Juno (Scorpiris) 2009

[Paul Ravenhill]

Janis, This Iris at the time 16/5/2006 had no name, I was Lucky to be on a trip with
Dr. Adil Guner of NGBG, The area this picture below was taken in Yusufeli, and set to be flooded
by a new dam very sad. if you find out the name I would love to know.

[Janis Ruksans]

Janis, This Iris at the time 16/5/2006 had no name, I was Lucky to be on a trip with
Dr. Adil Guner of NGBG, The area this picture below was taken in Yusufeli, and set to be flooded
by a new dam very sad. if you find out the name I would love to know.

Must be galatica, but I still didn't got reply from Tony. I have similar galatica's pictured by myself.
Janis

[Paul Ravenhill]

A picture of the Iris sp. posted earlyer habitat.

[Maggi Young]

Might this iris be Iris nezhatiae     nezahatiae ??
 We were shown that Iris recently in a talk by Robert Unwin, who also worked with Adil Gunner in Turkey, but I cannot recall if this is the one! 

[Paul Ravenhill]

That's the one Maggi, we were on the same trip. Thanks

[Maggi Young]

Lovely thing... glad we've nailed it!
Horrible to think of so many plants being drowned by the dam, let alone  the people displaced....... I understand that rather than to supply hydro electricity to the Turkish people, it is more to sell that electricity to Russia??

[Janis Ruksans]

Oh, it is very new described only in 2007. I'm not wondering that couldn't recognise it. Never saw it in viivo and didn't read its description. Only correct name is nezahatiae
Janis

[BULBISSIME]

very nice to see a new species !
I agree with janis, looks like I. galatica

[Paul T]

Paul,

The nezahatiae is a fascinating colour.  Almost a pink, something I mentally don't associate with the juno iris.

[Janis Ruksans]

I want to show variability of Iris galatica and persica. On this entry - Iris galatica - the first pictured in Gothenburg BG, others in my nursery. I never find them blooming in Turkey as I visited their area only long after blooming finished.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Now variability of Iris persica, again - all pictured in my nursery. May be some could be galatica, because they are labeled as collected and name isn't rechecked in cultivation, on pictures isn't possible to check length of bract and bracteole by which you can separate both species (in galatica equal, in persica bracteole is shorter and +/- semitransparent while bract is leaf like).
Janis

[Paul T]

 

Amazing, Janis.  So many differences in both colour and shape/petals etc.  Glorious.

[dominique]

Janis, fabulous pics. Thank you. My preference is persica yellow
Dom

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Amazing, Janis.  So many differences in both colour and shape/petals etc.  Glorious.

I can only agree with Paul !
What a variation in these stunning flowers !!
Thanks for showing them !!

[Paul Ravenhill]

Great picture's Janis, the colour range wow.