Iris non-bearded 2019

[Gail]

Am I wasting my time trying these in south western England?

Personally I don't think you are ever wasting time sowing seed. The chance of something interesting coming up is probably considerably higher than the chance of your numbers coming up if you buy a lottery ticket...

Not from seed, but I shall be saving the seed if it sets - Iris sibirica 'Lucy Locket', small flowers but a nice clear yellow.

[David Nicholson]

Personally I don't think you are ever wasting time sowing seed. The chance of something interesting coming up is probably considerably higher than the chance of your numbers coming up if you buy a lottery ticket...

Not from seed, but I shall be saving the seed if it sets - Iris sibirica 'Lucy Locket', small flowers but a nice clear yellow.

I'd still like to talk with an American grower though. Oh, and I'm very envious about Lucy Locket!

[Gail]

I'm very envious about Lucy Locket!

Give me a nudge in the autumn and I'll see if its splittable.

[Leena]

Gail you have such spectacular Iris sibiricas! Both are very special but I especially liked 'Ginger Twist'.
I googled it and it is quite new cultivar.

[Gail]

On Saturday I went to the BIS Group for Beardless Iris Day - excellent talks in the morning by Alun & Jill Whitehead, Tim Loe and Julian Sutton followed by a visit to the National Collection of sibericas at Aulden Farm;

[Gail]

Iris sibirica 'Art in Bloom'

Iris sibirica 'Banish Misfortune'

Iris sibirica 'Here be Dragons'

Iris sibirica 'Honey Chic'

Iris sibirica 'Huntress'

[Gail]

Iris sibirica 'Kiss the Girl'

Iris sibirica 'Miss Apple'

Iris sibirica 'New Mown Hay'

Iris sibirica 'Painted Woman'

Iris sibirica 'Shrawley'

[Gail]

And last one which was particularly floriferous 'So Van Gogh'

[Véronique Macrelle]

what a collection!

[Leena]

On Saturday I went to the BIS Group for Beardless Iris Day - excellent talks in the morning by Alun & Jill Whitehead, Tim Loe and Julian Sutton followed by a visit to the National Collection of sibericas at Aulden Farm;

Gail, what a wonderful day you have had! Thank you for the pictures.
I.sibirica breeding now seems so produce so many new colour combinations in flowers, they really are wonderful. 'So Van Gogh' looks amazing.

[Gail]

Iris virginica 'Slightly Daft' - don't know why, looks sensible to me.


Iris laevigata 'Rowden Starlight'

[brianw]

I have grown a number of Iris ensata over the years; "Rose Queen" and currently "Aquamarine" come to mind. As I have a dry garden and at present only a small plastic pond getting the correct damp conditions year round needs remembering when to water or move them. They don't like drowning all year and getting too dry is a problem. I bought the "Aquamarine" a couple of years back and now it is ~10 plants, 5 of which I kept. The 3 I planted out by the side (outside) of my small pond are flowering, apparently happily, at just 6" or so high, whereas the 2 still in pots in a damp seed tray are nearer 18". I had "Rose Queen" for many years in a pond and permanently wet feet, but I suspect it survived because it grows so fast in a basket it lifts itself out of the water.

Brian, in a very dry chalk garden where the deer seem to like my autumn raspberries. A very late small crop this year; hopefully ;-(

[fermi de Sousa]

I sowed the seeds of Iris xantospuria in April last year and got the first seedling on 22-07-18.
Today I unpotted them and found 9 of the ten seeds had germinated, 3 seedlings are quite small and have been returned to the seed pot the rest were potted individually. They have grown quite quickly so I wonder how soon we'll get flowers?
cheers
fermi

[Philip Walker]

1st flower,in a 2 1/2 inch pot
Iris barbatula

[Véronique Macrelle]

very nice this Iris barbatula !