Reticulate Iris - 2014

[udo]

Two forms from Iris reticulata in flower today:
Hop Pass, SO-Turkey
Almeh- Region in northern Iran

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

The first flowers in an "alpine" container on my balcony: iris "Katherine hodgkin"grown along with some other bulbs which i hope will produce some flowers ( leucocoryne, ipheion, ixia, crocus tommasinianus , tulipa clusiana).
Thanks for all the great pictures of these incredible irises!
JP

[Pete Clarke]

I have only one Iris reticulata, this one bought at a local show as an un-named seedling.
I love it's dark colours. Should I try self pollinating it?

[Darren]

Pete - that is a really lovely Iris. I like the strongly ones too.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Two forms from Iris reticulata in flower today:
Hop Pass, SO-Turkey
Almeh- Region in northern Iran

Two forms with good and strong colours Dirk ! I like them both and they look very healthy and wel grown . Are they in the garden ? 

[krisderaeymaeker]

I have only one Iris reticulata, this one bought at a local show as an un-named seedling.
I love it's dark colours. Should I try self pollinating it?

Indeed a very good colour on that one Pete !

[Alan McMurtrie]

Hi Pete, your un-named seedling is actually 'Blue Note.'  It's a sport of Pauline.

[Maggi Young]

Hi Pete, your un-named seedling is actually 'Blue Note.'  It's a sport of Pauline.

By coincidence, Ian came home with some of these Blue Note's from Dunblane today! Very pretty  Iris, glad to have it.

[Pete Clarke]

Many thanks Alan. I had not expected anyone to recognise it, but I am so pleased that it has a name.

[udo]

Two forms with good and strong colours Dirk ! I like them both and they look very healthy and wel grown . Are they in the garden ?

Kris,
I cultivate almost all Reticulata irises on beds in the open land. Only some like pamphylica and vartanii stand in the greenhouse.

[Cyril L]

Iris sophenensis x danfordiae ‘Sunbeam' (Alan McMurtrie), another one that will go outside on the raised bed.

[udo]

two new flowers today,
Iris histrio ssp.aintabensis in the dark form
F2 seedling from Iris sophensis x danfordiae

[mark smyth]

Gasping at Cyril's Sunbeam - wow!

[mark smyth]

I must tell you about an experience I had with Iris reticulatas last autumn. After receiving them I set them aside until I got round to removing annuals growing in a raised bed. A couple of weeks later there were loads of blackfly on the inside of the back door every morning. This went on for weeks until I went to plant my Iris. I was blown away by the number of aphids smothering each bulb. There were also 100s of winged adults in every bag. I cleaned the bulbs using water from the hot tap but they couldn't be saved.

I should have taken photos. This must be how the virus is spread

[Yann]

Iris reticulata Dijst