Iris in Jordan 2015- Junos

[Luc Gilgemyn]

You never stop amazing us Oron !!  Fabulous trip you had there ! Thanks for sharing !!

[Cyril L]

Absolutely great to see these rare Junos in their wild habitats Oron.  We can only dream!

[Jupiter]

Did you collect seed Oron?   

[Matt T]

Did you collect seed Oron?   

Now here's a man who might just have the sort of conditions these plants would like 

[Otto Fauser]

Oron  , we are so fortunate to have you as a friend on the FORUM , to show us those fabulous Junos flowering in their native habitats . It took Tony Hall at Kew Bot . Gardens 14 years (fourteen ) to flower I . postii .     many thanks from   Otto.

[Oron Peri]

Thank you all!!
I'm glad to share these photos with you.

[Oron Peri]

I can really imagine how you both jumped around when you found Iris postii in flower! 

Well Hans... you know us well...
Luckily the minute we found it is not documented anywhere...

[Oron Peri]

Did you collect seed Oron?   

Jamus,
It isn't the time to collect any seeds there as they are flowering now. There wasn't any sign of old seeds near the plants as any organic matter last very short time in the desert.

Any way in my experience i think growing I. postii from seeds would probably take  6-9 years in cultivation assuming it has the right conditions.
In my opinion, the mature plants we have seen are probably 15-20 years old [if not more!] considering that it doesn't rain every year.
In order to germinate and mature, seedlings would probably need three consecutive, wet winters to establish, fact which doesn't happen often in that area. Than in some years they will be grazed either by sheep and goats or by insects..

[fermi de Sousa]

Jamus,
It isn't the time to collect any seeds there as they are flowering now. There wasn't any sign of old seeds near the plants as any organic matter last very short time in the desert.

So you have plans for a return trip then? 
Fantastic that we can share in this trip with you, Oron,
cheers
fermi

[Jupiter]

Yes fermi! I would love to but I will need someone to pay my airfares.  . Oh and isn't it a war zone? Oron, are you sure it is safe to be travelling in these parts? Especially searching the desert for plants, a story some may find difficult to believe...

[Mark Griffiths]

stunning and fascinating to read about how these plants struggle to survive in the wild - many thanks for sharing Oron.

[BULBISSIME]

Fabulous Oron!!!
I can really imagine how you both jumped around when you found Iris postii in flower! 

Yes you can Hans 

[ArnoldT]

Oron:

Absolutely wonderful stuff.

How can one imagine going there.

[Oron Peri]

Oh and isn't it a war zone? Oron, are you sure it is safe to be travelling in these parts? Especially searching the desert for plants, a story some may find difficult to believe...

Jamus
Jordan is probably the safest place to travel in this neighborhood,
also, we try to disguise ourselves into pollinators...

[ichristie]

Hello Oron just found your superb pictures how on earth should anything so beautiful survive in these extreme conditions and the idea that you search for these as a possible pollinator thank you for letting us see such rare plants with the habitat where they grow,  cheers Ian the Christie kind