Iris pamphylica

[Hans A.]

One of the most distinct Iris of the Reticulata group and unfortunaly now very rare in nature ("...can no longer be found in its original locality..." Janis Ruksans in Buried Treasures, page 310) is for sure Iris pamphylica - it is often mentioned as capricious and delicate in cultivation, here they seem to like the local conditions in the open - mine are grown from seed and I try to increase them this way - soon there should be germination in 4 different continents... 

[Anthony Darby]

My goodness. That is beautiful. Must look again at Jānis Rukšāns' catalogue.

[Rafa]

Bravo Hans!,

You are making a good work for this species, some of the seeds you sent me last year are germinating and I hope like you, to share as much as possible through SRGC and private or public botanic gardens this jewel.

[Maggi Young]

Wonderful, Hans!
Is this growing under an olive tree?

[biodiversite]

Fantastic Hans  ! Mine are only in leaves for months but weather is very cold this year. I hope I could watch you pictures in one month  .

How do you estimate the percentage of germination ? Rafa, did you treat anyway the seeds ?
And then, how many time between seed and flowering ?

[Hans A.]

Thanks for the kind comments 
Rafa for sure I will try to handpollinate the flowers and hope to get a good number of seeds, lets see.
I have been told sometimes seed is produced but whyever it does not germinate - until now I did not have this problems - the soaked seeds germinate in a high percentage the first year - much more regular than Oncos or Junos for example. It is not as a strong grower as common reticulata forms and does not produce many offsets. From seeds to get to floweringsize plant mine needed about 4 years.

Bio I will not miss your pic - I will keep an eye on this topic 

Maggi - very good eyes - yes indeed this are olives!  - but they are there because of a storm last week - the olivetree is in a distance of a few meters.

[Maggi Young]

Maggi - very good eyes - yes indeed this are olives!   - but they are there because of a storm last week - the olivetree is in a distance of a few meters

Ah, a storm? Good, I was thinking this was a new plant food 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Truly wonderful Hans !!  Great work...

If you'd have some seed to spare  

[ashley]

Truly wonderful Hans !!  Great work...

If you'd have some seed to spare  

Now where's the 'panting madly' emoticon when you need it?   

Edit by Maggi.... right here, Ashley.....

[Anthony Darby]

I tipped a pot labelled 'Iris kolpakowskiana which had a buddleja seedling in it. I found one seedling, which I have now replanted. Amazing, as I'd long since given up ever seeing seedlings in this pot. I would certainly like to try pamphylica seeds as I notice it is not in Jānis's catalogue. Given their rarity, I would probably wait until I am more skilled.

[Gerhard Raschun]

I´m surprised too,
 seeds which I have bought have germinated too, poted in Oct 08.

[Oron Peri]

mine are grown from seed and I try to increase them this way - soon there should be germination in 4 different continents... 

Hans,

An entire continent is holding its breath....
What a plant...

[Hans A.]

Thanks Oron  ,

Last year my idea was already to give seeds to spread this rare species to some more members of this forum - unfortunately when I was in holyday - some cutworms were not   - so I just had very few seeds .

This year it does not even look bad for a new attempt for such a "project"...

As I actually cannot say if I will get seed, please do not send me PMs now, later in the year I will offer seeds.


Maggi - some doping for this plants would be fine - experience show: a positive influence of Olives is (until now) not verifiable. 

[Hans A.]

The few plants I grow vary a bit mainly in the colours of the standards -   a second bud opened, it is much darker than the first.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

The more you show the better they get Hans !!