Iris and some Irids 2011

[zephirine]

Iris graminea today, in full shade and heavy soil. Not as prolific as in better conditions, but...under better control!  

[TheOnionMan]

Iris koreana was looking particularly great today, growing exponentially since moving it from another spot which was too dry.  There is a form of this species being sold by Garden Vision Epimedium that is supposed to be much better flowering, although in my case, simply moving it from one spot to another turned a virtually non-flowering Iris into a yearly flowering spectacle.  Folks, find those microclimates, move your plants around if they're not succeeding.

[christian pfalz]

hello all, here iris germanica from mt. pindos greece....

cheers
chris

[PeterT]

You have a fabulous clump of I koreana Mark, I must plant mine out!
Lovely I germanica Christian.
I do like graminia Zephirine, I agree it can be fairly prolific.

[Maggi Young]

Iris koreana was looking particularly great today, growing exponentially since moving it from another spot which was too dry.  There is a form of this species being sold by Garden Vision Epimedium that is supposed to be much better flowering, although in my case, simply moving it from one spot to another turned a virtually non-flowering Iris into a yearly flowering spectacle.  Folks, find those microclimates, move your plants around if they're not succeeding.

Spectacular illustration of your point, McMark! That plant is magnificent... and the change achieved so simply.....

[Arykana]

[Maggi Young]

Very rich colours, Erika 

[razvan chisu]

Iris aphylla growing wild near Cluj, my hometown

[PeterT]

Lovely I aphylla Razvan,  The petals are narower than on the plants I grow, and the standsmore pointed. I think that there are a variety of forms with different names.

[Tom Waters]

Very nice to see Iris aphylla in the wild. Thank you!

Here's Iris reichenbachii blooming in my garden on Thursday. I had not grown this species before, and was quite pleased with its daintiness and perkiness. In many of the photos I have seen, it looks sort of sad and droopy.

[razvan chisu]

Not all of them were as pointed as that one, Peter.
Most were quite usual and rather spoiled by the heavy rain and wind we had this week.
Are there named ones in cultivation?

[PeterT]

I have a form from Nigel Service which belongs to a distinct poplation, ( there are several synonyms belonging to varients), and a nice seedling from Nigels seed with a pure white beard. I believe there is a nursery in the United States which sells a number of named forms.  Mine are bluer than in your picture too... I shall try to get to the allotment this evening

[Michael J Campbell]

A nice Iris filifolia var latifolia, complete with virus.

 Here is the virus,and the potful of bulbs are in the bin now.

[Maggi Young]

A nice Iris filifolia var latifolia, complete with virus.

 Here is the virus,and the potful of bulbs are in the bin now.

What a shame. It is this very problem with Iris of all kinds that lead Ian and I to burn our entire Iris collection some years ago. We felt we couldn't risk the virus spreading to other bulbs. Sad but necessary action in our view.

[Michael J Campbell]

Maggi, I think that I will take the same action you did. All bulbous Iris are going in the bin today.