Iris and some Irids 2009

[arillady]

Just catching up on some of the posts.
What lovely irises shown by Oron and Lesley -  uhm the Iris vartanii is not offered as seed very often which is a pity. I have never seen it before.

[Oron Peri]

The first autumnal Iris in bloom: Iris vartanii,
Luckily i have found that growing it in shallow pots it produces new bulblis each year, otherwise i need to hand pollinate it which is a back breaking job...

Truly lovely, Oron!
And I'll second Paul T's request! I can offer you a free Physio consultation it you get a back ache as a result
cheers
fermi

That's an offer you surely can't refuse, Oron... fermi has MAGIC hands.... if only I had him here now for my shoulder.....

oops, sorry i have noticed your message only now,

Fermi, Maggi,

It is an excellent offer, but I'll have to refuse it politely since it is going to cost me something like 2000$ + 24 hours flight....I prefer staying with my back as it is, thank you anyway

[Janis Ruksans]

The first autumnal Iris in bloom: Iris vartanii,
Luckily i have found that growing it in shallow pots it produces new bulblis each year, otherwise i need to hand pollinate it which is a back breaking job...

Superb vartanii, Oron. I'm growing it for many years but still never saw flowers. I'm planting it in deep pots, but it allways forms leaves before winter starts and leaves regardless of covering allways are damaged. At least now I know how it looks.
Janis

[Lesley Cox]

Two things about the Iris kamaonensis I showed a couple of weeks ago. My pollinating has been fruitless - literally - as the stem is now browning off with no pod formed and I said it was probably from Halda seed. In fact it originated with Margaret and Henry Taylor, some years ago. Seed or a plant? I'm not sure.

[Maggi Young]

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