Iris non-bearded 2020

[johnralphcarpenter]

Anyone recognise this? Is it Iris x fulvala?

[David Nicholson]

That's a new one on me Ralph. Just in case you haven't seen it this is what Brian Mathew has to say about it in 'The Iris'

"...... is sometimes grown in gardens. It is a purple-red flowered hybrid, raised by W R Dykes in 1910, between I. fulva and I brevicaulis (= I. lamancei )."

[johnralphcarpenter]

Thanks. Drat lost labels!

[GordonT]

This past winter was kind to the Pacific Coast Iris here in Nova Scotia. This one has been showing well, in spite of the heat. Hopefully I'll have a few more plants with better colour/patterning,  in bloom next year!

[David Nicholson]

Lovely colour Gordon.

[WSGR]

 l love the colour of the first iris. If I had it, I would hand pollinate it. Lovely striking colour.

[fermi de Sousa]

First flower on Iris macrosiphon (RMB 891) grown from seed sent kindly by Robert (back when that sort of thing was possible )
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

I know these are common plants but they are looking spectacular this year - various Dutch iris hybrids in various parts of the garden
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

This Iris orientalis originated from a seed (I think) from a neighbour's plant! It came up between rocks in a bulb bed and has been difficult to extricate - so now we just enjoy the flowers and cut it down before the seeds ripen!
cheers
fermi

[Leena]

I like your Iris orientalis, what a nice plant to get from self sown seed.

[Véronique Macrelle]

how many years has it taken for Iris macrosyphon to come to flower from seed, Fermi?

this fall I also planted Dutch irises, my garden was too poor in flowers this year: it's easy!

[fermi de Sousa]

how many years has it taken for Iris macrosyphon to come to flower from seed, Fermi?

Hi Véronique,
the seed was sown in 2016 and germinated in 2017 and I think I planted it out in winter 2019
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

I like your Iris orientalis, what a nice plant to get from self sown seed.

Hi Leena,
it's nice but a thug! I can't dig it out. There is a large colony of it in a paddock a few kilometres from here which persists without any attention or watering and looks to be getting larger each year.
I prefer the different colour forms of spuria iris such as Iris 'Intensity'
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

1) The spuria iris bed
2) Spuria Iris 'Clara Ellen'
3) Spuria Iris 'Golden Candle'
4) Spuria Iris 'Intensity'
5) Spuria Iris 'Wild At Heart'
cheers
fermi

[Leena]

How very nice irises! My favourites were 'Intensity' and 'Wild At Heart', I have never seen colours like that here:).