Oncos 2009

[BULBISSIME]

Bio, your hybrid is really wonderfull !
Seems to be a true species !!!
Regarding 'ZIZAH', I'm a bit afraid about the veining on the flowers....... Virus ?? or normal ??

[BULBISSIME]

Iris sari ssp. manissadjanii is flowering in the bulb frame, from Turkey.
Seems to be smaller than the type.





As rafa is my Light master  , I'll try to use the poor sunlight for my pictures  .

[Armin]

Fred,
super shots of your Iris sari ssp. manissadjanii !
Very elegant

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Awesome Fred !! 

[Miriam]

Really stunning-both pics and plant!
It is not looking so small in your pics 

[arillady]

Fred what amazing photos - can you please let us know how you did it? How did you do the black b/g?

[BULBISSIME]

Pat, I only put a black tissue in the background !!
Very simple and efficient 

[Paul T]

And again, Fred.  Beautiful pictures!!

[Hans A.]

Bio and Fred the plants and the pics are superb  - it is very interesting to see Iris kirkwoodii is so dominant in a cross with Iris sari!
Maybe Fred and Rafa could give a fotographic classes for srgc?

Regarding 'ZIZAH', I'm a bit afraid about the veining on the flowers....... Virus ?? or normal ??

I think it is normal ZIZAH shows a strange veining and it is said this is something genetical - but if this is normal, how will a virused Zizah look alike?
Some time ago I had some virused Arilbreds which looked similar in flower and showed a mosaic pattern when growth started, later the leaves were completly green.

Some from Spain:
Iris iberica ssp. lycotis and Iris barnumae

[BULBISSIME]

Splendid hans !!
I never got flower from Iris barnumae, so it's very nice to see such nice closeup

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wunderschön Hans !!

[David Nicholson]

The chin's sore again Hans

[Boyed]

Wow Rafa, never have seen a picture of this hybrid before - nice one!

...the plant I grow of Iris susiana is very very close to Iris kirkwoodii subsp. kirkwoodii but not like this plant, It is very close to Hans's clones of Iris kirkwoodii subsp. kirkwoodii, indeed, they are exactly the same plant even in measures!

All this species of the susiana-complex are very close and it is very difficult to separate them because many are told to be quite variable in its habitat - here are two actual pictures of the plant Rafa mentioned. I received it as Iris kirkwoodii - but Brian Mathew mentioned for turkey also an I.sp.aff. sofarana...

Wow, Hans, what an exceptional beauty!!! I am knocked down by its magical beauty. I systematically watch this wonderful Onco section, but this time couldn't resist not to leave a comment. Baravo! Bravo! I am 'devastated' and think I am not going to sleep this night.

Iris paradoxa forms are nice! I hope that someday I will also see the other variation with yeallow standarts and brown falls, which originates from Iran. Currently I don't remember the name of this forma. It seems that it is not known in culture. Never heard anybody growing it.

[Lesley Cox]

Zhirair, I may be mis-remembering (the Search isn't working for me again) but some time ago there were pictures of what I think was called I. paradoxa ssp (or var) mirabilis. It was a lovely red/yellow/orange/white combination and looked absolutely stunning. Is this the one you mean? It was on show at an AGS show I think and I believe Jim and Jenny Archibald had offered seed of it previously.

(Later - Found a couple of pics in "SRGC Aberdeen Show 17/5/08, but these aren't the one's I was thinking of. Incidentally, Saxifraga bulleyana on that thread is surely Androsace bulleyana?)

[Boyed]

Lesley,
You're right. It is iris paradoxa f. mirabilis.
I still don't take a risk to grow oncos from seeds. naturally it takes several years for the seeds to germinate, you know. As to the other methods (for example embrio), I am not experienced, but I think I should try it one time.