Iris and some Irids 2008

[Diane Clement]

In my garden they are still running as Gynandriris sisyrinchium,

Whenever I see this plant, I am reminded that for years I mispronounced it as "Gin and Iris"  a bizarre but intriguing combination

   

[Lesley Cox]

Well, I've been known to wander round the garden of an evening, with a gin and tonic in my hand. Gin and iris go well together in my (slightly wobbly) opinion.

[Rafa]

an Iris lineata

[art600]

Rafa

A fantastic photograph of a beautiful Iris

[Hans A.]

Rafa,
nice to share this perfect pic of this very rare cultivated Iris - just great- the small number of Regelias I am growing are still far away from flowering.

[Lesley Cox]

I do second Hans' comment Rafa. I've heard of but never seen this one before.

David, if you're there, I should have a very few seeds for you soon of Iris barbatula. Just the one pod set.

[Rafa]

This is Iris paradoxa f. Sevan, quite bigger and darker than normal paradoxa. I include a virtual herbarium sheet that I did for compare with other Iris paradoxa

[art600]

Magnificent

[David Nicholson]

David, if you're there, I should have a very few seeds for you soon of Iris barbatula. Just the one pod set.

I'm here Lesley, if you have some to spare I would love some please.

[Lesley Cox]

this is Iris paradoxa f. Sevan, quite bigger and darker than normal paradoxa

Oh scrumptious!

[Hans A.]

Hello Rafa,
great plant, and as usual great pics !
Which size have the standards of this paradoxa form?

[Lesley Cox]

I like the cupped or arched standards rather than the more open ones of I. p. `Choschab' and the falls seem a little larger than in that form. Beautiful markings on the falls and style arms too.

[Rafa]

another regelia

[Otto Fauser]

David, if you're there, I should have a very few seeds for you soon of Iris barbatula. Just the one pod set.

I'm here Lesley, if you have some to spare I would love some please.

David ,Vlastimil Pillous ,Czech Republic offers seed of I.barbatula in his current seedlist -Lesley my plant of Iris lineata is tiny  and most likely will not see any flowers on for a few years ,
   Otto.

[Lesley Cox]

My seed will be fresher though David/Otto. When I sowed the previous pod, the seed only a couple of months old, it took 20 months to germinate. Seed sown of fresh I. hookeriana (pseudoregelia group) from the pod which formed in the summer of 2006, has germinated just this week.