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Paul T

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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #405 on: November 03, 2009, 11:17:20 AM »
Howdy All,

A couple of the Iris laevigata that I have in flower at the moment.  They are 'Rose Queen' and 'Elegantissima', which as you can see has the most brilliantly variegated leaves.  They contrast beautifully with the dark blue flowers, and you get the wonderful foliage all through summer as well.  8)

Please click on the pic for a larger version.
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #406 on: November 03, 2009, 12:40:18 PM »
Very good looking flowers Paul !! Really smashing !  :o
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #407 on: November 03, 2009, 03:45:12 PM »
I agree with Luc - Rose Queen is a gorgeous colour but the variegated leaves are very striking too
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #408 on: November 03, 2009, 10:09:46 PM »
And unlike some of the variegated iris that have the leaves going green over summer, this one keeps it's variegation all season, so even after flowering it stays a feature.  8)
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #409 on: November 10, 2009, 07:39:40 AM »
Quote from: fermides on October 15, 2009, 02:14:20 AM
Quote from: Paul T on October 14, 2009, 09:19:29 AM
The Iris halophila looks fascinating.  In that picture it almost looks somewhere between sibirica and ochroleuca?  I'm assuming somewhere in the spuria line, but it looks like it might not be that tall?  I love the shape of the flowers. 8)
Hi Paul,
Last year was the first time the whole clump flowered well and produced these early flowers on shortish (~ 30cm) stems and a few weeks later threw up taller (~45cm) stems! No, it is not 2 separate plants as I only planted a single one.
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The second crop of flowers started a few days ago and you can see in the pic that they stand at almost twice the height of the earlier flowers. Does anyone know if this is usual for this species?
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #410 on: November 10, 2009, 08:28:24 AM »
Cool, Fermi.  Two for the price of one.  ;D  I like it even more!!  8)
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #411 on: November 10, 2009, 07:16:37 PM »
I haven't seen a reference to flowering in that two-tiered way, but a great thing to happen.
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #412 on: November 11, 2009, 04:38:23 AM »
More Spuria iris ( taller hybrids) in flower:
"Golden Lady" and "Intensity"
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #413 on: November 11, 2009, 10:52:24 AM »
Fermi,

I love em both!!  The colour of 'Intensity' is so unusual.  Very nice!!
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #414 on: November 11, 2009, 09:16:51 PM »
Am I right in saying that in the UK we don't see many Spuria cultivars for sale?
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #415 on: November 12, 2009, 12:06:00 AM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on November 11, 2009, 09:16:51 PM
Am I right in saying that in the UK we don't see many Spuria cultivars for sale?
Would you like to try some from seed, David?
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #416 on: November 12, 2009, 09:54:09 AM »
I most certainly would Fermi, thanks very much indeed.
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #417 on: November 13, 2009, 03:02:28 AM »
Hi David,
I'll save some from this year's flowers for you.
Another Spuria just coming into bloom is "Barleycorn"
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And this Siberian is called "Sapphire Rose"
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the first Louisiana, "Black Gamecock"
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #418 on: November 13, 2009, 04:40:20 AM »
Scrumptious, Fermi
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Re: Iris and some Irids 2009
« Reply #419 on: November 13, 2009, 06:56:48 AM »
Wow, Fermi.  Those are wide falls on 'Barleycorn'.  Great colours to it, too.  The colours and shapes have advanced since I last bought Spuria a number of years ago.  That one is just so different.  Thanks for showing us.
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