Reticulate Iris - 2014

[Cyril L]

All these reticulate irises from Iran seems to fit in with Iris zagrica (which comes from Iran).

A few more reticulate hybrids from Alan Mc Murtrie in flower now.

Iris 'Avalanche', Iris 'Orange Glow' and Iris 'Snow White' NOT (Can anybody identify it?).  The last one was a replacement but it is still not the true Iris 'Snow White' as shown in Janis's 2006 catalogue (this is a scan of a small picture, so not good).  Is anyone growing the true plant?

[art600]

Cyril

I have seen Iris zagrica in Iran and it is really quite different from the Irises I have shown.

I will try to find my photos and post them here.

[Cyril L]

I look forward to seeing your Iris zagrica.  It is a new plant for me, only got it in 2012.

This is my Iris zagrica (from Bob & Rannveig Wallis) flowering end of January last year.

Also a little similar is Iris kurdica which flowered last month.

[art600]

Cyril

This is Iris zagrica photographed near the Iraqi border close to Marivan in late April 2010.

I will try to find my pictures of a slightly older clump showing a characteristic of Zagrica not observed in my reticulate iris - the leaves extend far beyond the flower whilst the flower is still OK.  In reticulate iris the leaves extend after the flowers have gone over

[Cyril L]

Interesting characteristic of I. zagrica.

[LucS]

A reticulate iris collected in the surroundings of Lerik in South-Azerbaijan.

[art600]

Luc

Very nice   Looks similar to Iris hyrcana

[Hans A.]

Some superb Iris here, thanks for sharing all this pictures!

Here a few seedgrown Iris histrio are in flower.

[Mark Griffiths]

stunning plants all and nice to see them in the wild

[ashley]

All very beautiful.  What a fine clump of I. zagrica in the wild Art, and that Lerik plant is a wonderful colour Luc
Hans, is that Mallorcan endemic Urtica atrovirens bianorii in your second photo (bottom right)?

[Hans A.]

Ashley  , yes it is.
It seems to be very rare in nature and I know only three places with very few plants (no one with more than ten specimen) - I could establish in my garden and now it appears here and there especially in seed pots. It hurts more than normal Urtica, but I keep them because it is an endemic rarity and so beautiful. I tried to establish several plants in different areas identically to native habitat, but it seems this experiment failed.

[art600]

Interesting characteristic of I. zagrica.

Cyril

This photo taken at the same site in April 2005, shows the extended leaves.

We did not know at this time we had found Iris zagrica

[LucS]

Some superb Iris here, thanks for sharing all this pictures!

Here a few seedgrown Iris histrio are in flower.

A rather big difference in colour  between those two pots Hans. Are both Iris histrio ??

[Cyril L]

Cyril

This photo taken at the same site in April 2005, shows the extended leaves.

We did not know at this time we had found Iris zagrica

Arthur, I see what you mean.  I will observe my plant to see this feature.  The leaves must grow quite fast after the flowers open.

[ian mcenery]

My zagrica will not flower this year but has made a lot of smaller bulbs. I show a picture from last year. Sorry for the poor quality of the photo. It was obtained from Norman Stevens

Also I show seedlings of Lady Beatrice  Stanley flowering for the first time