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Paul T

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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #15 on: January 05, 2010, 04:24:37 AM »
Well some of us keep coming back to read the responses as well...... and hope for more pics.  ;D
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #16 on: January 05, 2010, 05:50:01 AM »
Earlier than ever some Junos are in flower:
On the picture different Iris persica, Iris stenophylla allisonii, Iris planifolia and Iris planifolia var. alba.

Excellent display, Hans. I can't reach such view here even under glass. For me almost 3 monthes ahead before first Juno will start blooming in greenhouse. At pesent even in greenhouse temperature drops in nights till minus 10 C.
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #17 on: January 05, 2010, 01:53:09 PM »
Iris palaestina is in its pick time along the coast, a sunny, windy area, growing in sand.
I have made a stop today to look for unusual forms.

 Variation in this species is extremely rare and i allways hope to find an albino or yellow form but so far nothing...
Often flowers start to bloom opening yellow but than turn to the normal white.
« Last Edit: January 05, 2010, 02:12:16 PM by Oron Peri »
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #18 on: January 05, 2010, 01:58:14 PM »
OK so there wasn't any albino or yellow form but i have found these beauties
a blueish form and an almost double form, having 4 and 5 petals!!
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #19 on: January 05, 2010, 02:01:38 PM »
Stunning flowers Oron !!!  :o
The blues are awesome !!!
Thanks for stopping to take some pictures for us !!!  :D
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #20 on: January 05, 2010, 02:58:20 PM »
Lovely to see a range of shades like that.  :P
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #21 on: January 05, 2010, 03:11:05 PM »
The middle fom is a beauty, reminds me of 'Sindpers'! If this is beauty, then the double form must be........ ;) ;)
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #22 on: January 05, 2010, 03:12:00 PM »
OK so there wasn't any albino or yellow form but i have found these beauties
a blueish form and an almost double form, having 4 and 5 petals!!

Very nice species, especially likes this bluish plant. I got one bulb of I. palaestina last autumn and it made leaves in October. Now it is under cover but I'm afraid that it will not alive our hard winter.
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2010, 07:28:32 PM »
Lovely pics Oron.
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #24 on: January 05, 2010, 09:47:46 PM »
Wow Oron! Superb Pictures and great to see the stunning variations!  :o
I could make miles and miles on my little island and I would not find anything similar! ;)
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #25 on: January 05, 2010, 09:53:28 PM »
Fantastic pictures Oron, some very interesting colour forms there.
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #26 on: January 05, 2010, 10:07:06 PM »
Oron how very fortunate to be able to go to these local sites and see all these beauties. Nothing as stunning in these parts.

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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #27 on: January 07, 2010, 09:57:15 AM »
Excellent pics, Oron.  Thanks so much for showing us.
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #28 on: January 09, 2010, 05:24:55 AM »
Oron , how fortunate you are to have fields of I palaestina in flower virtually at your frontdoor . I find the pale blue variant particularly handsome and delicate . Does I. postii grow in Northern Israel ?
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Re: Juno (Scorpiris) - Season 2010
« Reply #29 on: January 09, 2010, 09:13:41 PM »
Thanks everyone,

Otto, good to see you back here.
To your question, I. postii grows in Saudi Arabia and i think also in south Jordan but it doesn't grow here.

There are three Junos in the area: I. palaestina which is very common through almost all Israel and Palestine and the other two, stunning species are I. regis-uzziae from the high Negev desert and Jordan and I. edomensis from Jordan, both are quite rare and grow in desert high lands.
I plan on going in mid February to Jordan to look for I. edomensis, hopfully I'll have photos to show here.
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