plant is mis-named?

[biodiversite]

I'm not botanist, but usually, iris from the section Unguiculares with leaves of about 1 cm wide are Iris unguicularis, so yes, I think yours is misnamed, but it's only my own opinion 

[Oron Peri]

 Bio,  I agree with David , your first photo is unguicularis.

Unguicularis carica and Ung. cretensis have thin leaves, less than 1cm and I would say even less than 0.5cm in many cases.

There is a form that seems to be originated in Algeria that has wider leaves of about 1-1.5cm.

Iris lazica has wider leaves such as the one David posted. [By the way Iris lazica it self  is still considered to be a form of I. unguicularis by some people]