Oncos 2011

[Hans A.]

Thanks Miriam, Pat, Peter and Rafa!
Think also the stolons are the main difference to Iris sari - and it seems once established to be a very strong plant, have not seen any such strong looking Iris sari before. The flowering plant on the right is about 40cm high, the fan behind it is from the same plant.

HANS! could I paint this superb picture?

Certainly Rafa! It is a honour for me.

[PeterT]

Hendric, Hans, Fred,  your plants are absolutely wonderfull, and so are your pictures.
Oron each of the pictures you have shown take my breath away.
congratulations Luc and Christian on your plants.
A much more modest contribution from me, an Iris sari form has been flowering here and looks to me very like Hans's nectarifera, and an Iris acutiloba lineolata opend today

[Hans A.]

Fantastic grown plants, Peter!

Comparing Flowers of Iris sari and those I have as Iris nectarifera I noticed differences in veining. Veins in Iris nectarifera are very fine and continous - with no spots or blotches on a more or less uniform groundcolour. Veining in Iris sari is irregular, often interrupted- with many spots and blotches. Also Oncospots have different forms and colours (darker and more round in I. sari).

[PeterT]

You are right Hans, and the 'sari' has a yellow beard, your nectarifera a white one. Hopefully my plant of nectarifera will flower this year.

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

Back again and a lot of onco's are now in full flower.
As promised first of all Iris kirkwoodii from Jim Archibald; look at the beautiful coloured style arms!
I received last year in December from Jenny a completely dry rhizome of this plant;
never though that 4 months later that dead looking thing will give such beautiful flowers (2!)
Hendrik

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

Another one: Iris petrana.
The origin of this plant is Petra/Jordan (at an altitude of more than 1500 m); as you can see it's very close to Iris nigricans.
In the second picture you can see the dense beard of purple-tipped hairs on a yellow ground; that should make the difference with Iris nigricans (The Iris, Brian Mathew)??
Hendrik

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Superb Hendrik !!!
Truly superb !! 

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

And to finish for this evening: Iris antilibanotica.
I find this one of the most beautiful oncocyclus irises...
Hendrik

[Luc Gilgemyn]

A good closure for the evening Hendrik... 

[PeterT]

congratulations Hendrik, they look wonderfull!

[arillady]

Hendrik,
Thanks for showing the finer details of the species. Photos are superb.

[Tom Waters]

Beautifully grown and photographed, Hendrik. And it's such an intriguing species, genuinely bicolored rather than just more heavily patterned in the falls as many are.

[LucS]

Your plants are extremely well grown Hendrik.

A few others in flower over here:
Iris paradoxa
Iris iberica ssp elegantissima
Iris lycotis

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

Your plants are extremely well grown Hendrik.

A few others in flower over here:
Iris paradoxa
Iris iberica ssp elegantissima
Iris lycotis

Your Iris iberica ssp. elegantissima looks exceptionally good: huge flower on a compact stem.
Far more better than mines; I have not enough sunshine in my greenhouse to keep them as compact as yours ...

[art600]

Hendrik & Luc

Great plants and so well photographed

Think I have a bud on an acutiloba.  Need some advice to get flowers.