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Paul Ravenhill

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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #540 on: December 10, 2009, 12:53:30 PM »
I've added somemore this time I've changed the picture size.
Janis we saw Iris barnumae urumiensis close to the border with Iran

Iris iberica elegantissima dark veined.jpg
Iris barnumae urumensis clump.jpg
Iris barnumae urumensis goup.jpg
Iris sari.jpg
Iris sari 2.jpg
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #541 on: December 10, 2009, 12:56:34 PM »
Paul

Thanks for the additional postings.  I have never been lucky to see oncos, other than elegantissima and paradoxa in Turkey - not bad I know, but the urumiensis clump is spectacular, and beats anything I saw in Iran.
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #542 on: December 10, 2009, 02:07:21 PM »
Wonderfull pictures Paul and Janis again !!!
This wild pic are simply stuning, and definitly more beutifull than those we can take in culture !
I'd love to see them, and I think Turkey will be a next trip project  :P
Thank's again for sharing.
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #543 on: December 10, 2009, 02:17:59 PM »
Thanks Fred,
I would love to go back, lots more to see
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #544 on: December 10, 2009, 02:54:55 PM »
Beautiful pictures of beautiful plants Paul, thanks for posting them.
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #545 on: December 10, 2009, 04:22:52 PM »
I am very grateful Paul, it might be a real pleasure to take pictures in these conditions, 24h is not enough in a day!!
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #546 on: December 10, 2009, 04:44:33 PM »
Paul and Janis these are  Superb photos, :o :o
 also for me it is the first time to  see these species in their natural habitat, makes one feel like throwing every thing apart and travel....

Paul can i ask at what date you have taken the photos.
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #547 on: December 10, 2009, 04:51:24 PM »
Oron, the photos were taken late may to early June 06,
I'm glad so many people our enjoying my pictures. ;D
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #548 on: December 10, 2009, 06:37:23 PM »
Quote from: Luc Gilgemyn on December 10, 2009, 08:16:08 AM
They really are stunning plants Janis !!  Beautiful !

Can't recognize him from the photo, but I suppose that is Koen Van Poucke on the last picture ??

Yes Luc, it's Koen Van Poucke
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #549 on: December 10, 2009, 08:15:48 PM »
Quote from: Paul Ravenhill on December 10, 2009, 12:53:30 PM
I've added somemore this time I've changed the picture size.
Janis we saw Iris barnumae urumiensis close to the border with Iran,
Yes Paul, this June I went specially to Iranian border behind Yuksekova where urumiensis grow, but as I wrote earlier - spring was very early and all irises were out of flowers. And - after each 5 km there were checkpoints registering passports, not problematic, but too uncomfortable so we turned back before reaching of known localities.
Once more - thanks for beautiful pictures and nice that you joined forum.
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #550 on: December 10, 2009, 08:21:40 PM »
Fantastic pictures every one, of the most magnificent irises. I warmly thank their posters. :D I always think of some white cloth when I see I. iberica ssp elegantissima. Snow-white lawn perhaps, over rich brocade. So very sumptuous.

I hope Koen didn't take a step backward after taking his pictures, or if he did, that he managed to throw the camera up onto the bank as he fell! ;D
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #551 on: December 11, 2009, 02:08:14 AM »
Stunning pics Paul and Janis.  Is there a bad pic of elegantissima anywhere?  If so, I don't think I've ever seen one.  ;D  I love the first, larger, photos that you posted Paul,although I realise that others can have problems with the size.  There is just so much detail in them.

Thanks everyone.
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #552 on: December 11, 2009, 07:39:06 AM »
Continuing showing of Onco irises in wild now I'm showing you Iris barnumae barnumae. Pictures are made in Turkey, not far from Van few days before destroying of all population. Some years later in place of those onco's we found new wide highway.

Another species - Iris paradoxa typica is pictured in cultivation. There are two forms originally collected in Armenia, one is so named Prasil form from surroundings of lake Sevan (I hear that there are no more paradoxa's foundable), others are from near village Archut. I never was there at Iris blooming time and so those are pictures from my nursery.

As last today is garden hybrid (not my) between I. paradoxa and I. iberica (or vice verse - I don't know which one is seed parent).

Janis
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #553 on: December 11, 2009, 08:03:20 AM »
I love the paradoxa dark form.
Great janis !
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Re: Oncos 2009
« Reply #554 on: December 11, 2009, 09:32:20 AM »
Paul and Janis,
Thank you so much for posting these amazing photos of the holy grail of irises.
I will certainly one day get to some of these sites. Lets be positive!!!! I will I will
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