Iris reticulata season - Hermodactyloides and Scorpiris

[Gabriela]

Thanks for posting these Maggi. They are all so lovely and Iris reticulata has so many beautiful wild forms.
I hardly see any difference from some of the named cultivars (they just probably sell better having a name).

Iris rosenbachiana is a dream!

[Tristan_He]

Yes, thanks for sharing Dimitri and for posting Maggi. That's a stunning collection of beautiful Iris. I wish I could grow half of these but our wet climate is less than ideal for these beauties, so I'll have to admire from afar. Is the I. rosenbachiana growing outside?

[Maggi Young]

Dima has them all growing outside as  far  as  I  know, Tristan.  He may give  some  a  cover  in the  worst  weather, I'm not  sure.
 A few  new  Iris pix from Dima today .....


Iris hymenospatha subsp. leptoneura, W Iran


 Iris rosenbachiana Tovilj-Dara, Tajikistan


Iris kurdica, Turkey & Iris x histrioides 'Frank Elder'


Iris reticulata, Adiyaman, S Turkey &  'Spot On'


Iris reticulata, Adiyaman, S Turkey

[Maggi Young]

Another  from Dima

Iris reticulata, Ardabil, W Iran

[fermi de Sousa]

The first retic for the year is 'Purple Gem' which we got from Hillview 3 years ago,
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

A week later and a few more 'Purple Gem' have emerged,
cheers
fermi   

[fermi de Sousa]

Jon B (mini-bulblover) raised this one from seed from  Alan McMurtrie - seed labelled "04 IM"
cheers
fermi

[LucS]

The first of the new growing season - Iris vartanii
Always this early and as a result vulnerable to frost damage in a bad winter.

[ashley]

Very nice Luc.  From seed?  I failed with germination

[LucS]

Very nice Luc.  From seed?  I failed with germination

From 1 bulb as present.

[LucS]

The first Iris reticulata in the rockgarden - a collection from Qobustan, Azerbaijan

[LucS]

And the first juno of the new season sown in the winter of 2017/18 - Iris rosenbachiana

[LucS]

Another Iris rosenbachiana

[Maggi Young]

Another Iris rosenbachiana

Even more beautiful than the first, Luc!

[LucS]

A species that flowers early in the season with developed leaves is this Iris paelestina, here in a yellow form.