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Specific Families and Genera => Iris => Topic started by: Rafa on August 08, 2012, 01:33:41 PM

Title: Iris serotina
Post by: Rafa on August 08, 2012, 01:33:41 PM

Here is an Iris serotina in the garden, I think it could be the last Iris in bloom

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Post by: ChrisB on August 08, 2012, 03:26:46 PM

Its beautiful Rafa....

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Post by: daveyp1970 on August 08, 2012, 03:35:30 PM

Stunning iris Rafa,will you be collecting seed from it?  ;D

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Post by: BULBISSIME on August 08, 2012, 03:49:56 PM

Beautiful Rafa !
I have some seedlings.. very young  ;D

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Post by: Rafa on August 08, 2012, 03:54:52 PM

I would like to collect this year, it take 2 moths to set seeds. In my notes, it is ready October the first.
Fred, next season they should bloom?

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Post by: David Nicholson on August 08, 2012, 05:35:47 PM

Well worth waiting for Rafa.

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Post by: PeterT on August 08, 2012, 06:37:07 PM

Beautifull Raffa!
 My seedlings might flower next year (I hope). are there different colour forms?

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Post by: Rafa on August 08, 2012, 09:26:03 PM

yes, there are a colour range, dark to pale blue. It is an interesting iris for summer.

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Post by: arillady on August 09, 2012, 10:47:25 AM

Your last beautiful iris just when the arils are starting to bloom.

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Post by: Rafa on August 09, 2012, 11:32:21 AM

Pat, I think when "teletransportation" will be ready it will be very useful to us to have two opportunities per year to see Narcissus and Iris blooms by changing the hemisphere  ;D

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Post by: arillady on August 09, 2012, 12:12:02 PM

Sounds good to me.

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Post by: Oron Peri on August 13, 2012, 02:22:53 PM

That is a real beauty Rafa and a peculiar flowering time...
Can you tell at what elevations it grow and does it receive summer rains?

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Post by: Hans A. on August 13, 2012, 10:55:37 PM

Just beautiful! :o

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Post by: Rafa on August 15, 2012, 08:38:37 PM

This species is very hardy, the place I use to collect is  mountain range arround 1000m, limestone. The temperatures could be during winter -10º and 35º or even more 40ºC. Watering from October to June and then very few. It has british punctuality blooming: August the First, and seeds October the first. I think this year I will collect some seeds...

It could have 1, 2, 3 (maybe more in old bulbs) consecutive flowers per bulb, like Iris xiphium...

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Post by: arillady on August 16, 2012, 11:29:16 AM

Rafa sounds like an iris species that might be happy here.

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Post by: fermi de Sousa on August 17, 2012, 06:27:07 AM

Quote from: arillady on August 16, 2012, 11:29:16 AM

Rafa sounds like an iris species that might be happy here.

Yes, and it's on the "allowed list", so if some kind person were to send us some clean seed it would allowed in! ;D
cheers
fermi

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Post by: Rafa on August 17, 2012, 08:29:17 AM

consider it done! ;)

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Post by: Oron Peri on August 17, 2012, 11:16:35 AM

 :-\

Thanks for the info. Rafa, pity i can not give it the conditions it needs...

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Post by: Rafa on August 17, 2012, 12:07:34 PM

you will try it! ;D

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Post by: BULBISSIME on August 21, 2012, 08:05:21 AM

I'm afraid they won't flower next season .. still very small   :'(

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Post by: Angelo Porcelli on September 24, 2012, 08:04:03 AM

very curious species indeed, a Mediterranean species that flower so late

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Post by: tonyg on September 24, 2012, 10:09:55 AM

Very beautiful.  Count me in for some seed .... but what can I send you in return?   (A list to choose from?)

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Post by: Rafa on September 24, 2012, 09:00:43 PM

Ok Tony, I am planning to collect next weekend.... well you know Tony, you can only send me all your whole Crocus collection  :o :o ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D