Oncocyclus Iris 2014

[Erika]

Thank you Luc and Peter

[Rimmer de Vries]

You can grow many Turkish, Syrian and Iranian Onco outside in a sunny spot in Toronto and the plants will increase quickly.  some of the Iris from Israel are not hardy here.

Iris kirkwoodii, sari, paradoxa, uremensis, acutiloba and elegantissima all grow outside in SE Michigan without winter protection as long as they are in  full sun, sandy soil and dryish in summer.

Find a sunny spot with a rain shadow like near a building on the sunny side- i use south- southwest. and put 4-6 inches of builders sand overtop the local soil and plant the onco iris in the sand, the plants will be very happy there. No to little water in summer which seems to be the weather pattern here in the Great Lakes area. A friend nearby just uses his vegetable garden and put 4 inches of sand over top the garden soil and he always send surplus iris to the Aril society sales.  I have too many earth worms that mix up the soil so i put a landscape cloth barrier below the root level to keep the sand free of clay turned up by the worms.

I expect Iris kirkwoodii will start flowering this weekend

Rimmer

[LucS]

You can grow many Turkish, Syrian and Iranian Onco outside in a sunny spot in Toronto and the plants will increase quickly.  some of the Iris from Israel are not hardy here.

Iris kirkwoodii, sari, paradoxa, uremensis, acutiloba and elegantissima all grow outside in SE Michigan without winter protection as long as they are in  full sun, sandy soil and dryish in summer.

Find a sunny spot with a rain shadow like near a building on the sunny side- i use south- southwest. and put 4-6 inches of builders sand overtop the local soil and plant the onco iris in the sand, the plants will be very happy there. No to little water in summer which seems to be the weather pattern here in the Great Lakes area. A friend nearby just uses his vegetable garden and put 4 inches of sand over top the garden soil and he always send surplus iris to the Aril society sales.  I have too many earth worms that mix up the soil so i put a landscape cloth barrier below the root level to keep the sand free of clay turned up by the worms.

I expect Iris kirkwoodii will start flowering this weekend

Rimmer

Sounds like the conditions we have except we have to put a raincover on the beds.

[udo]

the `Queen of Onco` in flower,
Iris gatesii

[arillady]

Beautiful oncos lately. Yet to have Iris gatesii to see its beauty.

[udo]

one of the last this spring,

Iris polackii from Iran

[Ru]

Iris acutiloba ssp. lineolata ( = Iris helena (K. Koch) K. Koch) (Х  Iris paradoxa )
Natural form (natural hybrid?)(IH-RV-14-1951)
Origin - Azerbaijan, Gyanzha.

[Ru]

Iris acutiloba s. str.

[Ru]

Iris acutiloba ssp. lineolata ( = Iris helena (K. Koch) K. Koch)

[Ru]

Iris acutiloba ssp. lineolata ( = Iris helena (K. Koch) K. Koch)

[Ru]

Iris medwedewii Fomin (=Iris paradoxa f. choschab)
Origin - Azerbaijan, Desert Zuvand.
Flowers Iris medwedewii a source of water for many insects.

[BULBISSIME]

Very nice plants again !
Udo, Iris polackii is very similar to Iris barnumae.. no easy to make a difference.
Ru, as always.. nice plants in nature ;-)

[Ru]

Ru, as always.. nice plants in nature ;-)

Alas, while I was looking for a whole month new interesting shapes. In my garden irises  this group ended bloom : (.
These from my garden:

[Ru]

Iris medwedewii Fomin (=Iris paradoxa f. choschab)
variability

[Ru]

Iris medwedewii Fomin (=Iris paradoxa f. choschab)
variability