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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #60 on: January 29, 2008, 08:14:32 PM »
Tony G, did you find Rafa's Web Site-I couldn't. If you did would you please post a Link.

Here is your Iris bakeriana/Clairette (if I've done it right!!) and my 'bought as' Clairette pictured today.

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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #61 on: January 30, 2008, 12:23:01 AM »
Hmm David - my plants seem to have more than four sides to the leaves.  This suggests that it might be true I bakeriana.  Do yours have four sided leaves??  The colours look quite different .... I am happy that my pic is very close to what my eye sees, how about yours? 

Have not found Rafas site yet!
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #62 on: January 30, 2008, 10:24:21 AM »
RAFA! We need help! I'm sure Rafa used to have his web pages shown in his signature and the other day there was CERTAINLY a website url shown in one of his posts but now I cannot find it at all! HELP!
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #63 on: January 30, 2008, 07:27:55 PM »
Quote from: tonyg on January 30, 2008, 12:23:01 AM
Hmm David - my plants seem to have more than four sides to the leaves.  This suggests that it might be true I bakeriana.  Do yours have four sided leaves??  The colours look quite different .... I am happy that my pic is very close to what my eye sees, how about yours? 

Have not found Rafas site yet!

Tony, as far as colour is concerned my pic of Clairette is pretty true (my wife says I'm not noted for my colour sense!); and the leaves are square(ish).   
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #64 on: January 30, 2008, 07:52:37 PM »
Iris hyrcana - I intended to take ours to a local group talk, unfortunatly cancelled, and did a little research beforehand. The botanists seem to be undecided as to whether it is a form of reticulata or not. In Buried Treasures (p.138) Janis prefers the 'separate species' option as in the wild the two bulbs grow in different localities, reticulata grows individually whilst hyrcana grows in clumps and, in the garden, reticulata starts flowering just as hyrcana is dying off.
This seems to be the best argued opinion that I can find. Thank goodness I did not pick botany as a career.
Our bulbs also came from Dirk and they are great.
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #65 on: January 30, 2008, 07:58:57 PM »
Interesting David. I didn't think of looking in 'Buried Treasures' but I will do now.
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #66 on: January 30, 2008, 08:26:47 PM »
Then you and I do not have the same thing David.  Mine might be the true I bakeriana I suppose :-\
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #67 on: January 30, 2008, 08:31:18 PM »
Quote from: tonyg on January 30, 2008, 08:26:47 PM
Then you and I do not have the same thing David.  Mine might be the true I bakeriana I suppose :-\

Could be!! ???
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #68 on: January 30, 2008, 09:27:30 PM »
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute!!! ;D are you talking about me? the same Rafa from Spain? HAHAHAH
I don't have any website, I have signed some time ago, with the url from a art gallery for which I used to work last year.
Also I also post pictures in these webs:

http://www.treknature.com/members/Rafa/
http://www.badbear.com/signa/signa.pl?Search
http://www.infojardin.com/galeria/showgallery.php?ppuser=2630&cat=500


And I am bulding a Myspace website where I am uploading my paints, sculptures and soon botanical watercolours plates.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=40059659

But I am afraid that this is all that I have... I hope you are not too disappointed  ::) ;D
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #69 on: January 30, 2008, 09:33:55 PM »
Hello Rafa,
 Yes, I remember the links to your art and gallery but we all thought the other day that you had made a lurl to a plant website which we assumed was yours! It must have nbeen one of these you show now. Thank you for helping us out of our muddle!
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #70 on: January 30, 2008, 10:59:54 PM »
Howdy All,

Now that I've found out that what I thought was Clairette isn't.... can anyone tell me what this one is?  I do have the correct version of Clairette except I thought that IT was the mislabelled one, not this one.  I just love this retic so would very much like a name to go with it if anyone can provide it.  Lovely pale blue.  Any ideas?  I figure this is the spot to post it as you are all having your retics flower at the moment so it is an ideal time for comparisons.

Thanks in anticipation.
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #71 on: January 30, 2008, 11:27:10 PM »
Paul, I believe your Iris ret. is 'Cantab'... see also some discussion about a NON Cantab on page three!
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #72 on: January 30, 2008, 11:38:48 PM »
Maggi,

If David's IS Cantab (Yes, I saw the pic of page 4 showing it in better light) then I don't think mine is the same thing.  There is definitely no way I could produce a photo of mine that looked like the darker one of Davids.... the colour just isn't strong enough for a camera to interpret it that way.  The contrasts between the standards and falls on David's are bigger than in my unknown.  What exactly is "Cambridge Blue"?

No, I'm not just trying to be difficult, just wanting to make sure it IS the name I put on it this time!!  ;D
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #73 on: January 30, 2008, 11:47:35 PM »
No, No, Paul, the point is that David's is NOT Cantab ! Cambridge Blue is the pale clear blue colour that is associated with Cambridge Universitykits.... Rowing Team  etc.
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Re: Iris reticulata and forms
« Reply #74 on: January 30, 2008, 11:50:20 PM »
Fair enough, I thought that the second photo was paler and that it had confirmed it was correct.  Mine is definitely a good pale ble.  I've never had Cantab so not surprising I wouldn't have recognised it!  ;D
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