Irises-Non-Bearded 2012

[ronm]

Its a feature unique within the series Sibericae I believe, and unusually one that is easy to check.
Educate away Davey,  .

[PeterT]

Grown from seed sown September 2009 and flowering for the first time- Iris clarkei

This looks like some I have, grown from wild seed. Edrom stocked such a plant, at one time with the wrong name but they had retained the collection number. I doubt that it is pure clarkii though - have  you snapped a stem yet? intermediates between species are said to occur - by some.

[PeterT]

First time flowering raised from seed,it came from a bag of mixed iris seed,so no name sorry.

I think that this is Iris ruthenica, there are several forms ( possiably varieties or species such as I ruthenica nana, Iris uniflora..)

[daveyp1970]

I think that this is Iris ruthenica, there are several forms ( possiably varieties or species such as I ruthenica nana, Iris uniflora..)

Peter i have said it before and i will say it again,Thank you.This one stands about 10 inches high.

[daveyp1970]

Peter i have said it before and i will say it again,Thank you.This one stands about 10 inches high.Did the innominata i sent you flower?

[PeterT]

About 15 flowers Davey, and growing well. It is much bigger than my other one which i showed last year. sorry but I have been unable to keep up with pictures this year.
The seeds on I ruthenica are quite distinctive if you get any. Supposed to be sticky and from memory, though I don't get many, round, black and hard, the size of a small pea. Very similar, in fact, to the seeds of Iris anguifuga....related???

[Lesley Cox]

I think it's I. ruthenica too, in a particularly attractive form. The colouring and the markings are very good. I only had seed on my 'nana' form once and I remember them as being in ribbed pods, but memory may be at fault. It was at least 10 years ago.

[David Nicholson]

Easy to solve, I believe. If the flower stem is solid then is I. clarkei, if hollow then not.

It's hollow. 

[ronm]

  Well that's one species crossed off the list. Only  to go.
Still a very nice plant though, Have we ruled out I bulleyana ?

[David Nicholson]

I'm not sure at all Ron. Lesley seems to think my plant is a Sib. hybrid. PeterT seems to favour an intermediate between species; and as far as bulleyana is concerned Brian Mathew says "This is a plant of somewhat dubious origin and it seems it is a hybrid of I. forrestii and I chrysographes................."

Maybe I should name it (isn't that what Nurserymen do! ) would Iris 'Ihaventaclue' suit?

[ronm]

would Iris 'Ihaventaclue' suit?

I have a whole collection of that species David,

I think the comment from Mathew is maybe true for the time it was written. I think things have moved on for I. bulleyana since then, but  others will know better than I. When the rain stops any chance of a few more pics??
Does this affect my dibs on any pieces?

[David Nicholson]

<<Does this affect my dibs on any pieces? >>

No, not at all Ron I have a spare with your name on it and the flower was similar to the one I posted. I'd be interested in any further thoughts Peter has.

Will it ever stop raining- the weather does this everytime I put shade paint on my greenhouse, I just knew late May and June would be drastic.

[ronm]

Cheers David.

[David Nicholson]

A pretty poor picture but it was chucking it down and I didn't want to mess around too much-Iris lazica. The first flower since I split my clump up about 18 months ago and I don't remember it flowering this early before.

[Lvandelft]

A pretty poor picture but it was chucking it down and I didn't want to mess around too much-Iris lazica. The first flower since I split my clump up about 18 months ago and I don't remember it flowering this early before.

David, probably the result of enough water (at last)