Oncos in Flower...

[Gerhard Raschun]

Gerhard,
your iris iberica ssp. iberica looks very unique by its unusaul colour. Here is a photo of this species, which grows in the north of our country near the border with Georgia.

Yes of course, you are right.This is a plant I`ve got labeled as I. iberica ssp. elegant. from Ruksans.You`ll agree that this is incorrect.

There is a ident plant shown on Mayr`s page (the best one of oncos) which is id as I. iberica ssp. iberica.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

A real beauty Gerhard !
These onco's never cease to amaze me 

[Paul T]

Gerhard,

The striping on the acutiloba is very striking.  I always wonder whether these iris look as good in person as they do in pictures!    I guess we get way more detail in some ways in the pictures, while they just don't quite "capture" the whole flower like the real thing. I am so very much enjoying this topic.  Thanks all. 

[Hans A.]

Wow Gerhard - Glorious picture of your acutiloba lineolata! I supose after  showing your other photo Janis Ruksans will have sold all his Iris iberica ssp. elegantissima for this year 

Two other plants opened its flowers 
Iris sari "Yellow Form" and Iris paradoxa f. choschab

[arillady]

I have not visited this site for a while and what wonderful photos are appearing. Here in South Australia the arils are finally starting to show green new leaves above ground after a very long dry summer (thank goodness in some ways). We have had 8 1/2 mls this year so far - not much!!! I have planted out all my aril seeds which I had had in the fridge for about 8 weeks in damp vermiculite. As I emptied the seeds and vermiculite into each pot I grab some of the seeds and remove the aril part and some of the coating but I have never done the cutting as I would need a very good magnifying glass so that i didn't cut too deep. The pots are now in foam boxes - 12 to a box and up the back yard to get all the rain and sun and cool nights that we are having at the moment. Some germination will come soon but most will be in spring. There are always pots where none come up and they are kept for a few years - well I never throw out the pots (ask my children if I throw anything out!!) So there are pots that go back many years. During summer the boxes of pots are stacked in piles in the shade where they do not get any rain until the autumn rains come when I bring them out and soak the boxes in a tub of water to waterlog them and then put back up the back yard with my fingers crossed once again.

[Rafa]

Beautiful Iris acutiloba Gerhard,
Fantastic pictures Hans. The opposite than your Iris sari form.

[Hans A.]

Rafa, really beautyful coloured form!
Can you tell something about the size of the flower as it can vary very much.
Here the two which have flowered.

[Rafa]

¿??¿ This is a liliput Iris sari?The clone I grow is 44cm to the flower, but as you mentioned is so variable in colour and form that all could be possible.

[Hans A.]

¿??¿ This is a liliput Iris sari?

I am still waiting for an Iris sari "ssp. manissadjianii" - this one I grow is still a smaller plant than  "liliput"

[Rafa]

Fantastic, I 've lost this species this year, I don't know why , so I will be happy seening your pictures.

[Paul T]

Beautiful Iris sari!!! 

[Hans A.]

Iris acutiloba ssp. lineolata - this time with sunshine - it is one of the easier and floriforous Oncos to grow also in central europe - perhaps not so coloured as others, but striking as well.

[mark smyth]

If our weather keeps going the way it is I will soon be able to grow these stunning Iris

[Paul T]

Hans,

Well it's one of my favourites of the oncos.  The combination of colours and markings is fantastic.

[Hans A.]

@Mark - referring the climatical change I hope yo will not be right to quickly
@Paul - I agree completly - it is a very special Onco - and as "easy" to grow as paradoxa here.