Bearded Iris 2010

[PeterT]

me too btw its a small clump but it is growing well

[arillady]

Peter love the germanica forms - one at least ex Nigel I think.

[PeterT]

Yes Pat all three  germanicas, He was Kind enough to send me a few plants

[David Nicholson]

Hi David and Peter. Sorry to tell you but that is not Paltec. I have had it for many years.
Here is a photo from Iris City Gardens site. It has a crest with some beard hairs, very small.
Thomas Silvers has been crossing Bearded and Tectorum for several years and registered
"Flying Dragon" in 2004. It is larger than Paltec.

John B

I should very much like to see Flying Drgon, I shall contact them. I am not sure If Davids plant is Paltec, I had not looked closely and the beard looks rather strong but my memory is hazy, the flower can vary according to conditions and age though, perhaps David could post a more mature picture? I shall post one If I catch it in bloom.

Another shoit of what I have as Iris 'Paltec'-is this a better aid to identification Peter?

[David Nicholson]

A gift from a very kind Forumist, Iris illyrica alba. The flower is still a little immature but I have to be away from home for most of next week and if I had waited it would be bound to be over.

One of a batch of unlabelled irises bought from Kelway's nursery last year (50p per plant!!

[Regelian]

here is another seedling of an MTB X aphylla yellow

[PeterT]

Hi David and Peter. Sorry to tell you but that is not Paltec. I have had it for many years.
Here is a photo from Iris City Gardens site. It has a crest with some beard hairs, very small.
Thomas Silvers has been crossing Bearded and Tectorum for several years and registered
"Flying Dragon" in 2004. It is larger than Paltec.

John B

I should very much like to see Flying Drgon, I shall contact them. I am not sure If Davids plant is Paltec, I had not looked closely and the beard looks rather strong but my memory is hazy, the flower can vary according to conditions and age though, perhaps David could post a more mature picture? I shall post one If I catch it in bloom.

I'm sory to disagree with John on this, I'm pretty sure that this is Paltec David, I think the issue has been confused by the cross being recreated with other bearded parents resulting in plants which are not the cultivar "Paltec"

Another shoit of what I have as Iris 'Paltec'-is this a better aid to identification Peter?

[arilnut]

I'm sorry too Peter but here is the description of Paltec from the SIGNA Checklist of Iris. I haven't found
any reference of anyone recreating this cross until Thomas Silvers in this millennium.

Paltec.
(Louis Auguste Ferdinand Denis, 1928)  MB; Ev; Dwf.
12 " (25cm); A dainty sky-blue self of rare beauty, having both the
crest of Tectorum and the beard of Pallida,
the beard being superimposed on top of the crest. 2n=26
(Iris Tectorum x Edina) [Iris Tectorum Maxim x MTB; despite the name Edina was probably not an Iris Pallida]

I'm sory to disagree with John on this, I'm pretty sure that this is Paltec David, I think the issue has been confused by the cross being recreated with other bearded parents resulting in plants which are not the cultivar "Paltec"

[David Nicholson]

Three more of my lost label 'beardies' from Kelways at 50p per plant.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

They seem to be coping quite well with your Devon weather David ! 

[Regelian]

Here are two blooming today, 'Capricious Candles', a space ager, plus an old aril hybrid, 'Butterfly Wings'.  As it is less than 1/4 aril blood, it is not listed as an aril bred iris.  Has great branching and a completely different look.  It may well be virused after all these years, as the flowers do have streaks, but, as we know, this is not always indicitive.

[Arykana]

[christian pfalz]

hi, some unknown bearded iris in my garden...







cheers
chris

[PeterT]

you have a fabulous display Chris.
Can any one tell me about the purple flecking as the flowers have aged on my seedling Iris junoniana?

[arillady]

From some of the comments on the ASI robin it seems that the weather can cause flecking - as well as virus.