Iris and some Irids 2011

[David Nicholson]

Tom, I'll re-christen it "Waters run deep"

[Tom Waters]

 

[PeterT]

Iris shachtii, and two forms of Iris cristata flowering here, -Vein Mountain and Little Jay

[David Nicholson]

As I've said before somewhere-it's a funny old year- with many of my Irises a month earlier than usual.

A Dutch Iris

The only one I have left from a small batch of un-named tall beardies from Kelways at 50p per plant. I gave most of them away to neighbours to give myself some space for a few dwarf beardies.

Iris siberica 'Sparkling Rose'

A rather nice deep blue I. siberica (looks much darker than the image) I pinched from a friend's garden. I call it 'Al's Blue'

First flowering I siberica seedling from my own collected open pollinated seed sown January 2008 again much darker than it looks (and not quite as fuzzy!)

[David Nicholson]

From the garden today:-

Iris graminea

I. pseudacorus-this grown from Seed Ex seed labelled I. chrysographes Inchriach Form!

[Regelian]

David,

that is not I. chrysographes.  It looks more like a form of I. spuria.  I. chrysographes looks like a dark blue siberian with gold veining.

That is, of course, I. pseudacorus.  I've had quite a few strange items from seed exchanges.  Keeps you on your toes, but is often a disappointment.

Jamie

[ruweiss]

Almost each day another Iris shows its beautiful flowers.
Wild species and artifical hybrids, I love them all, maybe
some forumist knows the name of the last one.

Iris taurica.jpg
Iris lutescens.jpg
Iris garganica.jpg
Iris Ultimate.jpg
Iris Orange Caper.jpg
Iris Bugsy.jpg
Iris name unknown.jpg

[Regelian]

Rudi,

that I. garganica is just great.  Did you collect the seed yourself?

[ruweiss]

Jamie, I got this Iris from Hans Martin Schmidt from Flora Montana
Nursery at Feuchtwangen. It is areal small beauty.

[arillady]

Rudi,
Your photo of Iris lutescens is the closest I have seen to an old iris that seems to may have been in the district from the 1850s when it was settled as there is large massed clumps - one on a roadside verge, an old farmhouse site, and another at the site of an old copper mine. It is also found in the Victorian countryside too I think.
Many of the early settlers around here were of German extraction - Silesia, Brandenberg and Posen in Prussia.
I do wonder if this iris and the white tb came out with the settlers.

[Diane Whitehead]

The non-chrysographes above is probably graminea. 

[David Nicholson]

The non-chrysographes above is probably graminea. 

Thanks Diane and Jamie of course it is graminea and not chrysographes. I had chrysographes on my mind when I posted it, I should have just read my label!

[David Nicholson]

First of my small collection of Dwarf Beardies to flower:- Iris 'Zero'

[mark smyth]

Rudi, what height is your Orange Caper. Mine was bought as a dwarf bearded but it's very tall

[Lvandelft]

Iris barbata MDB I have no name, but it was a frequently grown one in the seventees.
Maybe someone does recognise it here??

Iris barbata MDB or Nana?   No name