Reticulate Iris - 2016

[Lesley Cox]

I really love that very dark colouring of 'Blue Note.'
I was lucky enough to get half a dozen seeds of Lady B from the seedlist. I hope they germinate and come reasonably true. I hist. 'Major' doesn't seem to be in NZ any longer, or not to my knowledge anyway.

[chasw]

Florian it looks as though the reputable seller that I purchased Pixie from ,had it muddled up,I will have to alter my label,thanks

[Matt T]

Alan McMurtrie handed out some postcards at the SRGC Early Bulb Display in Dunblane depicting just a small selection of his hybrids. I'm sure he won't mind me sharing them here now.

[Alan McMurtrie]

Found these two "yellow" Eye Catcher in the field today -- wonder if they are stable.  ...and I think you will also enjoy 03-JM-2





For comparison here's an Eye Catcher with yellow partially on one fall

[de.da.]

Daniel

[udo]

the last Reticulatas here:
Iris histrioides from Soganli, NE-Turkey
Iris winogradowii, Caucasus

[ebbie]

udo, your Iris winogradowii is superb.

[Alan McMurtrie]

The most unusual new Retic is 09-LE-2
It's ones like this that make me realize I don't truly know what is possible.  At the same time, it's ones like this that make it all worthwhile.
As I said in my talks, hybridizing is like a game.  Clearly I have found a secret passage to a new level



My second favourite this year is 10-AX-2



A cute white from 2009 seed

[Lesley Cox]

Don't get quite lost down that passage Alan.
I can hardly wait until next year's batch.

[Cfred72]

Ils sont superbes vos Iris, Allan

[Alan McMurtrie]

A few more special Retics
11-GN-3     [Believe it or not: Down To Earth x Orange Glow]   You can see the Orange Glow in it



10-CR-1     [Pollen parent is: It's Magic]



I don't expect everyone will like 09-AI-1

[fermi de Sousa]

A few more special Retics

I don't expect everyone will like 09-AI-1

I love'm all, Alan,
I just wish someone here would import them for us to try!
I got a few through Marcus when he was importing directly from Janis but he stopped importing a few years ago,
cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

They just get better and better!

[Lewis Potter]

I do like them Alan. Some really awesome colour combinations you've created there.

[Janis Ruksans]

Some reticulatas from my collection
At first 'Sky Blue' - selection of Zhirair Basmajyan, found near Vanadzor in Armenia
and then 3 whites
'White Caucasus' - pity, here asllways something bluish, never sdo white as suspected (and not only with me)
winogradovii 'Alba' - really sterile hybrid, not winogradovii
and as last - true purest white
'Armenian Ararat' - selection of Zhirair Basmajyan, named by me remembering Armenian saint mount Ararat, sold by comunists (Lenin's government) to Turkey.