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Re: Oncos 2011
« Reply #105 on: March 27, 2011, 05:20:51 PM »
Back last Monday from that fascinating week in Israel, with the Mediterranean Garden Society group led so brilliantly by Oron Peri. Here are a few more oncos, pictures below, notably I. atrofusca in the Negev, and the endemic form of I. petrana (syn. hieruchamensis) at Yeroham – a single early plant, brought into flower by dew condensing nightly on a tall metal electricity mast beside it. At the Poleg Stream dunes we found one late plant of I. atropurpurea. The only other iris we saw in the wild was I. grant-duffyi, in that swampy ground on the Golan Heights, among vivid Anemone coronaria. (I was able to convince myself that there was a faint scent of primroses!)
At Ramat Hanadiv in the Rothschild memorial gardens the fine collection of oncos included I. mairiae, I. haynei, I. giladensis, another form of I. petrana, from Mishor Yamin; and the star of the show, I. bismarkiana.
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Re: Oncos 2011
« Reply #106 on: March 27, 2011, 05:29:44 PM »
Nice trip Alisdair  :o
I also agree with you, Iris bismarkiana is a star !
it seems that this year was quite dry and not so many flowers isn't it ?

and may be this post will be better in the onco section ??? maggy ???
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Re: Oncos 2011
« Reply #107 on: March 27, 2011, 05:44:39 PM »
Hello Alisdair- a warm welcome to the forum.
You will likely know that here we think very highly of Oron, so it is no wonder that you have enjoyed such a marvelous trip!

Your photos of these stunning Iris are much appreciated, thank you for sharing with us.





PS I will move this to the Onco Section...... :)
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Re: Oncos 2011
« Reply #108 on: March 27, 2011, 09:33:51 PM »
Hello Alisdair, a warm welcome also from me!
Thanks for sharing those superb pictures of this fantastic plants! No doubt a trip with Oron is always more than interesting!

As Oncos are such fantastic photo subjects I hope it is ok to show some more pics I took today of some species I have already posted:
Iris nigricans, Iris camillae and Iris damascena make a very good performance this year.
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« Reply #109 on: March 27, 2011, 09:51:08 PM »
better than in nature Hans  :o ;D
Iris camillae clump is fantastic; how old is it ?
Oron is a fantastic guy, like many other in his country  ;) and he knows perfectly the native plants; it's always great time to spend with him.
He's now in Jordan, leading another group and I suppose we'll get some news nice pics.... wait and see  ;D
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« Reply #110 on: March 27, 2011, 10:37:34 PM »
Thanks a lot Fred, the clump is formed by different plants/clones, but most flowers are of the same clone - here one of the seedlings.
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« Reply #111 on: March 28, 2011, 06:29:00 AM »
Hans, you make me crazy !!!
incredible plant and superbissime picture.....  :P
This clone is stuning and you can put a red point on it  ;)
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Re: Oncos 2011
« Reply #112 on: March 28, 2011, 02:28:08 PM »
It has a red point. ;)
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Re: Oncos 2011
« Reply #113 on: March 28, 2011, 09:54:55 PM »
Heaven, when I get there - if I get there - will be richly planted wirth oncocyclus irises. Maybe a few reticulatas among them. ;D
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Re: Oncos 2011
« Reply #114 on: March 29, 2011, 12:48:08 AM »
Alisdair,
I particularly like Iris giladensis - it is not in A Guide to Species Irises so can someone let me know if it is a form of something else or is it a newly declared species.
I had not heard of the Rothschild memorial garden before. I wonder if you might like to write an article for the ASI Yearbook on this garden. What is the full name so that I can do a search for it?
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Re: Oncos 2011
« Reply #115 on: March 29, 2011, 06:49:50 AM »
Pat, I can give you the first explanations.
This is a botanical garden North of Tel Aviv, where David SHAHAK is building a big Onco collection with all the species from the area.
So in about 1000 m², you can see all oncos at the same time, but not flowering at the same time of course.
He's doing lot of seed propagation, but Alisdair and Miriam should give us much more informations.
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Re: Oncos 2011
« Reply #116 on: March 29, 2011, 08:25:06 PM »
Quote from: BULBISSIME on March 29, 2011, 06:49:50 AM
Pat, I can give you the first explanations.
This is a botanical garden North of Tel Aviv, where David SHAHAK is building a big Onco collection with all the species from the area.
So in about 1000 m², you can see all oncos at the same time, but not flowering at the same time of course.
He's doing lot of seed propagation, but Alisdair and Miriam should give us much more informations.

I'm very curious to hear more about this garden!
Hans, your Iris camillae is splendid.
Herewith a picture of Iris damascena and Iris jordana (both pot grown plants), today in flower in Belgium.
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Re: Oncos 2011
« Reply #117 on: March 29, 2011, 08:26:45 PM »
And here: damascena
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Re: Oncos 2011
« Reply #118 on: March 29, 2011, 08:46:16 PM »
hendrik,

that jordana is a knock out!  Wow, what depth of tone and elegance of form.  thanks for sharing this one.  :o  :o  :o
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Re: Oncos 2011
« Reply #119 on: March 29, 2011, 09:09:32 PM »
Quote from: Regelian on March 29, 2011, 08:46:16 PM
hendrik,

that jordana is a knock out!  Wow, what depth of tone and elegance of form.  thanks for sharing this one.  :o  :o  :o

Thank you!
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