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David Nicholson

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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2011, 03:44:48 PM »
Wim, David,

beautiful flowers!  I've yet to try one of the names clones, although i am raising some of his seed.  Although it may not be official yet, the cross sophenensis x danfordiae is often reffered to as I. x mcmurtriei.
I don't know if it has been published yet but I'm sure |Brian Mathew said a couple of years ago, it was to be published.

Can't find a reference to it in The Plant List or the Kew Check List.

Googling gave me this but I couldn't find the reference

http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_en-GBGB353GB353&q=Iris+mcmurtriae
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #16 on: January 22, 2011, 03:32:37 PM »
One of my favourites, Iris pamphylica, started to flower. Those are seedlings (shown in 2009 already - last picture) have developed quite well.
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #17 on: January 22, 2011, 07:57:39 PM »
Hans: I think IŽll never get tired of admiring your Iris collection! What a beauty that I. pamphylica! I love its linear shape and those contrasting colours!
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #18 on: January 22, 2011, 10:19:40 PM »
Hans I agree you certainly have a fine collection which keeps getting better.
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #19 on: January 23, 2011, 02:22:44 PM »
One of my favourites, Iris pamphylica, started to flower. Those are seedlings (shown in 2009 already - last picture) have developed quite well.
Phantastic pictures - in garden, but looks as in wild...
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #20 on: January 23, 2011, 04:13:11 PM »
Awesome Hans !!!  8)
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #21 on: January 23, 2011, 04:26:12 PM »
I too like Hans prefer the species, but I am growing a significant number of McMutrie seedlings - hopeful those planted in 2006 may yield flowers this year.

Here are some specie iris.
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #22 on: January 23, 2011, 04:26:56 PM »
A cracker Hans. When you get far more seedlings than you can cope with do please remember the "dribblers" in Belgium and Devon, UK ;D
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #23 on: January 23, 2011, 04:30:53 PM »
Looking gorgeous Art !!  8)
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #24 on: January 23, 2011, 04:37:19 PM »
In 2009 Dirk gave me 3 irises - danfordiae (non-horticultural form), histrioides var sophenensis and histrioides var sophenensis x danfordiae.  As a result of some sunshine and warmer weather last week, all 3 were in bloom.

The colour of both the sophenensis and the cross is too blue - it should be a 'dusky' purple.  Not sure how to correct on Photoshop/
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2011, 05:30:17 PM »
One of my favourites, Iris pamphylica, started to flower.
Fantastic, Hans.  I love the use of olives as top dressing  ;D 8)
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #26 on: January 23, 2011, 07:35:18 PM »
In 2009 Dirk gave me 3 irises - danfordiae (non-horticultural form), histrioides var sophenensis and histrioides var sophenensis x danfordiae.  As a result of some sunshine and warmer weather last week, all 3 were in bloom.

The colour of both the sophenensis and the cross is too blue - it should be a 'dusky' purple.  Not sure how to correct on Photoshop/

Nice show Arthur. Just a word of caution though about the histrioides var. sophenensis from Dirk see 
o http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2862.60  replies 70 and 74.
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #27 on: January 23, 2011, 08:10:29 PM »
Makes a bettercross than the original McMurtrie  ;D ;D
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #28 on: January 23, 2011, 08:36:10 PM »
Hans,

your first pic is ... :o :o :o :o :P
I agree with janis, looks like in nature.
I still have to wait few years to get flowers from seedlings but it's worth the trouble !
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Re: Reticulate Iris-2011
« Reply #29 on: January 23, 2011, 08:46:32 PM »
I can only say: well-meaning envy!!  :o :o

 


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