Bearded Iris 2007 to 2009

[akoen]

Some dwarf ones i my garden. Picture taken 17 of may.

[arillady]

Anne all of them would be very welcome in my garden. They are lovely strong colours and you seem to be growing them extra well

[Oron Peri]

Iris mesopotamica is in flower now in its natural habitat on Mt. Hermon.
 There are many populations of this species mainly around old villages and Muslim cemeteries but these where introduced in the past.

The perfume is out of this world!!!

[Paul T]

Oron,

Is that one in commerce?  I used to  have one very similar to that when growing up, and the thing about it that always struck me was the wonderful perfume.  has to be one of the nicest floral scents I have ever come across.  Unfortunately I never brought any of it from our old farm, but I am wondering whether it could have been the same as your I. mesopotamica?  I've never found another Iris with anywhere near the same perfume, either in strength or character.

[akoen]

Anne all of them would be very welcome in my garden. They are lovely strong colours and you seem to be growing them extra well

They are growing in sand. We have much rain here on the west coast of Norway, and it seams that sand is the best way to grow them.
Is it possible to send to Australia from Norway?

[Hristo]

Super pics Anne and Oron,
One offering today, Feu du Ciel, orange with the scent of chocolate, are Terries!

[Lesley Cox]

I do like the colouring of 'Sea Monster.' Iris, particularly bearded irises, presents colours that no other flower has. Yours are all lovely Anne.

Love that orange colour too Chris; not so sure about the frilly form though.

Paul, I. mesopotamica is in NZ and has been for many, many years, so likely in Australia as well. I doubt if it would be offered commercially though nowadays, in this part of the world.

[Paul T]

Lesley,

That fits with the fact that it came from a garden somewhere, not commercially.  Thanks for the info.

[Oron Peri]

Paul, I mesopotamica is rarely offered in commerce here, usually because it resent even the little water during summer and so it is difficult for the growers to keep them.
It is one of the plants that people just pull out and give to friends that would like to grow it as we do with I. germanica and I. albicans.

These there species are very common here particularly in old gardens where they are kept completely dry all summer.

[WimB]

Some that are flowering here now:

1) Andalou
2) Exotic Isle
3) Patina
4) Roman Rythm
5-8) unknown cultivars

[Paul T]

Oron,

The one I had definitely wasn't mesopotamica then, as it didn't have a problem with normal watering just like the other beardeds.  I have to wonder whether mine was a hybrid though, as it looks and sounds so very similar.

[Hristo]

Wim, the 'Patina' is a super colour combination, very different.
New today TBI 'Trencavel'

[Lesley Cox]

'Patina' is my very favourite TB iris. Quite apart from the fact that it has excellent branching and bud count and lovely form, the colour is of a piece of old copper, carefully polished over many years to a fine, antique finish.

[arillady]

Anne, it is too hard to send to Australia unless the person in Australia is a commercial nursery and is willing to pay the high costs of quarantine.
Oron, Iris mesopotamic has the look of a hybrid in its form and some of the old cultivars could possibly be mistaken for it. The perfume in some of the older irises can be delightful but others too strong - headache forming even!
This very long drought in Australia was extra hard. Of the many irises in the garden the groups that have done well - mostly without ANY water are in order of wellness: arils/aril species hybrids and many of the smaller dwarf species and other species don't require much water. I have been surprised - once again - how well the arils do here.

[Hristo]

Name lost, so if anyone recognises this poor Iris please shout out!
Cheers
Chris