Juno Iris 2015

[Jan]

Ebbie, It's Juno vicaria from the mountains Chulbair, Uzbekistan. At 105%

[ebbie]

Then the child has a name now. Thanks Jan.

[Steve Garvie]

Iris vicaria Sina
The second image shows a monster flower with four standards/falls.

[mark smyth]

what happens when you leave a green house grown Iris outside for bees to pollinate and it rains hard and the wind blows over night .....

Iris 'Russian Kavalergard'

[monocotman]

Hi,

a couple of shots of Iris magnifica alba currently flowering in the garden on a sunny south facing bank.
There are 12 stems some with 12 buds.
It grows in quite a sandy soil.
I would like to divide it later in the year - when is the best time to do this?

thanks,

David

[Matt T]

Having just received a few seeds of Iris galatica, can anyone please give me a few pointers as an "Idiot's Guide to sowing Junos..."?

Sow now or later in the year? Surface sow or at depth? Leave the seed pot outside or under cover. Regular sowing treatment or do they benefit from cutting? Any tips appreciated.

Thanks!

[Matt T]

Unless there are any suggestions..? I'm going to sow them now, conventionally and on the surface with just a covering of grit. Someone shout now if I'll be making a mistake...

[Maggi Young]

Unless there are any suggestions..? I'm going to sow them now, conventionally and on the surface with just a covering of grit. Someone shout now if I'll be making a mistake...

I'm not up to speed on such matters - I thought  all Iris seeds germinated better when cut?

[Matt T]

Thanks Maggi.
The seed are quite small so it could be fiddly. I have a dissecting microscope, which would help but as we have a moving date (we can start moving boxes etc after our return from the Aberdeen show) I'm not sure I have the time to be cutting seeds and all the patience and hygiene that would entail right now. A bit of research on this forum has suggested that I could try sowing naturally, which does not risk catastrophic losses and if nothing shows up after a while try forced germination by retrieving and cutting (some of) the seeds later on. I like the idea of reducing/spreading the risks, so they'll go into a pot for now.

[Tasmanian Taffy]

Hi Matt,
I have recently sown a variety of Junos seed,from what I have read they are best sown in early Autumn on the surface with a thin layer of grit over them.Only water once and not again until there is some sign of germination.this is the way that I have sown mine and it is also a first attempt at Junos Iris by me so time will tell.Best of luck with yours,
regards John.
PS mine are under cover.

[Matt T]

Thanks for the tips, John. I'll bear these in mind when deciding what to do. Cheers, M

[olegKon]

this Juno grew among the bulbs of Iris aucheri. Any idea of what it is?

[Oron Peri]

Oleg,
Looks like Iris bucharica.

[olegKon]

Thanks, Oron. Most probably, it is

[fermi de Sousa]

First Juno here is Iris planifolia - first time to get it to flower in a pot, the ones in the ground are a week away from opening,
cheers
fermi