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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #390 on: April 17, 2009, 01:47:38 PM »
You kept a very nice one for last Dirk !!!  :D
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #391 on: April 17, 2009, 05:20:54 PM »
Great Udo, this is one of those I'm looking for many years !!!
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #392 on: April 17, 2009, 07:03:18 PM »
Lovely plant Dirk.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #393 on: April 18, 2009, 12:11:48 AM »
What a cutie!  8)
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #394 on: July 26, 2009, 03:27:30 AM »
A couple of the "reticulata" types that are flowering for me here in Canberra at the moment.....

Iris histrio
Iris histrioides ssp sophensis.

These two are sort of the opposite ends of the spectrum, with the histrio being the largest of them that I grow, and the ssp sophensis being the smallest Ithink?

Lots of buds starting to show on others though.  8)
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #395 on: July 26, 2009, 06:08:22 AM »
Ah, the joys of spring! For us reticulatas are always an exciting time- knowing there is so much more to follow.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #396 on: July 26, 2009, 06:15:08 AM »
Simon,

That is always how I feel with the first of the Galanthus..... they're the harbingers of the wonders to come.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #397 on: July 26, 2009, 08:07:15 AM »
Do you have Galanthus out yet? Ours tend to be later than the reeticulatas here.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #398 on: July 26, 2009, 08:17:01 AM »
Super looking reticulatas Paul, do they bulk up well for you?
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #399 on: July 26, 2009, 09:25:26 AM »
Simon,

The first of the non-autumn Galanthus (i.e not reginae-olgae or peshmenii) start in June here.... some varieties are already well over.  Obviously you haven't been viewing the Galanthus area where we've been posting southern hemisphere stuff for the last couple of months?  ::)  :P  Well and truly out before the retics, every year.

Chris,

They're bulking up much better now that I have the crocus garden and the added insulation.  Has made a huge difference to production of flowering sized bulbs. 8)
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #400 on: July 26, 2009, 11:10:36 AM »
I have to confess that although I like Galanthus, they are not that interesting to me- heresy I know. I was just interested that they flowered so early- June for you would be December here and they would be under at least 50cm of snow ;) The areas we grow reticulatas are more open and lose snow cover quicker-so we can see them pushing through by February.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #401 on: July 26, 2009, 11:21:00 AM »
Iris histrio has fabulous markings Paul, it's a lovely looking group  :)
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #402 on: July 26, 2009, 11:42:21 AM »
Paul, a superb group of Iris histrio!
Are you growing them in Sand or do you use it only as groundcover?
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #403 on: July 26, 2009, 11:54:05 AM »
Thanks All.

Simon,

I am guessing that under snowcover they may just hold off longer anyway.  You never know until you at least try some.  I'm sure there are a lot of people on this forum that grow snowies that have solid snowcover in winter, and yet they work for them? ???

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The sand is a topdressing only, although the mix I am growing them in is a very sandy one.  If you have seen my "Evolution of a Crocus Garden" topic in the crocus section.... this is growing in that garden.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2009
« Reply #404 on: July 26, 2009, 02:24:52 PM »
Paul, we have a patch of lovely galanthus, which came with the garden and they flower happily when the snow melts. I just meant that they flower after the reticulatas here, because they have more snow on them in the woodland garden than the retics in the xeric garden. Also that I don't think I could get into having lots of different Galanthus, cos they all look the same to me. ;) Too much information I know- so I will stop now  ::)
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