Scorpiris Iris (Juno's) 2007

[David Shaw]

Possibly, Tony, but not quite the same as the others. I was hoping for a truely rare find!
Actually there is a story behing these bulbs. Last autumn we had a Continental Market in Inverness and bought a couple of bags of Iris danfordiae at a very cheap price to grow in pots for winter colour. Upon opening the bags the bulbs did not look right and the pots were shoved under the bench - when they did not emerge early enough they were put outside until I recognised them as junos and brought them back into the greenhouse.
I suppose for Dutch mass produced bulbs I shouldn't expect a rarety from Iran but no harm in hoping. It was a bargain buy, whatever.

[tonyg]

I recently saw Iris for sale, potted, at the local greengrocers.  About 10 shoots crammed into a 4" pot.  Close inspection revealed Iris bucharica!!  They get about once the Dutch have propogated them.  Oh ..and the price for 10 Iris bucharica .... £2.25!!!  I was on my pushbike and declined to buy ... meant to go back but ....

[Lesley Cox]

I think it's bucharica too David - lots more buds to come.

[Andrew]

We have the white I. magnifica on the previous page, this is the normal form, which did darker after a few days out.

But what's the opinion on the leaves,

is it my growing conditions or v!*+s.

[Kenneth K]

As new here I´m not quite sure how to attach a picture. Just to make a try I will show my first Juno. It is I willmottiana and the picture is not as good as erlier shown. But anyway... Just to practice and show that it is possible to cultivate outside in rainy West Sweden.

[Maggi Young]

Hello, Kenneth and a very warm welcome to the Forum! A lovely Iris and growing well.......

unlike yours, Andrew... burn it, quickly... that is a virus. Sorry!

[David Shaw]

If Andrew, or anyone else, has a pot with several plants/ bulbs in it and only one shows the effects of virus - should the whole potfull be destroyed or just the one showing the infection.

[Maggi Young]

I would incline to say, just the  virused one, and hope for the best with the others, while keeping them "quarantined" for safety.... but Ian would say bin the lot... as he did with our collection some years ago.....and many of them full of fat buds and looking so good.... he made me destroy the lot! I was heartbroken about them and was weeping as I chucked them, but I know I'd have felt worse if the infection had been spread to other plants as well.

[Susan Band]

A couple of Juno Iris to show that they like growing in sometimes sunny Scotland. This is their 2nd year unprotected out in the open garden and are flowering well again. I lifted and split them last year but couldn't bare to see them out of the ground so against most advise I planted them straight back in and didn't give them a summer rest. This year I will leave them without touching them.
Iris Argument
Iris Blue mystery

[David Nicholson]

A couple of Juno Iris to show that they like growing in sometimes sunny Scotland. This is their 2nd year unprotected out in the open garden and are flowering well again. I lifted and split them last year but couldn't bare to see them out of the ground so against most advise I planted them straight back in and didn't give them a summer rest. This year I will leave them without touching them.
Iris Argument
Iris Blue mystery

Susan, they haven't read the book have they?   If you can do that in Scotland I must be able to get away with it here??

[Susan Band]

David,
The Iris I got from Leonid Bonderenko in Lithuania. They were really strong plants and are some of his own hybrids that he is breeding for growing outdoors. The crosses are I. bucharica x I. warleyensis for Argument and New Argument, for Blue mystery it is I. willmottiana x I. magnifica.
I would certainly give them a go down in Devon. Prehaps they prefer growing outside, they grow like leeks and I would think they would take more feeding/water/space than you could give them in pots.
Good luck.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Nice plants Susan, what height are they please ??

[Susan Band]

They are 30cm at the moment and have just started to flower, no doubt they will get bigger as they age.

[Rafa]

Hello,

I'm not sure if this juno is an Iris pseudocapnoides sp. nova. Ruksans, I have lost the lable

[David Nicholson]

HELP!  I now own my first Juno. Bought today from a Garden Centre Sale Table.  Iris bucharica (so the label says! 3 litre pot, cost= £1.

The question is what do I do now?? I think I need to keep it dry? Do I re-pot it? There are bags of shoots, do I split it? Any help will be gratefully appreciated.