Bearded Iris 2007 to 2009

[Hristo]

This is the first flowering of a cultivar that is new for me, DBI 'Sapphire Jewels'.

[mark smyth]

This is 'Knick Knack' photographed in an Iris nursery
http://www.marksgardenplants.com/sp-iris13.html

Dont always believe what the label says. I had to take one out of a trough. The label said 'under 20cm' but it was actually 47cm

[Hristo]

So I guess the one you removed from the trough was a median rather than a dwarf?
Certainly the 'Knick Knack' here is around the 10cm mark.
Do you grow many bearded iris Mark?

[Hristo]

Another first flowering for me this year, though sadly the beasties that nibble got to it before I did;
DBI 'Snugglebug'.

[mark smyth]

Not really just a few good ones. Pogo, heavily scented Open Sky, Chanted, Cache of Gold, Blue Denim, Mighty Mouse, Serenity Prayer, Lemon ?, Knick Knack

[Regelian]

Here is a new one for me, I imported last year from the States, 'Alien Mist'.  It carries a horn, it about 85cm tall and has very clear blue-lavender colouring.  The SDBs are still blooming away, despite the rain, but the tall beardeds are starting in earnst.  I expect lots of flowers by the weekend.

[Lesley Cox]

I don't have 'Sapphire Jewels' but this year have bought one called 'Sapphire Gem.' I think the colour should be deeper than yours Chis. Will know come the spring. It would be easy to mix the two, with those  ???names.

[Hristo]

Too true Lesley, I hold to the raft that is the knowledge that this came from Cayeux in France, it was planted here directly and so no chance of me mixing the names up in transit from the UK! The fun starts in a couple of years time when our own plants, the product of open pollination start flowering.......

P.s..our neighbours bees, so we get new irses and honey too!

[Hristo]

Two new ones for me, they were bought from a UK nursery as un-named plants, the product of open pollination within the nursery. I guess they may look like one of their parents, though no idea of their parentage, they were as I recall a cheap bit of fun!

[Lesley Cox]

These are bothe VERY pretty. The wash of yellow on the top one is most attractive. Cheap maybe but well worth more, I'd say.

[David Nicholson]

Here's my first 'Beardie' to flower this year. One of ten plants I bought a couple of years ago from Kelways as lost label dwarf bearded plants at 50p each. This one is about 90cm tall!!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Not exactly dwarf but nice colours David !

[Joakim B]

David it seems to have good bud count as it is called and big form. Does it have a nice scent as well?
Well grown
Joakim

[David Nicholson]

No scent that I can detect Joakim.

[Joakim B]

David I think it depends if the flower is out on a warm sunny day then it smells more, but I am not sure.
Some that I did not detect any scent have a scent on warm sunny days.
Some smell very strongly others less and some not at all
For 50p it can not be perfect, only good
Joakim