Oncoseason 2010

[arillady]

patch 10 in bloom with sun behind
a bloom with sun behind
Another late afternoon
0315 = Iris hermona hybrid x Iris hermona hybrid (yellow)

[Lesley Cox]

These may be hybrids Pat but many have the look of genuine species and are supremely beautiful. I envy you being able to grow these wondrous flowers.

[daveyp1970]

Pat simply stunning it only makes me wish my partner would emigrate.wow

[BULBISSIME]

Fantastic again Pat, and always well grown healthy plants.
I may be will emigrate too  

[arillady]

The plants take a bow - they are the ones doing it.  ;)This year we have had pretty good weather too which helps heaps. All the irises - tall bearded, arilbreds, species, junos etc  are jumping out of the ground - the growth is amazing. Rainwater at the right time is so different to just watering by hand.
An Iris haynei hybrid with the sun behind
And the other side of it
And this one that is in the haynei hybrid section but there is much lortetii in the stippling on the falls

[daveyp1970]

Pat can i ask have you grown all these hybrids from seed and if so have you named any of your plants.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful flowers Pat !
Absolutely superb !!!!

[ranunculus]

Not bad are they?   

[arillady]

I've grown them all from seed Davey and No I have not named any. I prefer to just enjoy them and it is like children - you can't give them away unless you know they will be looked after well. Well not quite the same thing but I hope you know what I mean. There is hardly anyone in Australia interested in arils - apart from some of the Aussies on this forum.

[fermi de Sousa]

There is hardly anyone in Australia interested in arils - apart from some of the Aussies on this forum.

Just as well you added that last bit!
Here's a pic I took on Saturday of one of your arils which Otto is growing,


cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

Yum Yum. It will be desert on Thursday evening.

[Hans A.]

Wonderful plants, Pat!

[arillady]

Even though I say so myself they are pretty stunning aren't they - here are some more.
Well I had a bit of time late this afternoon to take some photos and do a little pollinating - now (a couple of hours later) it is seriously raining again. Wonder if the pollen has had enough time to do its thing.
patch 12 from the south
patch 12 from the west
in the assorted good hybrid patch
this one is in a patch of 'Iris lortetti and others' - uhm
0464 taken bending down = Iris susiana hybrid x (Meirav x Iris samariae (light colour) ex David Shahak '94
0464 on my stomach = same as above
0484 = Iris hermona hybrid yellow form x Iris hermona hybrid yellow form (maybe a bee got in there first

[Lesley Cox]

They are fantastic Pat. I wish my few days in Australia would extend to a short trip to South Australia. Seems it's just the right time.

[arillady]

Yes prime time for the arils now with more special species to come I hope