Oncos in Flower...

[gmoen]

Hi

I wonder if anyone could tell me if my Iris paradoxa ssp. paradoxa might be another ssp. It seems that it is quite darker than most plants I have seen. The flower at the photo is exposed to direct sunlight so you can see the deep purple color. Otherwise it looks almost black.

Any suggestions ?

Geir

[Rafa]

Beautiful plant  , could it be forma 'atrata'?

[Hans A.]

Ruweiss - beautiful sari form you grow
Geir, I think there are no other ssp. accepted for Iris paradoxa - just different "formas" - Zhirair showed a very beatiful dark form and also the "Sevan" form should be very dark - posibly they all belong to the described form "atrata" which mentioned Rafa?
While we had heavy rainfall the last three days a nice coloured I. paradoxa f. choschab opened - I like it because of a light hint of yellow at the base of the standards.

[Rafa]

Hans, very beautiful form in the opposite than Geir's post.
Also S. Banquetow grows a beautiful form with the standars completely cream color.

[Hans A.]

Thanks Rafa,
I remember to have seen photos of russian plants with yellow stardards - but I have never seen them in cultivation - I think the above shown form came from the famous nursery of Bernd Wetzel in Wuppertal/ Germany and should be of turkish origin.

[art600]

I posted the following on the Iris thread before I saw the Onco thread.  Photographed by a friend whilst I was in Iran.  Will post Iranian oncos later - some were very small as there was a drought that restricted the numbers we saw.

[Hans A.]

Hello Arthur,
Thanks for showing this iranian choschab form.
Are the choschabs in Iran generally as heavy veined?
I am looking forward to see some more of your photos.

[art600]

Hans

Not from Iran - possibly Turkey near Van.

[Hans A.]

Thanks Arthur - I have never been there and so I cannot compare - but till now none of the plants or pictures of plants of the Van-Area I have seen  had so heavy (and dark)veined flowers - more common in cultivation seem to be forms as I posted above or in reply 63 - so I am very glad you show it!

[Boyed]

A few weks ago I had a guest from germany who was in Nagorni Kharabakh and photographed iris acutiloba. And we together also went to iris paradoxa place to see it in bloom. Enjoy the photos.
Geir, your dark iris paradoxa is very similar to our form.

[Boyed]

And some pictures of iris elegantissima

[Lvandelft]

And some pictures of iris elegantissima

That 's a beautiful spectacle, Zhirair.
I love this combination of the colours. Great!

[Boyed]

Luit,

They are, indeed, very special. I have been looking for iris elegantissiama to see in the wild for several years, but only this year I succeeded to see it. I was just astonished by its magical bauaty! One shoud see it in a real. I can't find any words to describe its beauty.

[Hans A.]

Zhirair - thanks so much for sharing this fantastic photos -It is just great to see this treasures growing in the wild - To find this type of Iris in its own special landscape has to be really breathtaking. Thanks again.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful Zhirair !
They are even more stunning in nature aren't they ??