Iris and some Irids 2008

[Rafa]

  Extremely beautiful, Thank you Franz!

[Joakim B]

Franz Very nice I hope my parents see them around a stop at the highway when they go to Hungary. They are going from Linz to Vienna and then Gratz any chance to see something like that there? The risk is if they existed people would take them so most likely they do not exist on the "Rast plätse" by the highway.
Very nice and I am impressed with the variety.
Kind regards
Joakim

[Lesley Cox]

I'm sure Thomas won't agree but it seems to me that a superb IRIS lawn could be achieved, to compete with (or compliment) a crocus lawn. I'm already drawing up plans. 

Do the posters of these super little iris pictures ever collect seed from the different forms? I'm asking because here in NZ no new work is being done with I. pumila, only the taller I. chamaeiris which is taller and whose hybrids stand warmer climates whereas I'd like to be able to try some smaller, colder-loving forms, to make new forms for our rock gardens in the south. You see where I'm heading here. If it is possible to get seed of these many different forms, I'd be very interested in either buying or exchanging. Thanks.

[Hans A.]

@Franz - thanks for this wonderful pics - i always was at the wrong time in Vienna to see pumilas in flower (mostly in the time of ""Heurigen" ) - for humilis it is still to early, right?

[hadacekf]

Thank you all together for the kind comments.

Joakim, your parents have no chance such plants to see.
Hans, for I. humilis it is not to early. In my garden it already flowers.
Lesley, it is strange, but nobody collects seeds of these Iris. I also do not know why.

[Lesley Cox]

Lesley, it is strange, but nobody collects seeds of these Iris. I also do not know why.

Perhaps they would do? If asked nicely?

[fermi de Sousa]

Yuri, Dimitri and Franz,
thanks for posting such great pics of iris, my favourite! (White fever is nothing compared to RAINBOW fever!)
Like Lesley, I hope some of you may think about collecting seed of the different colour forms and distributing them. I'd be glad to buy or exchange for them!
cheers
fermi

[arillady]

I can only echo the others and ask that seed of the different coloured forms of Iris pumila might become available sometime soon. PLEASE!
How can anyone who has seen photos of the different Iris species in their natural habitat ever find the newest and frilliest tall bearded iris beautiful is beyond my understanding - but everyone to their own.
An small Iris pumila lawn might be more likely than what I envisaged years ago - aril dotting all my hillside - kind of getting there gradually though in patches.
I do so enjoy my visits to this site when I see the different gurus talking on their subjects.
Pat T

[Paul T]

Anyone able to confirm the Id on the "iris" on the last page?
Maggi with the better picture can You con firm that it is Libertia and if so can anyone help with growing instructions?
Joakim

Joakim,

I think your unknown is a Sparaxis by the look of it, although the flower isn't fully open.  The leaves, flower and bud I think fit that genus.

[Paul T]

The Iris pumilas that have been posted here and elsewhere or late are absolutely amazing.  I too would be another one interested in growing some of these from seed.  As I said once before, I had no idea that colours like this occurred in the wild, and I adore these smaller Iris types.  If anyone IS able to collect seed of some of these I would be very interested in getting some of them.  Maybe Fermi and I between us can grow on a few seeds and see what we get, then share between us to maximise colours we have.

Thanks again for the wonderful pictures.  An absolute JOY!! 

[Joakim B]

Paul thanks for the input bout my "iris".
I will check it out on Internet and also try to see it live again and hopefully take better pics.
Kind regards and a belated happy birthday Paul

Joakim

[Paul T]

Joakim,

You're most welcome.  Happy to help if I can. 

[Hans A.]

Here Iris orientalis ( bought as Iris ochroleuca 'Gigantea') a species of the Spuria - section has started to bloom -  I planted it about 5 years ago, and this is its first flower  - normally I have less pacience 

[David Nicholson]

Well worth waiting for Hans!

[Armin]

Hans, a lovely "Gigantea"