Iris and some Irids 2010

[PeterT]

I had a piece of gionocarpa from the Wallaces about four years ago, it has not flowerd for me but too dry is definately not a good idea,  I speak from the experiance of nearly loosing it, there is almost no rhizome to hold a reserve of food or water. It is in growth now,

As far as Iris goniocarpa is concerned I'm flummoxed about mine. I bought it last year, around early August, and it had a couple of straggly green shoots about 3" long. I potted it up and gave it a drop of water every so often and it kept the short straggly growth and quite frankly it hasn't changed. Where am I going wrong

Nobody going to put me right on Iris goniocarpa

ie spring/ summer. will try to post some more on it. what does your gionocarpa look like David?
Roma, thanks for info on Gerald Darby - It has let me identify it and it is in bud.
The clay idea has worked for me too Jamie, when I have had plants in pure grit -to sprout them or for whatever reason, and need to get something round the roots for them to grow on.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I have a batch of seedlings of Iris barbatula growing away strongly in the greenhouse. They were sown in April 2009 from seed Lesley kindly sent me. May even get a flower on one of them this year.

I had sown some from the same kind source in 2009 as well David..
Alas, I lost the ones that had germinated during Winter.. 

[Lesley Cox]

Well hopefully Luc, we can put that right later in the year, or early next. I have seedlings growing from the same batch of seed and so far they are still green even though the parent has long gone down. I'd better go and put them under cover for the next couple of months, to be on the safe side.

[arillady]

Heck I better move my Iris barbatula seedlings too - we are having more drizzle than rain.

[Regelian]

A few more Louisiana iris.

Lots Of Joy
Moonlight Cascade
Regal Ricochet
You Little Beauty

[PeterT]

I wouldnt worry too much Pat, I barbatula grows in the open in 80 inches of rain per year and increaces, next to Maddeni Rhododendrons, Myrtraria and Trilliums

[arillady]

Thanks Peter - uhm four times as much rainfull!!!
Sounds like an acid lover too.

[arillady]

Iris planifolia has been flowering for about a month now but we keep getting wind and drizzling rain and I am out most days so I have not been able to pollinate a single flower as the pollen has been non existant. Last year there were a couple of dozen great pods full of seed - thank goodness I kept back some seeds. This is such a good value iris.

[christian pfalz]

hi, the first iris foetidissima bloom this year...

cheers
chris

[Lesley Cox]

My God Peter, 80 inches of rain? We have 20 here if we're lucky and Dunedin city gets about 40-45 depending on the year.

[PeterT]

I think it is about 40 inches here in Derbyshire, where I grew up was about 80 inches, under 10 miles from there there were places at 120 inches a year or more, - filmy ferns growing on the roadside walls. I am told that parts of Cambridgeshire can have as little as 10 inches a year. All in all the UK has a lot of different climates for one small country.

[David Nicholson]

A few Iris ensata forms pictured on a visit to Wisley last Friday

A poolside view.
Iris ensata 'Takara-bune'
I ensata. 'Chiyodajo'
I ensata 'Barr Purple East'
I ensata 'Immaculate White'
I ensata 'Darling'
I ensata 'Stippled Ripples'

[Lesley Cox]

Nice time of the year to visit Wisley David. The irises look great.

[Hristo]

Thanks for taking those pics David, they are stunners!

[olegKon]

The first two irises are enjoying the 30 degrees heat we are having here.
1. Iris notha
2. Iris spuria
I photographed the third during my trip to Prague. It must be a spuria hybrid that fascinated me