Reticulate Iris-2013

[David Nicholson]

Lovely Susan and Arthur. I sowed some of Alan's seed in September 2009 but I reckon they are going to need another couple of years to flowering. Maybe I haven't fed them enough?

Here's Iris reticulata 'Clairette' (I think!) from the garden today. A little beat up by weather and slugs but welcome just the same. Survivors from a batch I had in another place in the garden most of which reverted to bulbils.

[Gail]

Love that Sea green one 

[udo]

My first Reticulatas for this year,
Iris histrio and Iris vartanii.

[art600]

My first Reticulatas for this year,
Iris histrio and Iris vartanii.

Very nice Dirk.

You must be having a mild winter.  Do you expect more snow?

[udo]

Very nice Dirk.

You must be having a mild winter.  Do you expect more snow?

Arthur, these irises stand in the greenhouse and were covered in the bigger cold with fleece.
The last week-end had we-17°C at night. In the greenhouse were under the protection -3°C.

[Gail]

Four retics opened here in the last couple of days;
'Lady Beatrix Stanley' - gorgeous shade of blue
'Katherine Hodgkin'
Iris reticulata 'Halkis' from Dirk
Iris danfordiae from the Archibalds (17968), Turkey, Bolkar Dağları - this is a charming miniature compared to the usual commercial form

[Maggi Young]

Iris danfordiae from the Archibalds (17968), Turkey, Bolkar Dağları - this is a charming miniature compared to the usual commercial form

Small, but perfectly formed. 

[ian mcenery]

Came to me as a gift from a friend  as histriodes seedling - I like it and it seems to be bulking up quite nicely. The second came to me as histriodes major but it is not so major as the first even Julia Jane is curious

[Alex]

Iris zagrica flowering here (ex Jim Archibald collection), a nice blue form but also opening in the next week or two will hopefully be the even better very dark blue/almost black and white form.

Alex

[Gail]

Thanks for posting Alex - I've never seen that one in the flesh. Is it scented?

[Gail]

even Julia Jane is curious

Beautiful image Ian! Such a good contrast of form and colour.

[ian mcenery]

Beautiful image Ian! Such a good contrast of form and colour.

Thank you Gail. I like your Halkis very much. Mine hasn't flowered this year

[Hans A.]

Some great plants, love this one:

Iris danfordiae from the Archibalds (17968), Turkey, Bolkar Dağları - this is a charming miniature compared to the usual commercial form

It belongs to those seeds i put several times on my list for ordering from Jim - but finally I never did it...


One more picture of my favourite of this group - Iris pamphylica - this year very nice.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

What a superb group, Hans ! 
I bet it doesn't look that good in nature ... 

[art600]

Some flowering at the moment in the bulb house

0962 is from Alan McMurtrie seed sown 2006.  Will make a good garden plant I feel

0968 is  I think Iris hyrcana - can someone please confirm

0971 An iranian retic - unusual colour - have never seen in the wild where they were mainly blue.  Apologies fior poor focus