Oncos 2011

[arillady]

Thanks Miriam I will give I. grant-duffii a bit of a feed.
Maggi only 20 years I don't cut blooms very often at all - never for inside - only for special occasions and people.
There is a quince that was planted in this garden more years than I care to think and it has had one flower - possibly what you get when you get some wild quince from roadsides. There I was thinking that I would have the beautiful flowers and fruit

[Diane Whitehead]

But you have a strong tree to graft onto.  Every time you visit someone with
a quince that fruits well, make a note to ask for grafting twigs at the appropriate
time.

[arillady]

Diane my quince is a huge multistemmed bush so it might be hard to graft on to.
PT0308 - two different
PT0588 - closeup of one bloom and the clump
PT0310 - two different
PT0455 - closest to a susiana colouring.
PT0484
PT0317

[BULBISSIME]

Just back at home to see your wonderfull flowers Pat !
I agree, I. urumiensis is not really like your picture but all of your flowers are gorgeous
Congratulations !

Luc, Iris paradoxa as some other species does'nt really go dormant if there is enought moisture, IO also have some species like this one, but flowering now  never seen it before !!
I hope the plant will survive 

[arillady]

A few aril hybrids flowering now. With the cold and wet recently some of the leaves look shocking.
The chimera I showed earlier now has a normal flower.
PT0520
PT0426
PT0449 - love the big "ears" on this one but the plants are not the best
PT0424
PT0455 - all the flowers have this twisted look - strange but I like the effect in the clump
PT0403 - two different flowers in the clump
PT0821 - first flowering
PT0821 - clump
PT0817 - spot the difference? first flowering
PT0817 - closeup in case you haven't noticed

[arillady]

PT0022 (I. mariae x I. haynei hyb) from one side and then with the sun shining through.
PT0435 - has lots of susiana in breeding.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Breathtaking stuff Pat !! 

[David Nicholson]

Lovely stuff Pat, you're garden must look a treat.

[PeterT]

all lovely Pat, the Chimera was very interesting. any luck with susiana its self?

Lovely stuff Pat, you're garden must look a treat.

[arillady]

Peter the susiana I have planted quite a distance away from my main aril beds and trying to keep the small snails and red spider at bay - it is a pretty virused plant but there is quite a few fans but so far no buds forming yet again. I must get some dissolvable aspro and put some charcoal around it. Don't ask me the reasons but they were hints I have had over the years.

[Lesley Cox]

I can just imagine poor Otto frothing at the mouth. Just as well his hair is too short to grab hold of or he'd have none left.

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

Just back at home to see your wonderfull flowers Pat !
I agree, I. urumiensis is not really like your picture but all of your flowers are gorgeous
Congratulations !

Luc, Iris paradoxa as some other species does'nt really go dormant if there is enought moisture, IO also have some species like this one, but flowering now   never seen it before !!
I hope the plant will survive  

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Pat,
the promise :

 
cheers
fermi

[arillady]

Good to see them in bud Fermi.

[arillady]

Iris susiana hybrid
This dark one I did not get to the label before it was unreadable and I hadn't written it down on a planting plan.
PT0315 with an extra 'lip' and then photo with lip plus normal flower
PT9856 - love the globular form
PT9925 and a closeup
PT0019 maybe (clumps are clumping up too much) - like the speckling of this one.
Iris samaraie hybrid