Reticulate Iris 2009

[mark smyth]

Bold and Beautiful and Palm Springs are very nice. Where was the source?

[Sinchets]

'Bold and Beautiful' was from Janis and 'Palm Springs' was from a rare plants weboffer last autumn- we are amazed at how large the flower is 

[David Shaw]

Just a few of the reticulata iris flowering just now in the greenhouse and in the garden.
Iris 'Lady Beatrix Stanley'
Iris hyrcana
Iris 'Clairette'
Iris 'George'
Iris query
Can anyone help with this last? It is very similar to 'George' but there are some important differences in character. Both are established plantings of bulbs but the query started flowering two weeks before George. As you can see George has formed a solid clump and probably needs dividing this summer. The query was planted as three bulbs several years ago and has multiplied very little since then. The picture is of one bulb only.

[Lesley Cox]

Are you quite sure it is not some more 'George' David? It has the chunky look of a histrioides form/hybrid and there seems to be little if any foliage present at flowering, so not likely a form of reticulata. Perhaps the soil for the query was a degree or so warmer?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Very nice collection David !
An impressive group of I "George" - needs thinning I would say...

[Pete Clarke]

I am very pleased that I bought this un-named seedling selection last summer.

[Maggi Young]

I'm not surprised, Pete, it is very nice ...... never met one I didn't like 

[Sinchets]

That really does have a fantastically dark fall 

[art600]

Here are a couple of retics I have in flower at present

'Lovely Liza'
'Pixie'

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Two good ones Art !

[art600]

I thought so 

[art600]

Another in bloom at present - thanks Dirk

Iris reticulata 'Lake Sewan'

[ian mcenery]

Hi Pete I wonder if you got your Iris from the same source came to me as reticulata seedling no. 99/103 ex Miniature bulbs.

Now flowering in the garden also

Lady Beatrice Stanley yes she was a busy lady a snowdrop as well
and a couple of named reticulatas ( a close up of one) that are spreading slowly in the garden. Not sure of the names any ideas? and finally Winogradowii just starting into flower

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Nice little selection Ian - I love that unnamed seedling !

[David Nicholson]

....................Iris query
Can anyone help with this last? It is very similar to 'George' but there are some important differences in character. Both are established plantings of bulbs but the query started flowering two weeks before George. As you can see George has formed a solid clump and probably needs dividing this summer. The query was planted as three bulbs several years ago and has multiplied very little since then. The picture is of one bulb only.

Two that come to mind David, 'Purple Gem' or 'Pauline'. Here are pictures of both from last year, they didn't over-summer very well for me and I finshed up with very small bulbs for this year.