Reticulate Iris-2011

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I agree with Lesley on this one !

[Maggi Young]

Hey, Luc, did you have a good Hop this weekend?

[PeterT]

Beautiful 'Lady Beatrix Stanley'  Mine are still in bud.

Isn't 'George' a reticulata hybrid, not histrioides?

Ciao,

Jaimie, George is listed as histroides major x J.S. Dijt. (Van Eeden)

It has the histroides major flower shape with the blotchy markings and the colouring of J S Dijt, plus hybred vigour. Compare it to Velvet Smile which I pictured earlier with a slightly different ground colour and more reticulata type markings round  the signal.

[Regelian]

Thanks, Lesley, Peter, Luc,
I need to learn how to tell these apart...or is that not always possible.  What is the opinion of 'Lady Beatrix Stanley'?  I know it was found amongst histrioides, but is it considered a histrioides selcection or a hybrid?  Has it born seed to anyones knowledge?  I find it a serene beauty.

[PeterT]

I believe LBS is considerd to be a seedling of histroides major, and as such pure histroides though I dont know if it can be considerd as var major. So far as I know it is fertile though I have never had seed on it yet. I am sure there are others who hav though...?

[David Nicholson]

Isn't 'George' a reticulata hybrid, not histrioides?

Ciao,

Yes.

Story of my life, saying Yes when I meant NO

[Regelian]

I picked up a couple of I. 'Frank Elders' this weekend and have taken a foto of them beside the relative 'Katherine Hodgkin', which is often said to be 'identical', which it isn't.  Other than FE blooming about 10 days later, the colours are a bit clearer, lighter and the stands are very pale, almost white.  Katherine Hodgkin's stands are very blue and netted.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Hey, Luc, did you have a good Hop this weekend?

We did Maggi - I'm posting a small report in the AGS spring show thread ! 

[Susan Band]

A couple of Alan MacMurtie's hybrids just starting to flower here now spring has arrived. Iris Sea Green and Down to Earth

[majallison]

Susan, I look forward to seeing those varieties in your catalogue

[David Nicholson]

Iris reticulata 'White Caucasus' is just opening in my greenhouse and I must admit to being a bit disappointed. It does look to me to have some blue shading in the white rather than being the bright white I expected. It could be, of course, that the flower needs a day or so to mature. I'll try to get a picture later in the week if it ever gets bright enough outside.

Pic taken today. As I said the flower has only just opened but there is a pronounced very pale blue wash on it which I think does come out on the images. Has anyone else noticed this please?

[Roma]

I bought Iris reticulata 'White Caucasus'  at the Dunblane Early Bulb Display a week past Saturday and noticed it was blue tinged though not as blue as yours, David.  I thought it was because it was just going over but it looks as if it starts bluish and fades to nearly white.  There is a second flower but it is right down among the leaves and will not be easy to photograph.
I have 'Natascha' but it is not flowering this year so cannot compare them.  Remembered I do have a pic of the first flower.

Iris reticulata 'White Caucasus'

[David Nicholson]

Thanks for that Roma I was worried about my eyes

[David Nicholson]

There is an image here of 'White Caucasus' from Wim de Goode who has, I think, done the majority of raising of these bulbs, which to my eyes shows a blue wash too.

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[fermi de Sousa]

A couple of Alan MacMurtie's hybrids just starting to flower here now spring has arrived. Iris Sea Green and Down to Earth

Wow, thanks, Susan.
These are 2 of the McMurtrie iris which I imported through our friend Marcus Harvey last year (from Janis) and they're ready to plant here! They may take a while to get back to flowering size having just been "turned 'round" to our seasons!
cheers
fermi