Irises: Non-Bearded 2013

[krisderaeymaeker]

A late flowering Iris lacustris ....

[Lesley Cox]

It IS late Kris. Mine's budding up already, on the other side of the world - rather earlier than usual.

[fermi de Sousa]

The first of the PCI have started here!
This is a near white one grown from seed sent by Diane W in Canada,
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

A couple of Dutch iris, I think the blue is the one called 'Professor Blauw',
and another PCI, I think it's called Sahara Sands,
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Forgot to add this PCI 'Big Money'
cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

The modern PCs are looking more and more like the large and flashy flowers of the Louisianas, in their blooms at least, perhaps not in the foliage.

[fermi de Sousa]

Forgot to add this PCI 'Big Money'

We raised a number of seedlings from 'Big Money' - here are a couple in full bloom; I'm thinking of naming them the "Small Change" Group
cheers
fermi

[David Nicholson]

Very nice indeed Fermi.

[Lesley Cox]

As David says Fermi. They're the right money colour anyway. Seedlings from those could be interesting too, the next generation. Keep up the good work.

[fermi de Sousa]

As David says Fermi. They're the right money colour anyway. Seedlings from those could be interesting too, the next generation. Keep up the good work.

Hi Lesley,
I didn't sow any seed from last season, but I think I collected some to send to one of the Seedexes!
Here's another "lost label" Dutch Iris, it might be 'Apollo' but I can't be sure - they've been moved and the labels no longer correspond to the correct plants!
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

First flowering of Iris xiphium from SRGC Seedex 2009 - collected by Rafa in Spain,
cheers
fermi

[David Nicholson]

Very nice Fermi.

[Lesley Cox]

Yes, that is nice. I have maybe 50 as 2 year olds, seed sent by Rafa, or may have been by way of Anthony. Can't read the label now, but definitely I xiphium, also some I. serotina to look forward to.

[fermi de Sousa]

Possibly from the same collection as mine, Lesley, or the year after?
Here's a pic from this morning of the first two to open; I do like the two-tone effect with the darker uprights;
and one of my favourite Dutch iris, Acapulco
cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

The species itself definitely has something over the selected forms or hybrids but I have a few new ones this year having spurned them in the past. The first to flower will be 'Miss Saigon,' doing me proud with 5 stems from 5 bulbs. The other vars are less floriferous this first year. Will show when open.