Oncoseason 2010

[Lesley Cox]

God, the golden iris is glorious. I'm deeply envious Pat.

[Ragged Robin]

No wonder everyone was dumbstruck at the show your Iris auranitica is sensational Pat, congratulations!.

[BULBISSIME]

Miriam is right regarding the name Auranitica.
Aurantiaca would have mean Orange or gold but it's a wrong name.
I'm very happy that you did put your nose on it 

[lindamartin101]

Yes, I do have much to think about and much to learn! I've been growing bearded iris for two years and was content with those tall, frilly ladies... that is, until two weeks ago, when at the AIS annual show I saw my first Arilmed (Omar's Gold) and was immediately bewitched. So began the Aril quest, to know more, to grow and to paint that exotic richness and beauty of form. The information in this forum is absolute inspiration, your photos are awesome. So thank you Pat for leading me here, thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Yes, I am smitten..........

[arillady]

Thanks Miriam for the reference and the offer of help with name.

[Hans A.]

God, the golden iris is glorious. I'm deeply envious Pat.

And me!
Congratulations Pat, superb grown plant!

[Darren]

Wow Pat. Makes me want to start growing Arils again!

[Hans A.]

Good luck with the Onco seedlings in your footpath.  Amazing to have them so happily seeding, or do you mean that you dropped some seed that you'd brought in?

Thanks Paul, resulting seedlings are from seeds fallen out of the pods before I could collect them. Second picture shows a selfseeded Onco between some Ophrys.

[BULBISSIME]

I know you like weeds hans !
I can help you to remove them if you want 

[Lesley Cox]

Oncos seeding about happily. Just incredible!

[arillady]

Lucky you Hans to get them germinating on their own. Good one.

[Ragged Robin]

They've chosen their patch and it will be great to see them in flower there one day Hans 

[arillady]

And I thought the season was finished ages ago.
Iris acutiloba ssp lineolata ex Marcus this year. I was heading up the hill to the arils to look for pods that were ready to pick and found this flower. What a surprise. I also found some seed pods on the Iris planifolia clump all hidden down deep in the gravel. There were about 8 pods all together hiding.

[BULBISSIME]

superb Pat ! Nice surprise isn't it ?
As iris planifolia seeds germinates easily, you should have lots of plants quickly 

[BULBISSIME]

As I'm growing Onco's in the greenhouse for the first time this year, I've noticed that many leaves are getting brown or something like dessicated at the end.
does anybody have the same problem ? and if so what is the origin : too much or too less water ?
I don't think It could be a fungus.
I sometimes have this problem with the 'outdoor' plants but never at this time of the year, later in spring.