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David Nicholson

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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #195 on: May 15, 2008, 07:04:05 PM »
Joakim, I got 18 flowers from 20 bulbs, not bad really.
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #196 on: May 15, 2008, 11:59:27 PM »
David I would say 18 of 20 is a good result especially if the material was garden center stuff.
Now it will be interesting how many for next year ::) 8)
But You planted in Your new rock garden bed did you not? It looks like gravel/sand on the pics so that would help survival a lot.
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #197 on: May 16, 2008, 11:56:50 AM »
Joakim, no not in the bed you are thinking of-the bed you are thinking of I use for general bulbs and in particular Iris reticulata cultivars. My Dutch Irises share a bed with Pieris Valley Valentine which is odd really since the Pieris doesn't like lime and the Irises love lime. I got over the problem (I think!) by rolling each Dutch Iris bulb in Dolomite Lime before I planted them. They were garden centre bought bulbs so I suppose 18 from 20 bulbs is pretty good. Yes, it will be interesting to see how well (or not!) they come back next year. 
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David Nicholson
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #198 on: May 19, 2008, 10:51:50 PM »
When I visited Mt. Cuba in Delaware last month I found this striking Iris. No tag that I could find but a Flickr response to my posting there said it was known as Iris 'Gerald Darby', a cross between I. virginica and I. versicolor.
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #199 on: May 20, 2008, 06:47:20 PM »
An iris blooming today in our garden. Purchased from Wrightman Alpines as Iris sp. Mongolica it was collected by Joseph Jurasek in the Mongolia Altai at 2300m.
-Rob

probable ID : Iris flavissima
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #200 on: May 20, 2008, 08:07:44 PM »
Outstanding plant and picture Rob; reminds me of butterfly wings.  Any idea what it might be?
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #201 on: May 20, 2008, 10:21:24 PM »
Very nicely marked flower.
You have done a great job growing it.

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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #202 on: May 21, 2008, 01:03:54 AM »
Quote from: illingworth on May 20, 2008, 06:47:20 PM
An iris blooming today in our garden. Purchased from Wrightman Alpines as Iris sp. Mongolica it was collected by Joseph Jurasek in the Mongolia Altai at 2300m.
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Now that is an Iris I would definitely like to have in my collection.
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #203 on: May 21, 2008, 07:58:58 AM »
Wonderful Iris !!!  :o
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #204 on: May 22, 2008, 04:53:45 AM »
I love it.  I hope I will have one that looks similar, though it is
a PCI.  The bud looks like an insect.
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #205 on: May 23, 2008, 06:04:17 AM »
This dark Iris japonica is from seed Daryl Probst sent to SIGNA in 2003.
The source of his plants was East Sichuan.

The stalks have many flowers, so there is a long period of beauty.
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Diane Whitehead        Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #206 on: May 23, 2008, 11:16:37 AM »
very beautiful plant Diane, and congratulations for your success growing by seeds :o
This perspective remember me Alophia drummondii colours!
« Last Edit: May 24, 2008, 12:22:03 AM by Rafa »
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #207 on: May 23, 2008, 09:27:22 PM »
Diane,
agree with Rafa - very beautiful :)
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #208 on: May 26, 2008, 09:12:08 AM »
Purple-stemmed Iris aphylla clone is ready to bloom
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2008
« Reply #209 on: May 26, 2008, 09:35:11 AM »
Yuri,
Where is this form of aphylla from? It is a stunning plant. Hope that you might have seeds available sometime.
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