Iris and some Irids 2008

[Yuri Pirogov]

Pat,
it was collected near Lvov, Ukraine

[Joakim B]

Yuri very nice one. Hope You are able to propagate it.   
Kind regards
Joakim

[David Nicholson]

Here is the last of my Dutch Irises to flower this year and a nice colour break too. That makes 5 colours from a 20 bulb pack.

As one species ends another begins and the first of my Iris sibirca cultivars to flower-I. sibirica Sparkling Rose

[Lesley Cox]

I wouldn't like to hazard a guess about the little Mongolian iris but in general, I'd suggest it may be in the section which contains II. arenaria, bloudowii (maybe syn. flavissima) and humilis, in which case, a regelia iris. Certainly some of this section can be found in Mongolia. If so, it won't be very easy to grow, the chief enemy being summer dampness. Some are called "sand irises" which will give a clue to what may be helpful.


likely ID Iris flavissima

[ruweiss]

Some Iris from various sections,some are easy to cultivate,others are more difficult.I planted
Iris japonica together with a bamboo(Phyllostachys vivax)and now it grows and spreads like
a weed.Maybe it likes the company of its fellow countryman.

008 (2)Iris japonica
 011Iris dolichosiphon v.orientalis
 013 (2)Iris milesii
 016 (2)Iris tectorum
 025 (2)Iris aphylla
 028Iris 'Gingerbread Man'
 064Iris ruthenica nana
 085Iris reichenbachi.
 020 (2)Iris pseudacorus double flowered.
 077 (2)Iris pseudacorus variegata

[Lesley Cox]

Lovely to see I. dolichosiphon. I've had so many batches of seed as this but it never it.

I think the pic of I. milesii may be a form of I. setosa though. I. milesii is one of the crested irises with reddish colouring and white/violet markings, rather spotted, and a distinct crest at the hafts of the falls.

[Rafa]

I agree Lesley, and I think Iris ruthenica var. nana is Iris graminea. Anyway they are beautiful!! many thanks for sharing pictures.

[ruweiss]

Lesley and Rafa,thank you for your friendly comments and the corrections.
As I am just an amateur gardener and no Iris specialist I believed the labels on the
bags of the seed exchanges.It is so good to have the forum and the communication
with such kowledgeable friends.

[David Nicholson]

Lovely pictures Rudi, an Iris inspiration.

[Lesley Cox]

I should have noticed that Rafa. Yes, it's good to have a wide pool of growers, and great that we're happy to be corrected when necessary.

[David Nicholson]

Here is Iris chrysographes-a young plant that I didn't expect to flower this year.

[David Nicholson]

Oops! Sorry about the gigantic picture folks, I chose the wrong file.

[Lesley Cox]

One of the 'Black Knight' grex by the look of it. I ADORE flowers this colour. 

[Paul T]

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.
-Rob

Rob,

Looks right for that variety.  The flowers are a blue-mauve colouration in form similar to the species mentioned.  The stems of the flowers are black, and flowering is very late (every year I think mine aren't going to flower, then suddenly they're there).  The purple in the foliage ends up predominantly at the base, but the good green foliage nicely sets off the flowers and the lovely dark flower stems.  Can br grown as a water plant or in the normal garden.


David,

The chrysographes is glorious!!  Have had it before but lost it.  Must try it again some time.  Like Lesley I just love black flowers!! 

[arisaema]

Does the form of Iris setosa with ink black seed pods have a name? Also below, a seedling of I. chrysographes 'Rubella'.