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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #30 on: April 06, 2009, 10:03:35 AM »
Growing in a coastal meadow near Litochoro, Greece, an attractive form of H.tuberosus.
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #31 on: April 06, 2009, 10:15:44 AM »
Hristo,

That second one is a stunner.  Wonderful colour combination.  :o
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #32 on: April 06, 2009, 10:26:14 AM »
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an attractive form of H.tuberosus

 As I read that, I thought, well, as  far as I am concerned every form of this plant is gorgeous.... but I see you were right .... a real corker!!
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #33 on: April 06, 2009, 02:35:36 PM »
I agree Maggi, they are all stunners but its always nice to find something a little different. This pic is of a plant bought years ago from Monocot Nursery, flowering for the first time I think, Bulgaria agrees with these gems!
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #34 on: April 06, 2009, 06:10:29 PM »
Stunning form!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures from your trip to Greece.
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #35 on: April 07, 2009, 06:27:59 AM »
A pleasure Miriam, have a couple more to go! These pics are from a plant growing at around 900m in composted sawdust on the edge of a forestry track off a road leading into the Taigetos Mountains. The grey standards were out of the ordinary and the intensity of black on the falls also.
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #36 on: April 07, 2009, 02:52:12 PM »
Gosh, what variation. Lovely to see. 8)
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #37 on: April 11, 2009, 06:41:24 AM »
Eastern Peloponnese - Abandoned olive groves
These are the last images of Hermodactylus seen in Greece this year, the last image represents the most 'yellow' from we saw.
Sadly I forgot to take a pic of one in Litochoro which had aquamarine standards! Another holiday I guess.... :'(
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #38 on: April 11, 2009, 09:46:20 PM »
I never imagined there was such variation in this plant. A pity that everything that has been in commerce, therefore gardens, here, is most likely from a single Dutch source years ago. Wild seed, if it appears on the seedlists will be eagerly snapped up. :D
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #39 on: April 11, 2009, 10:07:49 PM »
Lesley,

I had always thought that there was little if any variation as well...... a range of these variants would be fantastic in the garden, wouldn't they?  Great stuff!!  8)
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #40 on: April 11, 2009, 11:34:50 PM »
Just can echo Paul!  :o Thanks Chris for showing some superb forms of this species.
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #41 on: April 12, 2009, 05:13:33 AM »
It was my pleasure to share them with you and thanks for you interest and feedback. ;)
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #42 on: February 08, 2010, 12:03:10 PM »
Fantastic pictures on this thread.  Does anyone know if anyone has tried crossing Hermodactylus with any of the other reticulata irises, or what the chromosome number is?
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #43 on: February 08, 2010, 12:48:43 PM »
Hi Gail,
I've never heard of anyone having success with this cross and I would seriously doubt that there is any chance it would work. Hermodactylus stands alone in a monospecific genus, I have found reference to and I suspect will no more cross with reticulata types than reticulata will cross with juno types.
Info googled - Hermodactylus 2n=44,  Iris reticulata 2n=20
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Re: Hermodactylus tuberosus
« Reply #44 on: February 08, 2010, 04:21:47 PM »
Amazing colours and great photos. Lets hope seed will be available sometime.  This is a photo of my Hermodactylus tuberosus which Roy Elliott gave to me in 1987. It did not take to my pot cultivation, but planted outside it has grown very well and flowers each year.
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