Oncos 2009 - southern hemisphere

[BULBISSIME]

Pat, looks closer to Iris stolonifera than I. sari 

[arillady]

I knew I should have walked back up the hill to check that it was Iris sari and not another. It is a bed that I have not written up yet.
I seem to be having a red face quite often here. I will go for a hop, skip and jump and check the label NOW
OK another wrong label as it says Iris sari small form.
Yes it is certainly I. stolonifera when I checked Mathew. Well it is the first time that this species has flowered for me.
But I did notice that Dardanas has a flower which I must photograph first thing in the morning - and hope the wind dies now a bit before then. Too dark now for photos. Also noticed an Iris purpureobracteata that needs to be photographed. Haven't had a chance to get in the garden for a couple of days!!

[Regelian]

pat,

a beautiful I. stolonifera, with that white beard.  I have one clone with a partially white beard, but it is then tipped in turquoise.  I hope you make some crosses with the pollen.

jamie

[arillady]

Dardanus was buffeted by the wind all night and while I was trying to photograph it.
Dardanus is an RC by Van Tubergen. Iris korlkowii concolor x Iris iberica
It reminds me of some that were featured in an old Van Tubergen catalogue from KAV

[arillady]

Jamie I have saved the pollen - not so good about the wasp that I tweezered at the same time as the pollen.
By the way Iris stolonifera is next to the not Iris sari that I posted the other day so maybe the labels got switched somehow. When I plant out a few in a bed I try to do it alphabetically in case labels get moved.

[Ragged Robin]

Your Dardanus is so sumptuous Pat 

[Paul T]

Pat,

Glorious!!  I hope mine flowers one of these years.  Looking far better this year than it ever has before, but then it had proper summer treatment for a change.  Offsetting freely now which is brilliant as well.  Fingers crossed for next year.  Seeing your pic certainly gives me something to look forward to, that is for sure!! 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

A wonderful flower Pat !!!
Gorgeous ! 

[arillady]

Aslightly better picture of Dardanus taken in the evening - still windy though.
BY the way Paul the seeds arrived yesterday - many thanks for passing them on.

[arillady]

Dardanus had its last flower on the 30th and when checking what was flowering after a 35C day I found Antiope in flower. It is a new iris for me this year. Very subdued colouring but exquisite.

[arillady]

PS. I checked the ASI Illustrated Checklist before posting this time.
It is an unregistered named aril hybrid.
Antiope  R  (A. Hoog N.R.)  AR.  Selected regelia.  [AAAA] 

[Paul T]

Pat,

Oh I do so like Dardanus.  I hope mine gets big enough this year to flower next season.  It has doubled in size this year so it is obviously happier than it has been before...... much of this thanks to advice from people such as yourself here on the forums!!

[Ragged Robin]

Oh I do so like Dardanus

So do I, you're photo is stunning Pat and I love the backdrop of grasses making the last flower of this gorgeous Iris stand out.

[Regelian]

Pat,

I have written Antoine Hoog about Antiope, which he tells me was found in a bed of I. hoogiana.  He believes it to be a selection of the species, but I disagree, finding the brown edging simply too similar to I. hoogiana x I. stolonifera selections.  Until now, I've not been able to look at its chromosomes, but this may shed some light on the matter.

it hasn't proved to be as easy as other regelia hybrids for me.

jamie

[arillady]

Jamie thanks for you comments on Antiope. Interesting.  Have you seen Dr G. I. Rodionenko's book The Genus Iris L
(Questions of Morphology, Biology, Evolution and Systematics) put out by the British Iris Society in 1987.
I think this book would be your 'Cup of Tea".