Iris and some Irids 2011

[Maggi Young]

I have split this previously VERY long thread into sections.

[christian pfalz]

hello,
some iris pics from today......
iris attica


my large iris suaveolens


cheers
chris

[daveyp1970]

Chris i really like your form of I.attica very nice.

[Tom Waters]

 

[Tom Waters]

Chris, that I. suaveolens clump - how old is it, and has it ever been divided?

[christian pfalz]

hi tom,
It now sits in the third year, and has more than doubled, it grows very compact, and has also never been divided before.
Greetings
chris

[Tom Waters]

Another pumila is blooming now. I got it from Beaver Creek Greenhouses. Their description is

Iris taurica
Dwarf bearded Iris with short fans of foliage & light yellow blooms atop short stems in mid-spring; these plants were grown from wild seed from Turkey which I must point out is outside the range of Iris taurica according to my references; so either the name under which the seed arrived is incorrect or the references are not complete; either way, this remains a lovely miniature of the Iris pumila persuasion. Just a few available this spring.

Obviously, the blooms of mine are not light yellow, nor does it show any sign of a 3-4 inch stem below the ovary which Koehlein states distinguishes taurica from other pumilas. So it sounds like the plant they describe is not taurica, and the plant they sent me is neither taurica nor the plant they describe! But anyway, I got another pumila, which was all I wanted to begin with!

By the way, this same nursery also sold me an "Iris hoogiana" which bloomed today - a yellow and brown Iris pumila!

[Tom Waters]

This is 'Aladdin's Gem' (Thoolen 2002), an amphidiploid aril-pumila hybrid.

[arillady]

Tom I guess that is one of Francesca's bred hybrid. Do you have many of Francesca's as ASI needs as many as possible for the dedication to the late Francesca Thoolen? Thanks for showing us this one Tom.

[Tom Waters]

Pat,

I believe 'Aladdin's Gem' is the only iris bred by Francesca that was introduced into commerce. At one time, I had other arilpum seedlings of hers, but that was ten years ago before I had to leave my garden behind. I started over last year, so I only have what I can get commercially at this time.

[Rafa]

Here are some iris from my little garden. Very bad iris season again, this year an not very good pictures...

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I love Iris bicapitata Rafa !!! Beautiful ! 

[mark smyth]

I. bicapitata 

[arillady]

I noticed a stray flower on Iris bicapitata on Saturday. I wonder if it will be a repeat bloomer. There is not another iris flower anywhere near as we approach winter.

[arillady]

Pity that in Australia you can't import seed of any Iris sp. anymore.