Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Bulbs => Bulbs General => Topic started by: LucS on January 18, 2023, 06:55:42 PM
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Iris reticulata (probably hyrcana) from the Talysh in Azerbaijan.
A group under open roof and a 2nd group in the rockgarden.
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Iris planifolia var. micrantha CRL 1054. A beautifully marked Iris planifolia from Tunisia. Variety micrantha is not generally recognised and is regarded as a synonym of Iris planifolia by most authorities. This species is variable and many colour variants and forms have been described, in fact it possesses more synonyms than any other juno iris. Interestingly the flowers produced by this same plant were considerably darker last year.
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A collection of Iris reticulata from Iran with very dark flowers.
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iris histrio grown from wild collected seed
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An own collection of Iris reticulata from the Elborz in Iran
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Iris tubergeniana (juno) grown from wild collected Kazakh seed
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A few own collections of Iris reticulata
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Some very fine reticulata clones Luc. Here is Iris stenophylla ssp. stenophylla LN9817 flowering end of Jan.
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Iris stenophylla Seisums 93-260. The epitome of restrained elegance, sombre and diminuitive, just 8cm tall with the blade of the falls pronouncedly pinched, typical of plants from the eastern end of its range. Note the green and, more or less, even bract and bracteole that distinguisues I. stenophylla from I. persica.
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Iris persica LN9805
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A few own collections of Iris reticulata
Iris reticulata is not native to Oregon, but it has naturalized on my property from a neighbor's planting. It is a very welcome intruder!
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Does any one collect reticulata seed?
Regards
Jeff
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Does any one collect reticulata seed?
Regards
Jeff
Jeff,
I haven't; but, I will if you like. It will be mid to late summer by the time it ripens.
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Iris nicolai with two flowers from the same bulb at the same time.
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A plant that I have as Iris rosenbachiana, but it looks more like a nicolai to me.
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Hi Luc, whether I. rosenbachiana or I. nicolai it's a beautiful thing! The distinctive notched tips to the falls are interesting and not something I've seen before in this 'complex'. I wonder if these notches are just a seasonal aberration or a permanent feature? The overall colouring is unusual too and perhaps this might suggest a plant of hybrid origin - does it produce a good pollen load? Presumably Jan didn't provide detailed collection notes. Looking at the photographs on his website there doesn't appear to be a clear distinction between nicolai and rosenbachiana and quite a few of his rosenbachianas are probably what we know as I. popovii. The one very distinct species belonging to this complex portrayed on Jan's website is I. baldschuanica - if indeed it is that species! I'll try and find out some more and get back to you. Tim
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Maybe this paper could help ?
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367168272_The_genus_Iris_L_s_l_Iridaceae_in_the_Mountains_of_Central_Asia_biodiversity_hotspot
At least, for me, it really helps knowing a bit better all these marvelous irises
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Useful link, Yvain, thank you!
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Luc, thank you for your efforts in posting these pictures. Beautiful. Cecile
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Hi Luc, whether I. rosenbachiana or I. nicolai it's a beautiful thing! The distinctive notched tips to the falls are interesting and not something I've seen before in this 'complex'. I wonder if these notches are just a seasonal aberration or a permanent feature? The overall colouring is unusual too and perhaps this might suggest a plant of hybrid origin - does it produce a good pollen load? Presumably Jan didn't provide detailed collection notes. Looking at the photographs on his website there doesn't appear to be a clear distinction between nicolai and rosenbachiana and quite a few of his rosenbachianas are probably what we know as I. popovii. The one very distinct species belonging to this complex portrayed on Jan's website is I. baldschuanica - if indeed it is that species! I'll try and find out some more and get back to you. Tim
Rosenbachiana and nicolai is all about colour of the background and for me not something to differentiate plants. The plants are not hybrids as you mention.
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Once again the compact form of Iris bucharica from Afghanistan
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The first of my Iris kuschakewiczii
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RE COMPACT FORM OF IRIS BUCHARICA FROM AFGHANISTAN. A paper was published this time last year "Iris bucharica (Iridaceae): A century of confusion is resolved with the description of I. chrysopetala, a new species from southern Central Asia" (Alexander N. Sennikov, Furkat O. Khassanov & Sardor O. Pulatov) which is free to download online. The wholly yellow form has now been described as Iris chrysopetala and the traditional white and yellow 'form' is retained as I. bucharica. The main differences are colour and colour arrangement and that the lamina (blade) of the yellow species is narrowly elliptic whearas in the white and yellow species it is broadly elliptic, additionally with I. chrysopetala the blade is gradually expanded from the claw (haft) whereas with I. bucharica it is abruptly expanded from the haft. There are other differences too. It looks like your lovely compact clone from Afghanistan is I. chrysopetala.
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Paper about Iris chrysopetala can be read here :
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358409419_Iris_bucharica_Iridaceae_A_century_of_confusion_is_resolved_with_the_description_of_I_chrysopetala_a_new_species_from_southern_Central_Asia
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Thank you for the text and comment.
My plant seems to be this chrysopetala when I read the paper.
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My Iris crestata has been in bud for a long time. Several finally opened.
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Iris zaprjagajewii
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The first onco iris of the new season - Iris iberica ssp. iberica
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Another onco - Iris schelkownikowii from Azerbaijan
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The first onco iris of the new season - Iris iberica ssp. iberica
Another onco - Iris schelkownikowii from Azerbaijan
So beautiful.