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Hristo

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Reticulate Iris 2010
« on: January 15, 2010, 01:33:59 PM »
An unexpected early showing of a reticulate iris. This is one that was disturbed by voles several years ago ( blackbirds also chucked labels around that year too! ) didn't flower last year and is making an appearance this year. Compared it to the montage from last year, not on there as one would expect. I wondered if it might be 'Lake Sewan' which came to BG with me, Open to any suggestions!

P.s.. colour in the second image taken with Fuji camera is closer to actual colour
« Last Edit: January 15, 2010, 01:37:56 PM by Hristo »
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2010, 04:40:30 PM »
Hello Hristo,

your Iris looks like a Iris histrioides var.sophenensis.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2010, 06:22:51 PM »
Quote from: udo on January 15, 2010, 04:40:30 PM
Hello Hristo,

your Iris looks like a Iris histrioides var.sophenensis.

I think the same.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2010, 10:10:10 PM »
Udo, Janis, thanks for that ID, it crossed my mind but I have actually/officially never purchased histrioides var. sophensis.
I guess this was purchased under another name, I suspect 'Lake Sewan'.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2010, 10:44:50 AM »
Hristo ,
   I too have grown your Iris as I histrioides v. sophenensis for almost 40 years ,
   
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2010, 02:48:10 PM »
Thanks Otto,
I shall rest easy with the burden of experience pointing towards histrioides var. sophensis, I guess I've just got to buy 'Lake Sewan' now! :D
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2010, 07:33:57 AM »
Quote from: Hristo on January 16, 2010, 02:48:10 PM
Thanks Otto,
I shall rest easy with the burden of experience pointing towards histrioides var. sophensis, I guess I've just got to buy 'Lake Sewan' now! :D
Now if you can hold of a diploid (fertile) form of Iris danfordiae you can re-create some of McMurtrie's hybrids! ;D
cheers
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2010, 08:14:43 AM »
Fermi, we bought the fertile form from Janis last year so hopes are high!!! I shall report back in, a couple of decades??  :D
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2010, 08:09:16 AM »
After a few days of stormy weather in the area new flowers of Iris histrio have started to open yesterday afternoon.
This beauty grows in mountains above 900m in North Israel, Lebanon and all the way to Turkey.
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2010, 11:23:05 AM »
Oron , your I. histrio is a lovely pale blue  - the one I grow in my garden is darker and it originally came from Lebanon  . I find it is one of the easiest of the Reticulatas to grow in the garden .
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2010, 11:39:53 AM »
Beautifully marked histrio, is there much variation in colour / markings within this population Oron?
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2010, 03:45:39 PM »
Can anyone help with an ID? I bought this as small bulbs of I. pamphylica a few years ago. Now it's finally flowered I am rather disappointed to find out that it's somethng else - but what?

Any help appreciated!

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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2010, 04:38:39 PM »
 :( Probably one of the cheap reticulata clones - not Purple Gem which lacks the  yellow on the fall.  Pauline/Violet Beauty perhaps?
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2010, 04:40:01 PM »
Quote from: Alex on January 23, 2010, 03:45:39 PM
Can anyone help with an ID? I bought this as small bulbs of I. pamphylica a few years ago. Now it's finally flowered I am rather disappointed to find out that it's somethng else - but what?  

It looks like "J S Dijt" to me

There's a super composite picture made by Chris (Hristo) of many of the reticulata types, look at message #318 on this page

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2862.318

link edited to bring up message #318 (thanks Tony)
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Re: Reticulate Iris 2010
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2010, 05:09:40 PM »
Quote from: Diane Clement on January 23, 2010, 04:40:01 PM
Quote from: Alex on January 23, 2010, 03:45:39 PM
Can anyone help with an ID? I bought this as small bulbs of I. pamphylica a few years ago. Now it's finally flowered I am rather disappointed to find out that it's somethng else - but what?  
It looks like "J S Dijt" to me
There's a super composite picture made by Chris (Hristo) of many of the reticulata types, look at message #318 on this page
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2862.315
Thats a very useful pic although Pauline looks different elsewhere on the web.  I have grown something under the JS digt name which had much less rounded falls.
Reply 154 in the same thread appears to show an identical plant to yours Alex.  Fred has it as I reticlata form from Kopet Dag.  That at least would give it a better pedigree  ;)
PS Diane - the link came up with the wrong page but the right thread - I display them 'newest first perhaps you have them the other way round?
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