Bearded Iris 2010

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Nice to see your DBI's getting started again Fermi !
The start of a long series I hope ! 

[daveyp1970]

My little Iris suaveolens flowering now in the autumn what a bonus.

[David Nicholson]

That is an early bird Dave.

[arillady]

Yes very early for that little one.
On one of the iris threads recently it was asked how long do iris seeds remain viable.
Yesterday I noticed germination on seed that was from the aril seed bank (been defunct for years) of 1995 seed. Iris korolkowii v. violacea - I will need to check my notes as to when I received it as it was old seed when I received it and planted it out in pots in the nursery.

[PeterT]

Sidney Linnegar told me that when he trained at Kew he was given Iris seeds from the herbarium there from 0 to 10 years old, to sow. The best germination was from new seed, the next best from the 10 year old seed, and the next best from the 9 years old, and then the 8 year old.... I have heard similar stories about Cyclamen seed. it all suggests to me that inhibitors break down over time, and provided the seed does not also deteriate, germination improves. This begs the question how old does the seed have to be before the emryo/ seed deteriorates?

[arillady]

The Iris bicapitata has a single purple flower in the clump. BUT it has 4 falls, 6 standards and 6 style arms
That was interesting Peter about germination.

[arilnut]

The Iris bicapitata has a single purple flower in the clump. BUT it has 4 falls, 6 standards and 6 style arms Huh Undecided

Looks like late freeze damage(for lack of a better word) Pat. I have a few of these every year
as does Elm and others I know.

John B

[fermi de Sousa]

Nice to see your DBI's getting started again Fermi !
The start of a long series I hope ! 

Your hopes are well founded, Luc, 
An unnamed light blue


An apricot one


"Fairy Footsteps"


"Cat's Eye"


"Pause" (no, not Cat's Paws!) - this one maybe an arilmed,


Not sure if this is "Tarheel Elf" again as it's a bit taller than the other clump.


cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

A few more DBI,
"Cupid's Cup"


Unnamed purple


"Cathy's Blue" another unnamed purple!


An unnamed brown


A yellow/brown which Lesley had a name suggested last year ? "Forest Glade"?


An old "lilac/brown"


another "oldie" in burgundy/brown


cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

Don't forget, Readers.... you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them... they open in the same page   

[arillady]

Fermi you do have a nice selection. I especially like the old 'lilac/brown'

[angie]

Nice collection Fermi , really like Fairy Footsteps, thanks for sharing.

Angie 

[fermi de Sousa]

Nice collection Fermi , really like Fairy Footsteps, thanks for sharing.

Angie 

Angie, if you lived closer I'd be willing to send you some as it has bulked up nicely

Fermi you do have a nice selection. I especially like the old 'lilac/brown'

Pat,
I'd be happy to do a swap!

Here are a few more,
This is one I got labelled as "City" which looks like one of the "unknown purples" from my earlier posting!


This one is "Seta"


"Chargold"


A nice white stitched with purple (?plicata?) from Marcus Harvey, unnamed,


"Buster"


And "Cat's Eye" again,


cheers
fermi

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Fermi

Wonderful set. Aren't they a tonic? Never ask too much, never get too sick and are there every year to surprise no matter for how many years one grows them. I wish you could come up with a name for my contribution. Still don't remember where it came from  Marcus

[angie]

Fermi it's just nice to see the pictures and at least when we see and hear how good a plant  is it's then worth trying to source it here.

Thanks
Angie









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