Reticulate Iris 2010

[Kees Green]

Here are my first George with Gordon and cantab

[Lesley Cox]

Kees can you post a pic of 'George' please, on its own? I'm not quite sure about yours as it should, as I recall, have a prominent orange stripe on the fall and the leaves should be ALMOST (not quite) invisible at beginning of flowering. I'd like to see the whole plant, side on. Where did you get it?

[PeterT]

This is a picture of a stray bulb of "George" taken 6 months ago

[Lesley Cox]

Yes, that looks more like him as I remember. I've lost mine though may have a few babies somewhere, not flowered yet. I thought I had a whole potful last year but they flowered as winogradowii. Kees, yours could be 'Pauline.'

[Kees Green]

I believe you are correct Lesley, definately looks like Pauline, it has a slight yellow more lemon colour hidden but definately lacks the yellow and looks like Pauline in the picture that was posted a while back with all the named hybrids.
I got them in a mixed bag from "the supplier" hoping there may have been a yellow there, happy with what ever I get, they are all so nice.

[David Nicholson]

I just loose mine they don't flower as winogradowii for me

[Lesley Cox]

Well there was no metamorphosis David. I had several pots of tiny babies which had fallen from the large bulbs when I lifted some to pot for sale. The tinies do grow to flowering in 2 or 3 years so every one is precious. But, as frequently happens here, I hadn't put labels in the pots of tinies, only in the large bulbs.

[PeterT]

This picture is of Iris danfordiae triploid (dutch) taken this spring. bought 10 years ago, grown and flowerd for three years in a clay long tom 14 inches tall, they were put in the bottom of the pot in a mix half JI 3 half grit with extra fertilizer, The top half of the pot was pure 10 mm gravel. for the past 7 years they have been growing in a raised bed coverd with deep gravel. they were uncoverd last summer - the wettest on record

[David Nicholson]

The books always say plant them deep Peter and it looks as though you have the proof that it works. I shall try some in a deep clay pot.

[Lesley Cox]

I found a single danfordiae yesterday, neglected in a long tom from last year (all I planted this year have not come through). Mine is the Dutch triploid too. Surprisingly, the others in the pot are through and apparently OK even though not flowering. I'll post a pic later today (when I've weeded the pot )

[Tecophilaea King]

Here in Tauranga my first Iris reticulata Cantab, Gordon flowering, and JS Dijt which I am not sure of ID.
Lesley is that correct name?  Anyone else with the proper ID?  
Could someone post a pic of JS Dijt please?  Thanks.

[Kees Green]

Hi Bill
That also looks like my JS Dijt, will try to get a pic of it, appears very rounded compared to the others.
Hope you have a good miniature narcissus season Bill, I will be looking at getting some more miniature cyclamineus ones next season if available.

[t00lie]

Very nice Bill.

Here's my offerings from the garden this afternoon.

George.
Katharine hodgkin.
Pauline.


Cheers Dave.

[PeterT]

sorry bill -its not JS Dijt which is a spindly purple form of I reticulata, yours is a hybred I think it is pixie but I need to check to be sure.

[Tecophilaea King]

Heavens, retic season again down south! Looking forward to more of your pics Lesley and Kees.

Yes Chris the retic season has well and truly arrived. Cantab, one of the first to flower