Iris and some Irids 2009

[Ragged Robin]

Super for me too, Maggi, and thanks Rafa for all the detail - I think this iris is lovely - does it grow in bare earth or scrub?

[arillady]

Iris planifolia and Iris susiana to the left (two fans)

[Rafa]

These are old pictures, I think I posted in other year... As you can see all is absolutely dry, like most of the places in Spain in this season.

[Rafa]

You grow a big group of I. planifola Pat! I hope your I susiana will bloom, maybe we could exchange pollen?

[arillady]

Rafa I am glad you posted the photos of the natural habitat of Iris serotina - so does that mean they flower late in the season when the weather has really warmed up?
The Iris susiana is looking the healthiest it has ever looked even with its virused leaves - says she as she touches wood!
The planifolia clump has been left insitu - including all summer when it was so dry and hot. It has been rain off and on for ages now with the old sunny day such as today when it is possible to get out there and try to mow the grass/weeds and pull weeds out of the aril patches. I have decided that the remains of the gravel patch can be used for another patch for the aril seedlings that are germinating.

[Rafa]

Yes this is, it blooms when the rest are almost finish fructifying, except Iris latifolia and Iris boissieri that are currently making the seeds.

Iris planifolia grows everywere in south Spain, even in border roads or agricultural fields borders. I think you can grow them in any part of the garden.

[Gerdk]

Yes this is, it blooms when the rest are almost finish fructifying, except Iris latifolia and Iris boissieri that are currently making the seeds.

Rafa,
Thank you for showing Iris serotina in its native environment. It seems there is some variation in color and size of the flowers when compared with my (single) flower.
Is this species the only one of the genus which flowers towards autumn?

Gerd

[Paul T]

Pat,

Heck of a clump of planifolia.  Beautiful!!

[Otto Fauser]

Pat , what an extra ordinary clump of I. planifolia - Congratulations  - it never does it in my
 garden . Your climate favours the Junos and Oncos much more than my hillstation climate .
   but I shall persevere- they are so outstandingly beautyful , but so is the very easy
 Iris unquicularis ssp. cretensis , glorious at the moment , and flowering particularly freely
 after our long ,hot summer .

[Rafa]

I think so Gerd, in northern hemisphere.

[Hans A.]

@Gerd, I am really impressed  - I sow this species the same year (thanks to RDD   ) but most seedlings germinated this year and I have some doubts the few which germited 2008 will flower next year

@Pat - Congratulation! wonderful clump of Iris planifolia.

[BULBISSIME]

Pat, I didn't know iris planifolia was a July flowering species   
very nice clump, the biggest one I've ever seen !

rafa, thank's for your wild pics ! very very interesting species

[Rafa]

Well, so many good results are make me think in collect again this year 

[BULBISSIME]

Excellent idea rafa 

[Lesley Cox]

The seeds you send to me Rafa, also germinated very well, just about every one I think. They'll be another year or two but are looking very good now, in late (I say hopefully) winter. They haven't died down following germination at all.