Reticulate Iris - 2016

[Lesley Cox]

My late father knew beyond any doubt or discussion that he - and those like him - were the most superior in all the world. He was white, British and male. I loved him dearly  but on almost every subject, he and I disagreed strongly.

[Alan McMurtrie]

The only special thing about this Reticulata Iris is it's the very last one to bloom -- both this year and last year.

Naturally a hybridizing goal is to come up with something a bit more interesting, as "The Last Retic"

[Maggi Young]

Season extension is a great goal, Alan.

[Alan McMurtrie]

Blooming in a garden 20 minutes north (touch cooler, and a bit of shade) it is one of my favourites: 03-AN-3
[everything else is finished]

[David Nicholson]

Nice one that.

[olegKon]

This is what I received as
1. Iris 'Natasha'
2. Iris histrio
I have doubts about both. Should 'Natasha' be white? Mine is of nice clear light blue colour. The second one doesn't look Iris histrio, does it? What can it be?

[Lesley Cox]

Good evening Oleg,
I don't think your pale iris is 'Natasha.' She is in fact not really white but does have an ice-blue shading with a very slight greenish cast as well but though yours has the blue, it isn't really like that. And the flowers should have a rather more spiky appearance, not so nicely rounded in the falls. I can't find my photo at the moment but someone will have one, I'm sure.

The other could perhaps be 'Clairette' or 'Springtime' but not, I think, histrio. Again, someone should have a good photo. The whiter one is very nice, whatever it is.

[olegKon]

Thank you, Lesley. You have proved my suspicions. The light blue one is rather small, nearly equal in size with Merendera sobolifera seen at the background. It is really cute whatever it is. Now when I get real Natasha I will have two different nice varieties. The second one looks like Clairette. Thanks again. Oleg

[Lesley Cox]

I have found a picture of 'Natasha' (I have it as 'Natascha' but not sure which is correct.) This was taken back in 2011

[olegKon]

Thank you, Lesley. It is exactly what I had in the picture when I was buying it. But I like my variety a lot and hope it will be stable for me

[Alan McMurtrie]

Natascha is the correct spelling

[fermi de Sousa]

Our first retic is one of Alan's s x d hybrids: 'Dance On';
sadly I was not the first to find it - it is now surrounded by blue pellets!
cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

HOW DID YOU GET THAT ?

[fermi de Sousa]

HOW DID YOU GET THAT ?

I have ways and means
Or rasther I did
He longer has a quarantine house
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

More "traditional" hybrids (also suffering from slug attack):
'George'
'Alida'
'J.S. Dijt'
cheers
fermi