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Specific Families and Genera => Iris => Topic started by: majallison on May 16, 2013, 09:26:31 PM

Title: Arilbred iris 2013
Post by: majallison on May 16, 2013, 09:26:31 PM: I'm new to growing these, but think they're just delightful. Here are a couple of plants which I received last September from Iris Lomer in Spain, flowers now opening.

The first is a Geoff Wilson seedling, AB seedling 7; the second is 'Sheba's Jewel'.

The plants came through the winter easily enough, I'm all primed to cover the frame where they grow for the summer.
Title: Re: Arilbred iris 2013
Post by: arillady on May 18, 2013, 10:22:36 AM: Malcolm I am glad that you are growing one of Geoff's seedlings as I believe he now does not grow them. I have a few growing here that I grew from seed that Geoff sent to me. I trust that you will grow more arils and arilbreds in the future.
Title: Re: Arilbred iris 2013
Post by: majallison on May 18, 2013, 05:13:41 PM: Pat, I love them & I have a few regeliabred hybrids growing on my allotment, but space is always an issue in my little garden; but I'm very tempted to acquire more
Title: Re: Arilbred iris 2013
Post by: Susan Band on June 18, 2013, 10:26:36 AM: Not sure if this is in the correct section.
One of Janis's Iris 'Spirit of Caleb'
Flowering well after spending last summer in permeant rain.
Susan

(edit to correct name of plant and move to another thread- arilbred )
Title: Re: Arilbred iris 2013
Post by: Maggi Young on June 18, 2013, 11:01:42 AM: Quote from: Susan Band on June 18, 2013, 10:26:36 AM
Not sure if this is in the correct section.
One of Janis's Iris 'Spirit of Caleb'
Flowering well after spending last summer in permeant rain.
Susan

(edit to correct name of plant and move to another thread- arilbred )

Seems this is a Peter McGrath arilbred from 2002 - see an award given 2006 : http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Main/InfoAwards2006 (http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Main/InfoAwards2006)

Great colour - I'm glad something liked last year's rain!
Title: Re: Arilbred iris 2013
Post by: arillady on June 19, 2013, 06:01:02 AM: Yes Pete McGrath has brought out some great arilbreds with large signals. Just weeding my aril beds at present and finding suitable spots to plant some more small seed grown plants.
Title: Re: Arilbred iris 2013
Post by: Maggi Young on December 20, 2013, 06:58:17 PM: Not sure if this has been mentioned before - this link is to great photos of slicing etc to aid germination of Aril Iris..... from Patrizia Ianne https://plus.google.com/107506948482456233651/posts
Title: Re: Arilbred iris 2013
Post by: arillady on December 20, 2013, 08:17:28 PM: Wow thank you so much Maggi for posting this link. How did I miss this one. I have posted it to the ARILROBIN.