Iris, non-bearded 2016

[fermi de Sousa]

This Japanese Iris has finally flowered but has been affected by the heat
Maybe a secondary bloom will be okay,
cheers
fermi

[Roma]

Lovely colour, Fermi.  I have a different problem.  Reticulata irises coming into flower because of the mild weather and not opening properly because of the lack of light.

[Lesley Cox]

The ensatas are very late here Fermi, just coming into their own now. Hot, cold, wet, dry, the weather has been totally rubbish for weeks. 30C one day, 14 the next.

[Robert]

The ensatas are very late here Fermi, just coming into their own now. Hot, cold, wet, dry, the weather has been totally rubbish for weeks. 30C one day, 14 the next.

Lesley,

Is this typical summer weather in your parts? It seems quite extreme to me. We might get extreme weather like that (only) in the springtime once in a blue moon.

Maybe "El Nino" is lost. 

[SJW]

Iris unguicularis 'Peloponnese Snow'

[David Nicholson]

Gorgeous plant Steve.

[SJW]

Gorgeous plant Steve.

Thanks David. It's a really nice compact form.

[Matt T]

Absolutely gorgeous and really well grown with a potful of tidy green foliage.

[SJW]

Absolutely gorgeous and really well grown with a potful of tidy green foliage.

Thanks, Matt. Now if it could just hang on for a month or so until the shows start!

[fermi de Sousa]

A lovely thing, Steve.
I missed out of seed of this from one of the exchanges - but of course, no guarantee that I'd get anything as nice!
cheers
fermi

[SJW]

A lovely thing, Steve. I missed out of seed of this from one of the exchanges - but of course, no guarantee that I'd get anything as nice!
cheers
fermi

Would that be the AGS exchange?! I did manage to get some unguicularis cretensis seed so look forward to seeing how that goes. Last year I received I. unguicularis alba seed from both SRGC and AGS (belt and braces!) and have been pleased that they germinated OK. Interestingly, the SRGC seed (on the left) was sown in late Jan 2015 and it germinated in May. The AGS seed (on the right) was sown in late December 2014 and germinated in October 2015. The SNP could make political capital out of that - yet another thing faster and more reliable north of the border!

[Matt T]

Would that be the AGS exchange?! I did manage to get some unguicularis cretensis seed so look forward to seeing how that goes. Last year I received I. unguicularis alba seed from both SRGC and AGS (belt and braces!) and have been pleased that they germinated OK. Interestingly, the SRGC seed (on the left) was sown in late Jan 2015 and it germinated in May. The AGS seed (on the right) was sown in late December 2014 and germinated in October 2015. The SNP could make political capital out of that - yet another thing faster and more reliable north of the border!

Fine looking seedlings, Steve! Can I ask, what treatment did they receive?

[SJW]

Fine looking seedlings, Steve! Can I ask, what treatment did they receive?

No special treatment, Matt. Just left outside in a cold frame until they germinated then brought into the greenhouse. Can't be sure, but I think I soaked the seed to plump them up a bit before sowing into a gritty compost.

[Matt T]

No special treatment, Matt. Just left outside in a cold frame until they germinated then brought into the greenhouse. Can't be sure, but I think I soaked the seed to plump them up a bit before sowing into a gritty compost.

Thanks, that's exactly what I did with mine. I shall keep waiting patiently.

[Lesley Cox]

I replied to a post here and several others on my phone then realized they weren't going through for whatever reason so better stick to the tried and true.

I hope the seeds mentioned above of the white unguicularis do, in fact, come true. I have twice tried it from seed and both times the plants have eventually flowered purple, albeit in good forms.