Bearded Iris 2007 to 2009

[Lesley Cox]

Lesley I am arillady and John is arilnut

Ah, but Arilnut is which John? We have several.

Paul I've never noticed any scent much from A sikokianum in the garden - and as you know, I have a bloodhound nose (metaphorically speaking ) so I guess it was the closed car (a mere mini at that time) that produced the smell and the fact that I almost certainly had the heater on.

[Lesley Cox]

Don't think I could name 6 favourites at present, some having finished and some still in bud. This augers well for a good long flowering season in future. When they've finished and I have pictures of them all I may think about it again. Some like Cherry Lavender are at the forefront because having had them previously they are like old friends returned, always welcome therefore.

The pictures will turn out to be useful as next year I'll have some to sell at the NZAGS (too early for flowers) show. So there's method in my current posting madness.

[Lesley Cox]

5 new overnight. Today is very mild (to 21C we're told) and with a light, warm breeze. Just beautiful but we had more rain in the night. We've had some rain every night for a fortnight or more.

Jazzamataz which Fermi has shown already


Marksman which is a very nice orange, compared to others


Buzzer


Kentucky Bluegrass. I think this could get to be a favourite. The blue and green combination is very nice


That's Red

[Paul T]

Lesley,

I just love Marksman.  Great colour and excellent beards.  Do you let seed set on any of your dwarves?  With the range of colours you've got it would be interesting to see what colours you ended up with in the seedlings.  You should try your own hybridising..... you never know what you'd end up with.  At least with the dwarves it wouldn't take quite so much space. 

Thanks for all your pics.  I have had a couple of days of Tall Beardeds myself, a bus trip yesterday to an Iris Nursery a few hours from here, and a visit today to a friend who specialises in irises.  SO many irises I want now, plus about 10 of them that I bought or was given, and more to order of course from the catalogue.    So many glorious flowers in so many colours. 

[Lesley Cox]

Paul, I get the occasional pod courtesy of bees I guess but have never hand-pollinted for seed. I may do, perhaps next season rather than this. You realize, don't you, it'll soon be Christmas and the year gone. But where? As Kristl says, "so many species, so little time."

[Ragged Robin]

Lesley, everyday is like magic with all the surprises and lovely iris you seem to 'pull out of the hat', the colours and markings give each plant a different character.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I give up Lesley...    they're all little beauties alike ! 

[angie]

Absolutely beautiful colours again, thanks for brightening up our day Lesley.
Angie

[Lesley Cox]

Here are 6 more. The last 3 in particular have beautiful, subtle colouring unlike anything else. The pics themselves are poor, took them in a great hurry before it got too dark last night.

Little Grackle, almost black, much darker than the picture.


Wise


Lilac and Ice, an Intermediate, about 45cms


Another Intermediate, Bird Dancer


Shamrock Fan


Smokey Babe. This is much nicer than the pic suggests, a delicate lavender/grey, washed with lemon. I really love this one.

[galahad]

I used to have Little Grackle.  It is my favourite of the small ones.  Must try and get another piece

[Arykana]

Smokey Babe on my list

[Lesley Cox]

I used to have Little Grackle.  It is my favourite of the small ones.  Must try and get another piece

It's available from Marion Rutherford near Invercargill, Ross. Otherwise, I could take a little bit from mine in the summer.

[Lesley Cox]

Just 3 today and though there are a lot more to come, I'm not taking any more pics until the talls start. I don't have many of those at present, so it won't be the marathon the dwarfs have been.

Abriged Version, a miniatute tall bearded, or table iris. The colour is a slightly coffee-tinted pink, a little bit smokey.


Proton is a dwarf and I like the red speckling under the white beard.


Vavoom, a clean yellow/white

[angie]

Lesley its been a marathon that I have enjoyed not to much hard work for me at this end, just real enjoyment seeing your dwarf irises. I must source some out here, but I can see a problem ahead trying to choose which ones to buy is going to be hard.
Angie

[Arykana]

Lesley, just take pics!! Here is cold and rainy, so I need some spring feeling