Iris Reticulata - 2017

[rob krejzl]

Otto,

Glen's website doesn't mention any restrictions on the import of plants/bulbs to Tassie.

Rob K

[Tasmanian Taffy]

Hello Otto,
we can still buy most bulbs from the bigger nurseries on the main land we just have to pay a bit extra usually around four or five dollars for the quarantine inspection. the bigger nurseries do this automatically for Tasmanian orders. David Glenn at Lambely does as well as Barry Blyth at Tempo Two, Garden Express and Tesselarr also do. there are some restrictions on some bulbs like Alliums but we can usually buy them from the local nurseries anyway. I currently have an order in at Lambley for some Iris. I also have an order in with a West Australian nursery for Reticulata Iris and have been buying bulbs from them for a few years now with no problems.
All the best John.

[rob krejzl]

John,

Shame about Tempo Two though; just as I started into arilbreds.

[Steve Garvie]

Iris reticulata ex Kuh-e-Abr, Iran


Iris histrioides ex Soganli Pass, N.E Turkey


Iris reticulata ex Armenia


Iris pamphylica -a slightly darker clone than my previous posting.

[Tony Willis]

Very nice Steve, beautiful photographs

[Tasmanian Taffy]

Hi Rob,
I don't quite understand why is it a shame about Tempo Two,? I have just started into Arilbreds myself and bought several from Tempo Two late last year. Tempo Two is still operating as a mail order nursery it is only the garden visits that they have stopped.
Regards John.

[rob krejzl]

My apologies to everyone. I didn't mean to hijack this thread.

Barry Blyth is retiring (see: https://garden.org/thread/view/59877/Celebrating-Tempo-Two-Irises/ ) - this will be the last catalogue as I understand it (finding that out meant I sent in a second order back in December).

John, perhaps we should PM each other to compare our orders - we may be able to swap at some point.

[Philip Walker]

Iris 'Blue Note'

[WimB]

Iris x winogradowii 'Alba'...a probable hybrid.

[Maggi Young]

Iris pamphylica -a slightly darker clone than my previous posting.

A picture of Iris pamphylica from Facebook by Hans Achilles - showing a handy pollinator

[WimB]

Iris reticulata 'Blue Note'

[Cfred72]

A picture of Iris pamphylica from Facebook by Hans Achilles - showing a handy pollinator

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This bee with the thorax covered with pollen ... 

[sokol]

Iris pamphylica is a stunner.
A few are starting here : I. "bakeriana" -  seed raised gathered at Hop Pass, SE Turkey  and I. hyrcana
(Edit by maggi to add photo names)

[Alan McMurtrie]

I'll just point out your first photo isn't bakeriana.  I'm curious where you got it.  Iris bakeriana has a dark fall (ink blue in the Mardin to Savur form) and octagonal leaves (8 ribs).  It has been suggested that some forms from Iran are also bakeriana, including ones with 6 ribbed leaves.  This is something for taxonomists to evaluate

[Paul Cumbleton]

For comparison, here is the Iris bakeriana I have which I believe is correctly named.

Paul