Bearded Iris 2007 to 2009

[arillady]

The Historic Iris Preservation Group (HIPS) is part of the American Iris Society. They have a great publication and website for photos of the older TBs etc. www.hips-roots.com - I tried looking them up last night on google with just their name and got all manner of websites. This address given is from their last journal.

[Lesley Cox]

That's a great link Pat, with so many that I've had in the past. Some are still available (just bought 'Honorabile' and 'Cayenne Capers' this year). I wasn't expecting that for 'Honorabile' so I guess I'll get a few surprises. Many pictured are as good as or better than anything being introduced today, in form at least, but that's a matter of taste of course.

[WimB]

While 'Burnt Toffee' looks beautiful, it should smell appalling!

Lesley,

maybe they should start making Irisses that smell like their name: Dark Chocolate, Brownie boy, Raspberry blush, Strawberry Swirl, Blueberry Bliss, Vanilla fudge,...

Wim

[Ewelina Wajgert]

By us bloom the TB irises for 10 days but I have taken already nearly 1000 photos. Now I feel fabulous. Every day I go first of all in the garden to see what is new. But this fable last only some weeks...

[Armin]

Ewelina,
realy beautiful

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Thank You, Armin

[WimB]

Ewelina,

that is simply stunning 

Do you have a sandy soil? Also, I see that the rhizomes are completely covered, is this better for their growth?

Wim

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Wim,
We have one plot of sand and the second of clay. On this with clay we have prepared some beds with mix of sand and on these with mixture irises grow very well. Worse is on pure clay. In any case, if we prepared new bed, we give compost. This is only fertilizer, that we apply in irises.
The top of rhizomes is not covered. Unless I plant the irises very late (Spetember, October), I plant them some deeper.

[Ewelina Wajgert]

These photos are from last year

[Armin]

Ewelina,
very nice - it is a pity you probably got a decease problem (read your other thread but don't find a solution)

[Ewelina Wajgert]

The best solution is to plant the irises on fresh soil but I haven't place on old plots. If I plant them far from house I don't see them, besides they are the next problems (for example with mouses).

[Joakim B]

Ewelina what a great treat for us.
Do all bloom at the same time?
In Portugal I have flowering from January to May but it on MBI and the TBI in the end. I have not seen any rebloomers yet.
How is it with You do the rebloomers re bloom?

Great pleasure
Joakim

[Lesley Cox]

Lesley,

maybe they should start making Irisses that smell like their name: Dark Chocolate, Brownie boy, Raspberry blush, Strawberry Swirl, Blueberry Bliss, Vanilla fudge,...

Wim

That would be a nice group to sit among while we have our coffee.

[Lesley Cox]

What magnificent beds Ewelina, you must love bearded irises very much to grow so many. In image iris_garden_06 are you able to say what is the lovely red in front and the pretty pink and lavender towards the back? These two stand out for me.

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Joakim,
In Poland the TBs bloom from mid May to mid June, SDBs from mid April and in the middle IBs. But we have the varietes that begin some earlier and end earlier for example Suky (it is reblommer). If one variety will rebloom it make it in September, October but then the flower are smaller and lose its beauty.