Reticulate Iris-2012

[fredg]

That was a spur of the moment buy in a small garden centre Ron.
Pick your own out of the box.

[ronm]

Excellent choice !! 

[daveyp1970]

My first Iris for many years.

I blame daveyp1970 for getting me started on bulbs again 

Katherine Hodgkins, just opened today  

Fred it's good to see you again matey ,fancy some snowdrops ect.

[udo]

my first Reticulatas this year,
F2 generation from Iris sophenesis x danfordiae

[David Nicholson]

very nice indeed Dirk.

[udo]

David, many thanks.

[PeterT]

Very nice seedling Dirk, is it one clone?

[art600]

Dirk

Did you make the cross?

[Janis Ruksans]

Very good, Dirk!
Janis

[udo]

Many thanks, Janis.

Peter and Arthur, yes this is one clone raised by me.
I receive in 2002 some bulbs I.sophenensis x danfordiae from Alam Mc Murtrie.
Plants from this seed have flowers in several colours, so pale blue, near green, blue-white
and blue-yellow.
Unfortunately, all plants from F2 cross are more difficult than the F1 cross.

[udo]

Here the pale blue form ( similar the F1 cross ) from I.sophenensis x danfordiae

[Maggi Young]

Unfortunately, all plants from F2 cross are more difficult than the F1 cross.

But perhaps there is good hope for the F3? 

[udo]

Maggi,
i had never seed from this, the F2 is possibly sterile.

[Maggi Young]

Maggi,
i had never seed from this, the F2 is possibly sterile.

 Oh!  That is a shame. I do know that it is possible to have some fertile chances to make F3 and F4 in Crocus.... perhaps not in Iris? I do not know much about Iris breeding. 

[art600]

Maggi,
i had never seed from this, the F2 is possibly sterile.

 Oh!  That is a shame. I do know that it is possible to have some fertile chances to make F3 and F4 in Crocus.... perhaps not in Iris? I do not know much about Iris breeding. 

Maggi

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