Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Specific Families and Genera => Iris => Topic started by: David Nicholson on March 18, 2012, 01:12:50 PM
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My first of the season, a little purple form of Iris attica
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Very nice too. I love the really dark forms of any iris.
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here is also starting to bloom this species. Sorry about your plant David, it seems infected by a virus, I will send you a clone of my collection
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I agree with Rafa - it does not look perfect, David. :-\
Here two yellow ones from spain: Iris attica and Iris suaveolens.
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Thank you Rafa, that's very kind.
I hadn't noticed the yellow sreaking on my attca until Rafa and Hans pointed it out. I had noticed it on this one though and both will hit the dustbin tomorrow. Iris lutescens alba-and such a pretty one too :(
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Are you 100% sure David?
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Not 100% Ron, I'll leave the final decision after comment from people far more experienced than I, but it certainly looks "streaky"
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I agree it does not look good, but maybe you don't want to destroy them on the say so of a small photograph. Its a long shot but whats the worse that can happen? Especially if you can put them outside somewhere away from your others. As we have already seen on other threads this year these viruses are everywhere and Irises are particularly susceptible, but so what? You're not going to sell them around the world? Your other plants are as much in danger from your neighbours Gherkins as from these plants.
Admittedly it doesn't look good, ..but I have seen temperature effects similar, that have not shown up ever again in the specimen.
My vote ... give them one more year!
We seem paranoid in Irises. If its virus it will weaken and then kill these plants. NO more No less!!
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OK "Straw Poll"
Option 1: Dump now.
Option 2: Do as Ron suggests, isolate and give 'em another year
Votes appreciated.
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Dump now.
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I didn't notice the streaks either, and should have. Having said that, virtually every commercial bearded iris has some streaking in the foliage. Presumably then, we should dump the lot and only grow from seed. This isn't practicable especially when large firms are distributing more and more every year. Presumably the virus spreads from plant to plant but has work been done to determine how much damage is done to the plants. I mean, it seems to me that even the virused plants continue to grow well and flower freely year to year. Contradict this if you feel the need.
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Dump now.
Virused Iris look ugly in my eyes, the only reason I kept virused plants (seperated) is to get seeds of a rare species- I destroyed several Pogons, Arilbreds, Junos and Oncos. I prefer to grow all species by seed to grow a clean stock (do hardly grow any cultivars) to avoid the disappointment to receive a virused plant.
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It can't be that nobody cares............. can it?? ??? ???
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I expect they DO care Ron but as Hans talks about destroying so many of all the rarest and most precious kinds, oncos, junos et al, I can't imagine that many people have the courage or the ethics, for want of a better word, to do that. And as for the huge selection of named bearded irises, what breeder/nursery is going to face up to having to start again from scratch with unvirused plants, even if those can be obtained in the first place. I think it is simply too late. It would require every such breeder/grower in the world to destroy everything at the same time.
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Lesley- as you will know Oncos and Junos belong to my favourites and if I have destroy an ill plant I do this to protect my other ones, differences are important between a virused and a healthy ones.
Hope the picture of a few of my Oncoseedlings (sown 2010) makes it easier to understand why I prefer to destroy a single virused Iris to avoid the risk the others could be infected.
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Yes Hans, I realise it is so important for you to destroy anything not absolutely clean. I admire your courage in doing this when it would be tempting for anyone else, in posession of perhaps just one or two plants, to keep on with them and hope for the best.
Maybe it could be likened (not seriously though) to me saying "Just ONE chocolate won't matter, or make a difference" when I know jolly well that it DOES matter and is the thin end of the wedge as we might say. Not that a chocolate is the THIN end of anything. :'(
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The first bearded iris to bloom here this year, Iris pumila aequiloba, opening March 24.
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Here is Minidragon today.
John B
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Iris flavissima in full swing ! :D
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congratulations Luc !
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A wonderful plant Luc, your I. flavissima. The plant I USED to have as that was closer to plain yellow. Yours is a delight. Not the easiest species to maintain over time I believe.
I like 'Minidragon' too, with its fiery tongue. :)
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Splendid and intriguing I. flavissima - I've only ever seen solid yellow forms. Where did yours come from, Luc?
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Wow! Very nice Luc! :o 8) 8)
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Seems you'll be able to open a waiting list on this forum too, Luc ;)....it's a real beauty!!
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Thanks for the compliments everyone !
I hope it sets seed - I saw a bumble bee at work earlier on.... so there's hope !
I got the plant from a salesman at a plant fair in Holland Tom - don't know the name of the grower though !
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wow! I love your I. flavissima, Luc, and very well pictured.
Here is aslo blooming Iris pumila f. clausii, but I can't picture it as my camera is damaged. it is the same clone that in this picture, but the differece is this year it has 15 flowers in a single clump!. terrific...
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ID please.
I bought this in the Market on Saturday, can someone ID it please as Iris is not one of my strong points.
It is in a 2ltr pot and the foliage app 15cm high. Looks like Iris attica purple form?
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Michael, I. attica is one of the smallest species, while flowering leaves don`t reach the high of the blossom
Probably it is I. bicapitata ( on the right side of the rhizome there are two blooms ! )
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just a few new entries and first flowering plants:
Iris furcata !!!! from Mazedonia
Iris darwasica, Afg. 2010
Iris acutiloba, new clone 2010
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Thanks Gerhard, I think you are correct,I will label it as Iris bicapitata.
Cheers.
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My second-year clumps of I. pumila "clausii"
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And a yellow and brown form of Iris pumila.
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Thanks Gerhard, I think you are correct,I will label it as Iris bicapitata.
Cheers.
It could be the classic form of Iris bicapitata indeed. Where did you get from? Strange that the seller didn't know to have it. I have ditribuited this species for the first time few years ago, I don't think it has turned to be a so common plant to be sold without name
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Two plants of Iris pumila from Georgia are now flowering
in the frame:
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Lovely Rudi ;D ;D
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Those are both very nice plants Rudi. I like to see such variation in wild forms. The colours and different marks are beautiful, the forms too.
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Iris reichenbachii from Thrace, Northern Greece.
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Other colour forms of Iris reichenbachii found in Northern Greece.
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Beautiful Iris, Melvyn.... but did you happen to spot the strange "stuff" on the stem in Iris Reichenbachia B pic??
Looks like eggs of some sort.....
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Yes I did and wondered if they were butterfly eggs?
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A distinct possibility - such things are a mystery to me..... :-[ :-X
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Many thanks for the reichenbachii pictures Melvyn, fascinating.
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Lovely form Melvyn. Can you go back in a few days and see what they hatch into? ;D How exciting it would be to have a lot of little larvae then pupae then butterflies hatching out. I'd happily sacrifice some iris flowers for that.
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I've asked Anthony Darby to have a look and say what he thinks they are. :)
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Not butterfly eggs as very few butterflies lay eggs in batches and I don't know of any that feed on iris leaves. Don't look like moth eggs either. If there were fewer of them I would say shield bug?
Further thought: could really only be moth eggs.
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Thanks for showing all these smaller species irises.
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Iris suaveolens rubromarginata blooming yesterday
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Very nice Tom !
Love your spectacular series of reichenbachii Melvyn !!
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Tom that is a lovely iris.
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Thanks Luc and Pat! I didn't even see the first bloom that opened until it was fading. Very tiny and quite camouflaged against our soil!
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Iris aphylla
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Nice clump Tom, you grow it well.
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Iris aphylla
(http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/davep1970/april20003.jpg)
Iris bicapitata
(http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/davep1970/april20005.jpg)
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Well grown Dave, two nice healthy specimens.
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Well grown Dave, two nice healthy specimens.
Thank you David the first is from seed collected John Richards(primulas)bought at Newcastle Botanical Gardens and the second is a seedling from Peter T from this forum and a fantastic bicoloured seedling one of my favourites.
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Flowering today:
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Superb Iris pumila's, Rudi!
I love the first one especially!
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Superb stuff Rudi.
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No 1 Iris hylorid
No 2 Iris ? (the yellow one) can someone ID this one for me please. Fuzzy brain again, and label lost. It is 30cm high.
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Fantastic Iris' Davey, Rudi and Michael !
I'm very happy with the flower power of this yellow form of Iris reichenbachii ! :D
It has coped quite well with the rain and hail our April Spring (?) has been throwing at it... :D
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Luc what a fantastic clump WOW ;D
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Rudi I must keep an eye out for seed of Iris pumila caerula - all lovely forms.
Luc what a beautiful clump.
Michael the first photo looks familiar but this fuzzy brain has no name coming.
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The I. pumila v. caerulea is very similar to the SDB Iris 'Knick Knack.'
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Iris schachtii opened a few days ago.
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A yellow form of Iris reichenbachii. Yes, I saw the aphids, they are no more.
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A yellow form of Iris reichenbachii. Yes, I saw the aphids, they are no more.
Lovely David nicely grown and very funny comment. ;D
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Can anyone put a name on this
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Iris pumila.?
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Thanks Dave.
Michael, I'd say it was a hybrid perhaps with some pumila blood in it. Lesley is pretty good at iding hybrids
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Michael,
that's the one we both grow... I got it as a named SDB (Standard Dwarf Bearded) cultivar. Don't remember what the name was though!
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Does "Eye of the Tiger" ring any bells?
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Does "Eye of the Tiger" ring any bells?
Thanks David, but it does ring only one bell, the one related to the song....it does look a bit different: http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Sdb/SdbEyeOfTheTiger (http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Sdb/SdbEyeOfTheTiger)
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Thanks Wim, I am not hard to confuse at the best of times, but those Bearded Iris really do a good job at confusing me. Don't think I will ever manage to sort them out.
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Wim, having had another look I don't think it is either.
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No, not 'Eye of the Tiger, and in fact, much nicer to my mind. I can't name it though as there are so many with similar colouring and marking. I would suggest it is Standard Dwarf Bearded rather than Miniature Dwarf Bearded, definitely a hybrid rather than true pumila species. Every breeder of dwarfs and his dog, will have produced something very like. Just enjoy it Michael. ;D
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1 - 2 : This is Iris reichenbachii balkana flowering for the first time for me ! :)
3 - Iris attica opened its first flower 8)
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Some dwarf and median irises in April: MDB 'Buddha Song' (an unusual hybrid, 'Rhages' x Iris suaveolens), SDB 'Rain Dance', SDB 'Michael Paul', IB 'Rare Edition', SDB 'Sea Monster', and IB 'Shampoo'.
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Luc, I'm sure your 'reichenbachii balkana' is a modern garden hybrid, MDB or SDB type.
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Tom, your 'Buddha Song' is much nicer than mine though they are probably the same. Mine has floppy falls and a grubby look to it. I'm on the verge of throwing it out. It does flower well though but is that enough?
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I think the first one is I.pumila, but unsure on the second. :-\
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Isnt there an Iris thread by now?
Here's the lovely Little Chestnut - the falls are very dark to the eye
Jolly Joey has a fabulous scent
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There's a new Dwarf Bearded Iris thread Mark. These probably fit there.
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oops. I did look. Hopefully Maggi will move the photos
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I've only just noticed this thread, was looking at the dwarf bearded thread before. Now I see a lot of them appearing here. Maybe we should just have one thread, what do you think Maggi?
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I have combined a couple of general bearded Iris threads here - but there are one or two others , referring specifically to IDs of these plants, elsewhere, notably in the ID section.
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coming in very late to say I would give a home to Davids lutescens white form
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It went in the bin Mark. The "v" word.
One from the garden today, my first dwarf beardie of the season. Iris 'Kiwi Slices'
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Ron, your yellow one looks like Iris reichenbachii to me.
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Thanks for the explanation! Here are what I have:
Iris 'Green Spot'
Iris 'Willowmist'
Iris dwarf yellow - if you have any idea of its name I'd love to know
Iris 'Three Cherries'
Iris 'Knick Knack' plus picture of habit
Iris 'Blue Pygmy'
Iris 'Blue Pools'
Iris maroon coloured - again, if anyone has any idea of its name....
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Mark, I got seed of I. lutescens from the seed exchange this year and already have some pretty sturdy looking plants, big enough to put in the garden soon!
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Thanks Tom.
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I've just posted my dwarf beardeds in the other post, but I see more are appearing here. Maybe I should have posted here instead?
I have moved that post of yours from the ID pages to this topic, Christine.
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Thanks Maggi.... you are a star....
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Tall bearded.
Iris Rimfire
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V nice Michael
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If you go to the May 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere thread, ronm has posted a pic (Reply 84) of a dark bearded iris, with a white in or near the dark clump. Going back briefly to the discussion about 'Green Spot,' that white one is EXACTLY like the true 'Green Spot,' the size, shape, colour of the spot are, forgive me, SPOT ON!
Of course now Ron will say it is something else altogether. ::)
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Latest of the season, also nicely scented with its towering stalks Iris sicula
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What do you think of mine Lesley? I got it from a woman in France, so I'm not sure really...
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I certainly won't Lesley, I was hoping to post a better pic of it and ask for an ID. ;D Surely I dont come across as being contrary, :o do I? :-[
So thanks for the naming Lesley. I will try to post a much better pic soon as more flowers open. This one has come up very strange with five of all flower parts! ::) ::). Thats why I was waiting for a normal flower.
Thanks again Lesley. 8)
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Best I can say Chris is that it isn't 'Green Spot' as I know it. Ron's would fill that bill perfectly. GS falls are nicely almost horizontal as well, not so drooping as yours. On Google I found someone here, not far down the road actually, who listed it on Trade Me, our version of Ebay, but when I looked at the pic in her catalogue, again, it was NOT GS. On the other hand I also found a real beauty called 'Ana' whose breeding included GS and it was truly lovely. Maybe a taller var, though hard to tell, with green falls and lovely delicate greeny-white ruffled standards, one I'd love to have. That may be possible if I enquire. 'Ana' was bred in 1977 by the late Frances Love here in NZ. I knew Frances, though not well. Her daughter Piki Carroll is currently President of NZ Iris Soc. so Piki may have it still.
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Iris sicula is lovely. I have never met that name before. ::)
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I've seen the name but never a photo so thank you Angelo for posting. Has it the 'typical' tall bearded scent?
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Indeed Iris sicula is very tall, up to 160-170cm and it has an exotic scent, vaguely related to some Cattleya orchids. This species in not properly an Italian species, but it was probably introduced from Moors in Sicily in ancient times, where it has naturalized. It is related to Iris mesopotamica from Middle East, but it seems different.
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Iris pallida ssp ceugiath
Iris cengialti
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Michael, the right spell is cengialti. Indeed according with Italian botanits, the true species is simply Iris cengialti which by the way is a fertile specie of course, while Iris pallida is an horticoltural from selected in Italy from the production of perfume from the rhizome and it's alwasy a sterile clone.
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Angelo are you saying that Iris pallida does not set seed?
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Michael that is a lovely clump. Iris pallida and its forms seem to enjoy life here so I always order seed whenever they are offered in the seed exchanges.
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Thanks for your thoughts Lesley. I'll just enjoy it anyway. I have always wondered if it was what it said on the label....
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Thanks Angelo, I have corrected the name in the above post. My plant does set seed.
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Michael your Iris is stunning. What height is it?
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Between 95 and 100 cm Mark
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Pat, the common Iris pallida is usually sterile, what you get as seeds of this species is probably I. gengialti, which is the fertile form found in the wild, as Michael says observing his plants.
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Thanks Angelo.
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Never heard of Iris pallida being sterile - that would be odd indeed since it is in the ancestry of virtually every modern TB. Iris cengialtii is often regarded as a subspecies of Iris pallida.
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Yes Tom, of course Iris pallida is a fertile specie, but I meant the common from in circulation, which was selected from the perfume industry
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Three more that we were given, thus saving them from the compost heap. All of our Irises came to us in this way, except for the Junos and Oncos. Not even sure if I like most of them, but we can always find a spot for any unwanted plants. ::)
The first we now know as Green Spot thanks to Lesleys ID'ing of it earlier. The other two we dont know.
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Ron, you must learn to live by ye olde motto.... 'never look a gift iris in the beard'...... ;D
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;D ;D ;D
Agreed Maggi. A gift is a gift ;). Dont get me wrong I am very happy having them in amongst the other plants, they add splashes of colour and structure over good long periods. I'm just very unsure about them when I look at them as individuals. :-\ :-\
However, all gifts always gratefully accepted, ;D
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Thanks for the clarification, Angelo! That is not at all what you said in your earlier post.
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Three more that we were given, thus saving them from the compost heap. All of our Irises came to us in this way, except for the Junos and Oncos. Not even sure if I like most of them, but we can always find a spot for any unwanted plants. ::)
The first we now know as Green Spot thanks to Lesleys ID'ing of it earlier. The other two we dont know.
The third one looks like 'Chubby Cherub', Ron!
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Thanks Wim, :).
Who comes up with these names? ::) I think that plant has just died of embarrasement :-[ :-[ ;D
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Who comes up with these names? ::) I think that plant has just died of embarrasement :-[ :-[ ;D
;D ;D
The second one might be 'Snugglebug' :D
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Oh! :o. Thanks again Wim, ( I think ), ;D ;D
I won't tell it if you dont, :-[ :-[ ;D
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Ron I'm pretty sure I have your third one too, but not as 'Chubby Cherub.' Can't remember just now but should be able to check in the spring. This is not to say that Wim is wrong, far from it. More, it goes to show what I said earlier that different breeders come up with the same result and each gives HIS (or her) plant, a different name. It's a nice one, whatever. One of the more embarrassing names, to my mind, is 'Kissimee' though the iris itself is nice.
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I hope you're right Lesley about the third one, 'Chubby Cherub' indeed. :-X
But then if it turns out to be something like 'Kissimee', argh! even worse. ;D ;D :-[
Thanks everyone for your help in ID'ing our irises. Only a few more to go. ::) ::) ::)
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There's also a 'Jolly Joey' which is quite similar to 'Chubby Cherub', but like Lesley said, a lot of them are similar!
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Cheers Wim, ;D 8)
How you guys remember all of these amazes me, :o
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The third one looks like 'Chubby Cherub', Ron!
Agree with Wim.
Compare:
Jolly Joey
http://lfrazer.com/iris/jollyjoey.html (http://lfrazer.com/iris/jollyjoey.html)
Chubby Cherub
http://lfrazer.com/iris/chubbycherub.html (http://lfrazer.com/iris/chubbycherub.html)
Spring Peeper
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How you guys remember all of these amazes me, :o
Alliteration is the key, Ron ;) ;D
Spring Peeper
Very nice, Rick!Is that a SDB or a MDB?
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Spring Peeper - (Jesberger 2004) SDB (Chubby Cheeks x Bedford Lilac)
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Some irises that flowered in the garden, these last weeks.
Iris reichenbachii (photo 1,2 and 3)
Iris chamaeiris var. campbellii (photo 4 and 5)
Iris 'Ablaze' (photo 6 and 7)
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Thank you. When I saw your I. reichenbachii I realised thats the name of the one I've also got flowering in a sink in the front garden at the moment. Such a lovely plant!
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My Jolly Joey doesn't look like the one on frazer.com
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My Jolly Joey doesn't look like the one on frazer.com
Jolly Joey looks like the one on Frazer, see a picture of that one from Cayeux: http://www.iris-cayeux.com/pictos/articles/g/jollyjoey.jpg (http://www.iris-cayeux.com/pictos/articles/g/jollyjoey.jpg) and here on the Iris Encyclopedia: http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Main/Mdb/MdbJollyJoey (http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Main/Mdb/MdbJollyJoey)
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Lovely irises Alpinelover, and a real treat for me to see 'Ablaze' again after so long. I think it was the first MDB I ever had, maybe 50 years ago. I don't have it now though. :(
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What beautiful irises and so happy and healthy Alpinelover
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A few iris flowering in the rockgarden at the moment
Iris illyricus from Croatia
Iris lacustris x gracillipes cristata
Iris hookeri
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Luc, a short recent discussion on this iris (or I think it was Iris cristata x gracilipes) concluded that there is no such thing and that the cross, if it were made by someone in the first place, didn't "take" leaving the seeds and subsequent seedlings, to be straight I. cristata. I believe this is the same here. There is no sign at all in your pictures that I. gracilipes may be involved in the iris shown. It is wholly I lacustris or, more likely, cristata.
Iris hookeri is, of course, a dwarf form of Iris setosa and could be setosa nana or a few other names which may or may not be valid. Iris setosa hookeri is relatively safe, not to be confused with the quite different I. hookeriana. (Sorry!)
Maybe the last 4 pictures could be transferred to the newer iris species thread, as these are not bearded.
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Can someone tell me what this little Iris is, it was a gift from a friend in Calgary who has grown it for many years.
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Don't know Helen, but its a beautiful colour!
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Can someone tell me what this little Iris is, it was a gift from a friend in Calgary who has grown it for many years.
Looks like a dwarf(?) bearded iris, of which there are countless cultivars. I used to have many at one time. There were some really excellent suppliers around (well, probably still are - I just haven't looked into it since.)
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Lovely irises Alpinelover, and a real treat for me to see 'Ablaze' again after so long. I think it was the first MDB I ever had, maybe 50 years ago. I don't have it now though. :(
50 years ago? Such an old plant.
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What beautiful irises and so happy and healthy Alpinelover
Thanks Pat, we do our best to keep them healty.
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50 years ago? Such an old plant.
Frankie, this cultivar was registered in 1955 by Walter Welch, so it's now 57 years old!
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Frankie, this cultivar was registered in 1955 by Walter Welch, so it's now 57 years old!
Amazing!
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Amazing!
Or Ablazing! ;D
I don't recognize your baby Helen either, a Min Dwf Bearded though, and as you see there are plenty to chose from going back many years. It's very pretty. Pure blues are hard to beat I think.
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Luc, a short recent discussion on this iris (or I think it was Iris cristata x gracilipes) concluded that there is no such thing and that the cross, if it were made by someone in the first place, didn't "take" leaving the seeds and subsequent seedlings, to be straight I. cristata. I believe this is the same here. There is no sign at all in your pictures that I. gracilipes may be involved in the iris shown. It is wholly I lacustris or, more likely, cristata.
Lesley I modified the name to iris cristata.
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A couple in the garden at the moment.
1. Iris 'Rajah Brooke'
2 & 3. Unnamed Iris
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Does anyone know what this unnamed Iris is in David's posting? I seem to think it has something to do with sea, sky or storms - not on the database!
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Rings a bell with me but I need to see my lot in the spring. The first is very dramatic isn't it? A tall form?
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Yes Lesley, last year it was much taller though (I don't think it liked this spring). This year it is only 50cm I would say last year it was half as much again.
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This was a nice one we saw last Saturday. Unfortunately there was no label.
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David that is a stunner.
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Something very special, David!
1. Crimson Glow
2,3 This one was received as Iris cristata, but ...
4. Unknown species got as Iris wilsonii which it is not. Any ideas
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Oleg, could No. 4 be I. sintenisii?
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The one received as "cristata" looks like Iris aphylla.
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Thank you so much, people. You seem right.
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Iris germanica Davy Jones, I hope.
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Iris germanica Davy Jones, I hope.
What a wonderful colour!
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Cannot agree more, Maggi.
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I'm sure it's right Michael. I agree with Maggi and Oleg, a beautiful colour.
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Michael, that's a wonderful colour. Its now on my shopping list.
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Two in the garden today.
1 and 2. Iris Tabac Blond (first one with sun behind)
3 and 4. Unnamed (lost the label)
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One more from the weekend.
1. Iris 'Langport Wren'
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Unbelievable Iris everyone.
The heat over here, much hotter than forecast, has ruined all of my Iris flowers. On Friday a.m. they were stunning. I went away for the weekend and they are finished.
Only one is left in flower and it's a lost label. I dont remember buying it, getting it as a gift or thieving it :o ;D If the height is needed I'll get it in the morning
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Looks like another of those lovely older tbs. Haven't a clue as to the name though.
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Heres some from my garden,a few are old ones.
(http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/davep1970/004-3.jpg)
(http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/davep1970/005-3.jpg)
(http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/davep1970/007-2.jpg)
(http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/davep1970/008-2.jpg)
(http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/davep1970/010.jpg)
(http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/davep1970/012.jpg)
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Lovely Irises, I like the one but last Davey, delicate colouring.
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Very nice Dave, your garden looks a picture.
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Love the one with Iris variegata in its background.
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Thank you everybody,Pat it's my fave as well ;D.David this gardens two years old now so getting there.
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Is it Gracchus?
http://historiciris.blogspot.com.au/2009/03/tall-bearded-historic-iris-gracchus.html (http://historiciris.blogspot.com.au/2009/03/tall-bearded-historic-iris-gracchus.html)
My photo taken in Central Otago garden of Pamela McGeorge.
It is no longer in Oz as far as I know - if any locals know of a source I would love to know.
PS Lesley you do have some fabulous older TBs over there that we don't have here.
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Pat it could be i am not sure,all my bearded iris are acquisitions from gardens i have landscaped or cleaned up.
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I don't think it's 'Gracchus.' Davey's has a fine paler edge round the falls.
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I think it is, Pat. You photo matches well with these: http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Mtb/MtbGracchus#igp1 (http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Mtb/MtbGracchus#igp1). I did grow it once, although too long ago for me to claim to "know" it now.
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Iris germanica fall fiesta
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Iris germanica fall fiesta
Wow,now that's a beauty. 8)
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;D
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That's a stunner Michael :o
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Iris 'Frost and Flame' in flower at the moment.
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Some TB's in flower here now!
Iris 'Exotic Isle'
Iris 'Roman Rhythm'
Iris 'Sierra Grande'
Iris 'Titan's Glory'
Iris 'Burnt Toffee'
Iris 'Mary Frances'
Iris 'Wild Yasmine'
Iris 'Neutron Dance'
Iris 'Vague à l'âme'
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And some nameless ones!
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Sadly, there are only few variations of Iris variegata, mayby my crosses of the different variations will give more clones.
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Iris 'Black Swan' has a horizontal stem and three of the flowers have opened at the same time.
I think the effect is rather good. Better than the single upright stem.
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Lovely iris
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Any idea which Iris this is? Photographed in the foothills of Mount Korab, in w Macedonia, not far from the borders with Albania and Kosovo. It was quite a remote place, so I think it is not just naturalized x germanica.
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Might be Iris trojana.