Reticulate Iris-2013

[art600]

A couple of iris in the garden - they may be the same, but at different stage of flowering.

Can anyone identify please

[Hans A.]

Some great plants Arthur!

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

Thanks a lot, Luc! It might be... Know only a few pictures Janis posted here last year of this species in nature.
I am very happy how it developed here - the parents of all  were 5 small seedlings I received from a good friend some years ago, unfortunatly he died a few years ago - those fine flowers let me remember him every year- and every year there are some more.

[Alan McMurtrie]

An update to my post on January 30th
Temperatures have stayed below freezing.
Yesterday we got hit with a big snow storm that dumped more than 33cm of snow
So hopefully the Retics are "back asleep" for now

[udo]

A couple of iris in the garden - they may be the same, but at different stage of flowering.

Can anyone identify please

Arthur, your first pic looks like Iris histrioides 'Lady Beatrix Stanley'.

[art600]

Thanks Dirk

The mystery deepens as I do not recall buying any 

[Maggi Young]

Thanks Dirk

The mystery deepens as I do not recall buying any 

Hmm, perhaps it's time to admit your shopping habit is getting out of hand, Art?

[art600]

I'm more worried about my memory.

[Maggi Young]

I'm more worried about my memory.

Me too, but the BD and Brian Ellis told me to forget it........


....at least, I think that's who it was.......

[Mini bulb lover]

Some great pictures there Arthur.

What size pot do you use for your Iris retic. seeds? I'm sowing some Alan McMurtrie seed for the first time this year but I'm trying to figure out what size pot I should use. 

Also how deep is the layer of pebbles you have on top of the soil?

[art600]

I use a 7cm square pot.  I cover the seeds with a fine grit to a depth of approx. 1cm.

[ChrisB]

I.r. 'Sheila Germaney'.  I nearly chopped it off, I'd planted beneath an epimedium.  I always cut off the epimedium foliage in February so I'll see the flowers and had completely forgotten putting these bulbs in after the DW last autumn.  Lovely surprise!

[David Nicholson]

They look as though they have happy there Chris, maybe been a bit dryer over the summer.

[ChrisB]

They're up and in flower at least a week earlier than the ones out in the open...

[Alex]

Here's another Iris zagrica, also from Jim Archibald's collection, I think with better flower shape and colour than the one I posted a week or two ago. Also slower to increase.

Alex

[ronm]

A couple of iris in the garden - they may be the same, but at different stage of flowering.

Can anyone identify please

Seems like we've got some, (of the ones pictured second), flowering at the moment too Arthur. We don't know its name either!!