Iris and some Irids 2011

[Ezeiza]

Try iris hell. That is, to make sure burn pot,mix and plant to make sure. Do not plant irises in the same spot.

[Roma]

Making a lovely show in the garden just now - I think this Iris is a forrestii hybrid

[daveyp1970]

Roma what a stunning display.

[PeterT]

Beautifull Roma, It looks like what I grow as I wilsonii.  Iris forrestii is smaller with a differently shaped flower.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

A wonderful clump Roma !

Here, Iris flavissima unexpectedly produced another flower ! 

[PeterT]

very beautifull Luc

[art600]

Luc

Not one I have seen before, but certainly one to admire

[PeterT]

 Luc, Where did you get the name "Iris flavissima"?
Your "flavissima" looks very like I potaninii as featured in the British Iris Society Species Group Bulletin. It also looks like the Iris offerd  by a USA nursery which someone posted a thread on this spring.
 
In the book "A Guide To Species Iris "- I bloudowii (Bunge) = I flavissima var bloudowii (Baker) = I flavissima var umbrosa (Bunge).
However-
I flavissima (Pall) is also a synonom for I humilis (Georgi) which also has the names I flavissima ssp stolonifera, and I pineticola
I don't think I flavissima is a 'safe' name to use.
I don't know if your Iris is potaninii, bloudowii or something else, eg I curvifolia, but I do like it. 
 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Hi Peter,
I'm afraid I have no record from the exact origin of the plant - I obtained it at a Plant show in Holland, but don't remember from which grower I got it.

The label says I. flavissima and checking in the AGS Encyclopaedia it says : I. flavissima = I. humilis = I. pontica and the discription given in the encyclopaedia seems to fit exactly.

If you are interested, I can try and get an offset for you ! 

This is what I grow as Iris bloudowii (from Peter Korn - Sweden) - the flower (although a more vivid yellow) bears some resemblance - the leaves however are much shorter (10 cm ?) than my so called flavissma (35 cm)

[PeterT]

Will PM you Luc.
As well as being a synonom for I humilis, I pontica is a small spuria similar to I sintinisii, (I would like to get hold of a piece). I think that I pontica it is a synonom for another species too, but I can't remember what just now
In short lots of people have used the same names to describe different species of Iris 

[Tom Waters]

All other photos I've seen of I. humilis (arenaria/flavissima) show solid yellow blooms, without any brown markings that are so conspicuous in Luc's photo. I agree that Luc's looks a lot like the unidentified plant offered by Wrightman Alpines: http://www.wrightmanalpines.com/plant/iris-sp-pamir

[Boyed]

Bearded iris 'Hay Kun' bred in Khakasia (of Russian Federation) by B. Krasheninnnikov.
Very nice and vigourous variety.

[Maggi Young]

Zhirair, you have so many lovely plants.... I was thinking your Llilies were glorius then I see this perfect Iris... so beautiful! Thank you.

[Boyed]

Thank you Maggi!!!

This iris came to my garden quite accidentally and carried me away immidiately. 2 yaeras ago I found out some rare Soviet-bred tulips in the collection of a famous gladiolus hybridiser (who breeds lilies and irisses as well) in Khakasia. I requested those tulips from him, who generously shared the tulips and send this iris just to try. I never took a serious interest in bearded irises, but this year when it bloomed I was just shocked by its beauty. Today when I visited the country house I couldn't go away from this iris for a long time, couldn't feed up by its beauty. Another problem arose - now I am thinking of obtaining some bearded irises.

[art600]

Some pogon iris from my recent trip to Turkey - Iris schachtii