Iris reticulata and forms 2008

[Susan Band]

The postings are on page 23 of the Iris pages

[art600]

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

If it is Arthur it's changed colour!!

David

Not yet expert at uploading photos and did not preview.  Disappointed that I have no recommendations for names - except for 2 where TonyG has proposed names

[tonyg]

Art - Try checking the Connoisseurs Garden thread - lots of named forms illustrated there.  However there are a lot that look very similar which may account for peoples reluctance to commit!

[Lvandelft]

The postings are on page 23 of the Iris pages

Sorry, but how do I find this page by number?

[Maggi Young]

Susan, can you post a link to the page.... I cannot find it either....

[Lvandelft]

Aah, you meant page 3, I found what you mean. http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=143.30
I hope nobody gets angry with me, but those dark signs in the flowers could be so called flowervirus.
This K. Hodgkin is very easy infested.
I saw this Januari (page 9 in Flowering now) the same already but did not want to say it then.
But now when you ask me....
Luit

Ps. The best thing is to remove infested plants or it is getting worse!

[Maggi Young]

I worry about virus as a cause of the stronger colouring in those Iris, too, Luit. I think we learned from Franz that his had occasionally made this stronger colour  but were still strong in the plant, too, so perhaps it was not the case for him. But here, if we see this, we are immediately frightened and act to remove.

[art600]

On Garden Buddies there was a discussion on whether Frank Elder is really different from Katherine Hodgkin.  I thought there was and took photos of mine in the garden - Frank Elder bloomed several days before Katherine Hodgkin.
Having looked at last year's thread and seen the deep coloured Katherine Hodgkin, I am confused.

I post below two views of Frank and then two views of Katherine.  Are they really different?

[Lvandelft]

I think we learned from Franz that his had occasionally made this stronger colour  but were still strong in the plant,

Maggi, I think it is still not known when an ill plant will get weaker in growth.
what I know is that there are many grown in trade which are infested. Sorry to say this but it is.

What I forgot to mention is that I found the page by the help of Luc.
Not strange when Dutch and Belgian cooperate.
Our two countries belong to the first six countries of the EU. So know how to make profit of this.

[Lvandelft]

Arthur,  your pics 3 and 4 are definite ill.
Pict 1  is clearly ill. Could be all 4 K. Hodgkin.?
I post two pictures of both vars, which found in my PC, but no reference.
But at least you see the difference.
Luit

[art600]

Luit

Ifeared the worst from your comments.  Trowel in hand I am going to dig them up.

The Frank Elder had been coming up for 3 years, but the Katherine Hodgkin were planted last year.

[David Nicholson]

I broke my own rules and bought this from a local garden centre because I hadn't previously heard of iris reticulata 'Alida'. When I got home I did a google and found that Kevock Gardens sell it but found nothing else on it. OK it's nothing special but at least the names different.

[afw]

My local garden centre had a display of Iris reticulata 'Alida', the leaves were very 'streaky' by which I assume they were virused.
Would this be the case? It has already been mentioned that Dutch stock is suspect.
afw

[David Nicholson]

Can't tell yet Alan, but time will tell!

[afw]

David
Have just Googled I.retic> Alida. Potterton now list it as a new introduction & if you go to www.gapphotos.com they show it too. Doesn't answer the virus question though.
Alan