Iris reticulata and forms 2008

[Paul T]

Great pics everyone.  What wonderful retics.  That growing bed with all the different types is just amazing.  What a collection.  Seeing the variation within the retics I really must try getting some seed at some point, just to see what the results are.

[udo]

Hello biodiversite,

this bakeriana has eight-side leave, or i have plants with similar flowers and four-side leave.
The dark form from I.histrio var.aintabensis growing from wild coll.seeds near Gaziantepe
in S-Turkey. I think, the name is correct.

David,
all my Reticulatas growing outside, sometimes ( winter and summer ) protection with
windows.

Arthur,
the yello Iris is a native form from danfordiae ( smaller as the hort. form ) The I.bakeriana
is right in the great foto.

[Tony Willis]

Dirk I think I have the same collection of bakeriana(I sent you an email on the subject) and mine has 8 sided leaves. I think we do not have to get to hung up on some of these identification points. The flora of turkey indicates it may have +/- eight sides and is only a form of reticulata. Similarly with aintabensis being  a form of histrio. These as individual 'species' depend on where you sit on splitting and the variation in the wild is enormous.

[Rafa]

Just fantastic collection Dirk!!

[Hans A.]

  - Dirk and Rafa - impressive plants and pictures - never have seen a white I. winogradowii

[Rafa]

Thank you Hans, the next first division is yours

[Hans A.]

   - cannot believe it  - I start to look for a good site for it 

[Rafa]

Indeed 

[art600]

Rafa

I was pleased to see my first winogradowii in flower today, but then I saw your white form.  Were they selected from mass sowings or did you buy them?

I thought it was only Snowdrops that gave you a fever, but, having seen Dirk's collection and your white winogradowii, I am sure that it applies even more so to reticulate irises.  And as an added bonus you can tell them apart.

[Rafa]

What really gives me fever, is your pictures from Iran!!!, but lets not get into mentioning other generas, because if we start talking about Narcissus, Gladiolus, Tigridia, Fritillaria, Crocus, Cypella.......and another cuple of thousands of generas I think I might end up like Don Quixote seeing huge Irises instead of windmills   

This I. winogradowii comes from Janis.

[David Nicholson]

This I. winogradowii comes from Janis.

I hope it is still on his current List it's a beauty.

[art600]

Can I have some help in identifying these common garden reticulate iris.  I do not like labels and splitting clumps to distribute round the garden makes it even more difficult.

[art600]

And 3 more please - the second photo is a close up of the first.

[art600]

Rafa

I am not sure why I cannot find my photos of Galanthus transcaucasica.  To see huge populations just by the side of the road.....  Must try and find then start a new thread under Galanthus.

[David Nicholson]

And 3 more please - the third photo is a close up of the first.

If it is Arthur it's changed colour!!