Iris, non-bearded 2016

[vanozzi]

For those that prefer singles.

[David Nicholson]

Lovely Iris shots Paul.

[fermi de Sousa]

Two brown Dutch Iris in flower today (so of course they had to be cross pollinated )
Autumn Princess is a new one that we got from Jon (mini bulb lover); it looks a lot browner that it appears in the pics;
Thunderbolt is an older hybrid which is marked yellow in bud;
cheers
fermi

[johnralphcarpenter]

The Iris unguicularis season has begun - must be winter.

[David Nicholson]

You're up and running before me this year Ralph.

[Alan_b]

I see your Iris unguicularis and raise you a few more:


The colour contrast between the two forms is more striking in life than it is in the photographs.

[fermi de Sousa]

This is an iris which I think is Iris halophila (syn I.spuria ssp halophila) as I got it as I. albertii which it isn't!
It has a peculiar habit of flowering in mid-spring on short stems and a few weeks later sending up taller stems!
These are the later flowers
cheers
fermi

[arilnut]

Hi Fermi.  Could also be carthaliniae .

John B

[David Nicholson]

Here's my first of the season Iris unguicularis. Last year I pictured it on 17 October.

[ashley]

Your signage is working well David

[David Nicholson]

Funnily enough Ashley they don't seem to bother the Irises, just concentrate on everything else.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Flowering on Christmas Day, Iris unguicularis.

[vanozzi]

Two new Japanese iris seedlings flowering first time this year, both keepers.

[fermi de Sousa]

Definitely worth keeping, Paul.
What were the parents like?
Have you tried crossing them with I.pseudacorus to raise the "eye shadow" types?
I only have one at present, 'Kinboshi' and this morning it had 4 blooms open at once - and then the rain started! But fortunately the flowers held up to the weather, at least long enough to take a couple more pics,
cheers
fermi

[vanozzi]

Fermi, these are the parents of the above seedlings, crossed both ways.The blue stripe effect seems to be a dominant pattern, or at least in my seedlings.The parent with the blue stripe has rather narrow petals which I wish to ''broaden out.''
I am not fond of kimboschi due to its anemic looking petals, but do like the new ''eye shadow'' types. I've been unsuccessful with that line.I've only used pseudacorus ''sweet charm'' so far.Not enough energy or time I'm afraid.