Oncos 2009 - southern hemisphere

[Hans A.]

Thor is mentioned as a Regeliocyclus (Intersectional Hybrid between Onco + Regelia) made by C.G. van Tubergen - often mentioned to be a hybrid of  I. korolkowii x I. sari.  a picture here: http://www.litbulbgarden.com/ss/227.html
This Iris normally produces two bluish flowers per flowerstalk while a pure Onco only should produce one.
By the elegant shape of your "Thor" and because it seems your plant has only one flower per stalk I think yours is a pure (and very beautiful) Onco.

[arillady]

Uhm I understand now. I should have looked up the ASI checklist when I received the rhizomes. Just took the name to be gospel. I did not think to question it. Must get back to my source about the name.
Just the dark colour made me think it was OK I guess.
Thanks Hans.
Pat
I will post a photo on the ARILROBIN forum and see if anyone knows it.

[Hans A.]

Hello Pat - I wish you good luck in ID your plant, it will not be easy without help of your source. The combination of such a dark flower with dark bracts might help to find it if it is a named cultivar. Even the dark flowering species show this combination rarly.
First idea was it could be a cross of Iris haynei X Iris kirkwoodii/Iris sofarana subsp. kasruwana, but this is only one possibility among others...
Maybe someone else has an idea?
 

[arillady]

Seems that my source of Not Thor has the real Thor - there must have been a mix up of some sort in 2006 when he sent me the rhizome. We are going to do a swap as he doesn't have the Not Thor and I would like the real Thor.
Thanks for your thoughts Hans.

[Hans A.]

You`re welcome - could you find out what Not Thor is? A really nice one...

[arillady]

Just over half way in the flowering of the arils.
PT0201 Iris susiana x sib
PT0157 Iris hermona hyb x I. samariae hyb.
PT9847 (Turkish Pendant x Close Contact) x Whither Thou Goest

Assorted good hybrids ex Tirat Tsvi (David Shahak) in 1990/92
Various choice hybrids ex Tirat Tsvi (David Shahak) in 1996

[arillady]

Forgot to say that I was able to take photos due to stillness and sunshine for once. A few crosses have been able to be attempted.
I have been trying a little harder with the photos to get them straight on as a friend is playing with the some of my photos to use in screen printing -removing background etc.

[Regelian]

Another WOW!  Pat, the seedling from Wither Thou Goest looks to be a nice break into veined ABs.  Hope you register it.

Thanks for sharing these.  With the failing Sun of Autumn, they bring a bit of Spring light into the season.

[arillady]

Thanks Jamie.
Anticipation of blooms to come.....
Iris kirkwoodii ex BIS ex MB France
Iris paradoxa coll. USSR ex Alan McMurtrie seed - first flowering. There are smaller leaves under the front of these larger ones so I will be very interested to see what this clump produces.

[BULBISSIME]

Pat, I don't like very much hybrids, but your last pic is .....
Your plants looks so healthy !!!
Thank's for sharing, and congratulations !!!

[Paul T]

Pat,

Breathtaking irises!!  Wow!  All beautiful, but I just adore the shading of Asstgood (second last pic in your last 5 flower pics).  Amazing plants.  Did Marcus H's 'Thor' come from you (and therefore is "not Thor"?  I got one from him this year, which is why I am asking.  Yours is gorgeous!!

[arillady]

Paul I got my Not Thor from Marcus H. But he does not know it. He does have the real Thor so we are going to swap this year.
I have quite a few with slight variation in the Assorted Good Hybrid irises that you like.

 Assortedgood.TT90.92.12NW.8.9.09.jpg 017 (Small)
 AsstdghTT90lortetiilike.nwcnr.19.9.09.jpg 010 (Large)
 asstdgoodhyblortetiilike.TT90.sw12.16.9.09.jpg 011 (Medium)

[BULBISSIME]

STUNNING !!!! Pat 
they looks like species 
really fantastic flowers.

[Hans A.]

Great plants, Pat!
Hope you show us also a picture of the both species in flower. The clump of I. paradoxa looks really huge
 

[Paul T]

Thanks Pat.

Middle one of those 3 is stunning.  Love the veining in the standards and the great colour in the falls.  Beautiful!!