Oncos 2013

[Hans A.]

Wow! Some fantastic plants Rob, Fred and Kris! Really great Iris acutiloba ssp. acutiloba!

Here in flower Iris nectarifera and Iris lycotis with a curious visitor.

[krisderaeymaeker]

What a pot Kris !!! Congratulations ! I'm not sure mine will bloom this year... 

Thanks Fred ! Yours is already building up some  energy for next year ....

[Rob]

Here also the first of this year . Iris acutiloba ssp. acutiloba .

Wow you've got an amazing number of flowers in that small pot.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Thanks Rob and Hans . I think they do better if not repotted each year . I suppose that once in 2 or even 3 years is better ?
The year I repot I have less flowers ....or is this coincidence ? 

[Maggi Young]

Thanks Rob and Hans . I think they do better if not repotted each year . I suppose that once in 2 or even 3 years is better ?
The year I repot I have less flowers ....or is this coincidence ? 

Ian always  says (about other bulbs, not particularly iris) that if they flower badly after  being repotted after a few years in the same pot, it is not because  the repotting had that effect, but that the year before they were in poor old compost and so did not make their new buds.....

[LucS]

Thanks Rob and Hans . I think they do better if not repotted each year . I suppose that once in 2 or even 3 years is better ?
The year I repot I have less flowers ....or is this coincidence ?

No coincidence I think. I see the same behaviour here

[Miriam]

Kris, Amazing clone!
great pictures from all

[krisderaeymaeker]

Thanks Myriam , Luc and Maggi .

[krisderaeymaeker]

Iris iberica ssp. iberica .

[arillady]

Lucky you Kris to be able to flower Iris iberica ssp iberica - and so well grown as well.

[arillady]

Kris could you please take a photo including the pot size from the side?

[arillady]

With cooler nights the arils are starting to germinate more. During summer if any germinated I potted them up a bit more and today I planted out a few pots of newly germinated or potted up. J&J 595.320 Iris paradoxa, plus seed from the ASI in 06,07,11, 12 plus  a few  of my crosses from 98, 06, 07, 10, 11. And made sure I made a note on paper their planting plan as the kangaroos have been breaking so many tags by walking all over the resting aril beds. I pushed in the tags further than normal this time. The ground was pretty hard digging. Planting out early in the year gives the seedlings the best start to be able to cope next summer.
Oh for a bit of rain so that the kangaroos move on. At least I will be able to report how good kangaroo pellets are for the garden as there is a fairly even scattering throughout .

[David Nicholson]

.....................Oh for a bit of rain so that the kangaroos move on. At least I will be able to report how good kangaroo pellets are for the garden as there is a fairly even scattering throughout .

And I moan about cats

[krisderaeymaeker]

Lucky you Kris to be able to flower Iris iberica ssp iberica - and so well grown as well.

Thanks for the kind compliments Pat . But in my opinion I don't do anything special to this plant ....
Maybe  there is something.....al my plants are my childs ....

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris could you please take a photo including the pot size from the side?

Hi Pat , I try to make another picture the fortcoming days ....