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Specific Families and Genera => Iris => Topic started by: Tom Waters on March 30, 2014, 02:53:22 AM

Title: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on March 30, 2014, 02:53:22 AM

Bearded iris season has begun here with two forms of Iris pumila. The yellow one opened on April 18, a seedling raised by George Hildebrandt, seed from the SIGNA seed exchange, donated by Milan Blazek of the Czech Republic. The violet one is from a US alpine nursery, origin unknown, but a great performer here.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Philip Walker on April 03, 2014, 01:43:11 PM

Iris suaveolens

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: David Nicholson on April 03, 2014, 02:25:25 PM

and a very nice form too Philip

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 04, 2014, 02:13:01 AM

Very nice Iris suaveolens clump, Philip. I'm still working on persuading this species to be happy here.

Photos from this evening: the violet pumila shown in my earlier post, a clump of I. pumila taurica, and miniature dwarf bearded cultivar 'Rosa Brooks'.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 09, 2014, 02:22:23 AM

Two more Iris pumila forms that opened yesterday: a yellow and brown one that I got a few years ago labeled as Iris hoogiana (!) and 'Royal Wonder', introduced by Carol Coleman in 2013.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Philip Walker on April 10, 2014, 04:41:21 PM

Iris lutescens-from seed sown Jan '13

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 11, 2014, 02:47:18 AM

A special treat today: Iris pumila ex Sevan Lake, Armenia. Seeds from Josef Jurasek in 2010; first bloom!

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 12, 2014, 08:41:10 PM

Opened this morning: Iris attica, also raised from Jurasek seed ordered in 2010. (The coin is 2.5 cm diameter)

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 13, 2014, 08:41:25 PM

Second Iris attica seedling, from the same batch of seed as the previous one.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 13, 2014, 08:44:50 PM

More Armenian Iris pumila seedlings blooming today.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Philip Walker on April 14, 2014, 12:52:14 AM

I.reichenbachii

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: mark smyth on April 14, 2014, 10:02:47 AM

Some lovely Iris on here

This is my I. attica and having the best show of flowers ever. Could it be due to being kept under glass these days combined with the heat last July?

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 20, 2014, 02:02:42 AM

Splendid I. attica Mark! If you are in New Zealand, how are they blooming now?

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 20, 2014, 02:04:21 AM

Here's an Iris suaveolens that came into bloom today, plant from Janis.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 20, 2014, 02:08:29 AM

Iris sp. aff. [reichenbachiinex Vardar Gorge Macedonia, originally thought to be perhaps a tetraploid Iris reichenbachii, now judged to be perhaps a hybrid between I. reichenbachii and I. pumila. The first photo is one of the two collected clones, the second a seedling from cross-pollinating the two.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 20, 2014, 02:13:42 AM

My iris seedling bed today. The two plants in front are I. attica, the others are I. pumila. All grown from seed obtained from Josef Jurasek in 2010.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 27, 2014, 12:43:32 AM

I. reichenbachii from Mt. Vikos, Greece

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 27, 2014, 12:45:03 AM

standard dwarf bearded iris 'Kaching'

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 30, 2014, 01:46:12 AM

A couple I. aphylla cultivars: 'Ahlburg' and 'Slick'

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on April 30, 2014, 01:51:27 AM

miniature dwarf 'Icon' and standard dwarf 'Bluebeard's Ghost'

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: johnstephen29 on May 02, 2014, 07:49:59 PM

Hi here is a photo of a small bearded iris, I'm not sure what variety it is but it flowers it's socks off and I look forward to see it each spring.

 (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/03/agena5e5.jpg)

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Melvyn Jope on May 04, 2014, 10:26:59 PM

Iris reichenbachii from Dadia Forest Reserve Thrace Northern Greece last week

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Melvyn Jope on May 04, 2014, 10:28:32 PM

More I.reichenbachii from Dadia

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: arillady on May 04, 2014, 10:58:01 PM

Melvyn how wonderful to be able to see all the different colours. Such beautiful photos.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: arillady on May 04, 2014, 10:59:48 PM

How tall are these in their natural habitat Melvyn.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on May 05, 2014, 12:02:41 AM

Wow Melvyn - what a wonderful range of I. reichenbachii forms. I'm envious!

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Tom Waters on May 05, 2014, 12:04:16 AM

tetraploid miniature tall bearded iris 'Say Red' (from Iris aphylla breeding)

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Melvyn Jope on May 06, 2014, 03:08:07 PM

Quote from: arillady on May 04, 2014, 10:59:48 PM

How tall are these in their natural habitat Melvyn.

They seemed to be quite variable, in the same region of Northern Greece some had already flowered with well developed see pods and were no more than 10cm tall whereas the plants in flower at Dadia  were nearer 20cm

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: johnralphcarpenter on May 06, 2014, 03:41:54 PM

Lost label iris - any suggestions?

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Yann on May 15, 2014, 08:44:53 PM

Iris schachtii

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: Michael J Campbell on May 29, 2014, 09:40:28 AM

Iris germanica fall fiesta. Tll Brd
Iris Edith wolford. Tll Brd.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: fermi de Sousa on August 25, 2014, 01:36:19 PM

A poor pic taken this evening of Iris pseudopumila,
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 06, 2014, 01:32:16 PM

The NZ DBI 'Wanganui Gem'
Iris schachtii
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 13, 2014, 11:14:24 AM

I got this Iris lutescens "Old bicolour form" from Robyn Rohrlach a few years ago,
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 25, 2014, 12:54:51 AM

An iris I raised from seed a few years ago which I think Otto, or someone on the Forum, identified as Iris taochia,
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 25, 2014, 12:56:14 AM

Another seed raised one, this time from SRGC Seedex 2004 as Iris subbiflora,
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 29, 2014, 12:52:46 PM

Lots of DBIs!
Olives and Umber
Acid Test
Slang
Riveting
Yellow with brown patch on fall
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 29, 2014, 01:00:21 PM

DBI white with blue markings -is it 'Hi Sailor'?
Rosy Lulu - just opening
and the following morning!
Tarheel Elf
an unnamed purple mauve
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: fermi de Sousa on October 04, 2014, 12:22:55 PM

DBI 'Cat's Eye'
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: fermi de Sousa on October 05, 2014, 01:11:46 PM

DBI 'Fairy Footsteps' x 2
DBI 'Tuscanna'
unnamed blue and tan DBI
DBI......(lost label - any suggestions?)
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: fermi de Sousa on October 24, 2014, 12:32:35 PM

Iris 'Jallab'
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: zeblouz on October 25, 2014, 04:35:31 AM

Hello fermides,
I may be wrong but I find your 'Jallab' looks surprisingly like 'Omar's Gold' that is much smoother hafted than 'Jallab'. Compare the photos of both on Wiki irises.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: zeblouz on October 25, 2014, 11:40:37 AM

Here is 'Omar's Gold' (Boswell). Superb arilmedian, very floriferous, with foliage always very clean and healthy.

Title: Re: Bearded Irises 2014
Post by: fermi de Sousa on October 28, 2014, 06:07:00 AM

Hi Lawrence,
I've looked at the pics on the American Iris Soc's wiki and I think that some of them may be mis-identified! The description for 'Omar's Gold' is yellow standards and some of the pics show a mauve/lavender standard which is what I think 'Jallab' should have. Mine definitely has mauve/lavender standards and not yellow,
cheers
fermi