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Specific Families and Genera => Iris => Topic started by: Oron Peri on February 02, 2010, 10:49:21 AM

Title: Iris unguicularis
Post by: Oron Peri on February 02, 2010, 10:49:21 AM

 This Iris has been flowering in the garden since last December, it is even more vigorous today with many new flowers.

Title: Re: Iris unguicularis
Post by: BULBISSIME on February 02, 2010, 10:58:01 AM

Superb clump Oron !
do you also grow the white form ?

Title: Re: Iris unguicularis
Post by: Oron Peri on February 02, 2010, 11:03:06 AM

Thanks Fred,

I had a white form but it lasted only a few years, it wasn't as strong as this one.

Title: Re: Iris unguicularis
Post by: Hans A. on February 02, 2010, 11:37:07 AM

Wonderful Plants Oron!
I am waiting for the first flower of the Cretan form/ssp./sp here.  :)

Title: Re: Iris unguicularis
Post by: Paddy Tobin on February 02, 2010, 11:47:35 AM

Oron,

Wonderful flowers. We had I. unguicularis in flower in November and December but our recent very cold spell has set them back terribly and they are all looking very tatty at the moment, not a bit like your clean and healthy plants.

Paddy

Title: Re: Iris unguicularis
Post by: David Nicholson on February 02, 2010, 12:28:52 PM

Glad it's not just mine that looks very tatty.

Title: Re: Iris unguicularis
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on February 02, 2010, 01:00:22 PM

True beauties Oron !!!

Title: Re: Iris unguicularis
Post by: mark smyth on February 02, 2010, 10:19:38 PM

again no flowers on my I. u. cretense.  :(

Title: Re: Iris unguicularis
Post by: LucS on March 21, 2010, 05:04:50 PM

Quote from: mark smyth on February 02, 2010, 10:19:38 PM

again no flowers on my I. u. cretense.  :(

Marc, probably beginner's luck for me.
Here's Iris unguicularis ssp cretensis from Mnt. Ida (now Psiloritis) Crete.

Title: Re: Iris unguicularis
Post by: PeterT on March 21, 2010, 09:41:37 PM

still no flowers on "Oxford dwarf" for me  :'( I've had it for perhaps 8 years, it grows nice grassy leaves though , Bob Thompson and Mary barnard have a few flowers though ???

Title: Re: Iris unguicularis
Post by: mark smyth on May 30, 2010, 06:35:03 PM

I was told to grow my plant in a dryish full sun trough. Maybe it doesnt like it there?

Title: Re: Iris unguicularis
Post by: PeterT on May 30, 2010, 08:52:18 PM

cretensis flowerd under a libertia this year :-\ but not in the sunny border!! I do believe the unguics like to get their roots deep though Mark :P