Reticulate Iris-2011

[Miriam]

Wonderful display!

Here is Iris histrio var.aintabensis which I recieved from a nice forum member.

[ian mcenery]

Some fantastic plants everyone. Sorry mine are a bit common

in the garden a reticulata hybrid x2  planted along with others some years ago and so far they seem to like my garden though I am not sure of its name
Also in the garden Lady Beatrice Stanley quite a striking colour

[Lesley Cox]

Nothing wrong with common Ian as it means they're good and sturdy and have stood the test of time.

It is probably envy on my part but I have to wonder about the numbers of reticulata hybrids (I mean hybrids from within the whole reticulata group) that are being named and released in the northern hemisphere. It seems to me there are few differences between many and in quite a short time there will be great confusion about true identity, as one here and one there is distributed wrongly named. I think Alan McMurtrie has done fantastic work with them all, especially danfordiae, but I don't think it is wise to name so very many. Still, I guess commercial considerations come into play. Look at the snowdrop situation, blasphemous as it is of me to suggest there are too many named forms.

[art600]

Nothing wrong with common Ian as it means they're good and sturdy and have stood the test of time.

 Look at the snowdrop situation, blasphemous as it is of me to suggest there are too many named forms.

No just good old common sense - and the same applies to reticulate iris.

[PeterT]

Nothing wrong with common Ian as it means they're good and sturdy and have stood the test of time.

 Look at the snowdrop situation, blasphemous as it is of me to suggest there are too many named forms.

No just good old common sense - and the same applies to reticulate iris.

If a client of mine wants a good value Iris, Rose or Daffodill, I always tell them to pick one registerd at least 50 years ago.
I treasure all the common hybred retics though my main interest is to know the wild forms The new hybreds mostly seem quite distinct as yet thank goodness. (Unlike snowdrops and other families which hybredisers play with to the nth generation)
two more species and a hybred were open this morning. Iris histrio aint, Iris reticulata from Jim Archibald's collection, and I think 'Velvet Smile' -I'll try to check the lable tomorrow

[udo]

Wonderful display!

Here is Iris histrio var.aintabensis which I recieved from a nice forum member.

Hello Miriam, here in the cool northern Europe is also this Iris in flower.
We have to time a clima like in Israel ? 

[WimB]

Some cultivars and species which were flowering here this week:

Iris 'Alida'
Iris 'Beautiful Day'
Iris 'Blue Ice'
Iris danfordiae
Iris 'Evening Twilight'
Iris 'George'
Iris 'Gordon'
Iris 'Harmony'
Iris histrioides 'Angels' Eye'
Iris hyrcana

[WimB]

And two more:

Iris 'Morning Glow'
and Iris 'Vivacious Beginnings'

[David Nicholson]

Some lovely stuff here over the past few days folks.

Here are a few of mine.

Iris histrioides 'Frank Elder'
I. reticulata 'Alida'
I. reticulata 'Edward'

[WimB]

Peter,

I love your I. histrio var aintabensis and your 'Velvet Smile'. Very nice plants.

David,

I planted 'Frank Elder' last year. The buds are just showing here.
I like 'Edward' a lot too. Do you know what the parent plants of 'Edward' are?

[alpinelover]

Nice plants everyone, I have some more.
 ‘Katharine Hodgkin’ (1)
'Pixie' (2)
‘Violet Beauty’(3)
'Halkis'(4 and 5)

[Lesley Cox]

Wonderful to see so many now, in our summer, or what remains of it. I especially like 'Halkis,' the last two pics.

[PeterT]

Peter,

I love your I. histrio var aintabensis and your 'Velvet Smile'. Very nice plants.

David,

I planted 'Frank Elder' last year. The buds are just showing here.
I like 'Edward' a lot too. Do you know what the parent plants of 'Edward' are?

Thankyou Wim, Your plants are looking well.
Gordon is supposed to be Iris Cantab x Iris bakeriana, I believe that Cantab appeared in a bed of Iris reticulata var cyanea at E. A. Bowles garden.

[David Nicholson]

......I like 'Edward' a lot too. Do you know what the parent plants of 'Edward' are?

Haven't a clue Wim. Somewhere I have a list of reticulata forms with their history but can't find it.

[YT]

Thank you for sharing so lovely dwarf gems. Iris reticulata 'Halkis' has bloomed here