Iris and some Irids 2011

[Diane Whitehead]

By Iris sp, do you mean you can't import any unknown iris species, which
seems reasonable, or that you can't import seed of any known species of
iris, which does not seem reasonable?

[PeterT]

Call it Iris germanica Pat

[arillady]

Peter it depends on the sender.

Diane we used to be able to import seed with Iris sp. on it but not now. We do have a very large list of iris species that may come in. It is only the newly discovered ones or if their name is changed to something that is not on the list. If we can supply synonyms we are fine.

[arillady]

The other day I noticed a flower on Iris bicapitata and a few flowers today at ground level on a clump of Iris lactea. Both usually flower in spring. Strange

[David Nicholson]

My first Dutch Iris of the year. Last year I photographed my first one on 24 May 2010. It's been a funny old year!

[Maggi Young]

I love that colour combination.(Cadbury's Creme Egg!)  Super photo.

 Funnily enough, Ian was saying to Angela the other day that he thought we were about a month ahead in some  plants.

[David Nicholson]

I love that colour combination.(Cadbury's Creme Egg!) 

Now I might have said-moon rising over snowfields-but then I am the artistic type

[Maggi Young]

I love that colour combination.(Cadbury's Creme Egg!) 

Now I might have said-moon rising over snowfields-but then I am the artistic type

gerrroff! I am artistic....  you should see my technique with a four inch distemper brush...... have a room done a treat in an hour and a half with a nice magnolia paint. 

[PeterT]

L O L !

[Gail]

  you should see my technique with a four inch distemper brush...... have a room done a treat in an hour and a half with a nice magnolia paint. 

You wouldn't like to demonstrate here would you?  We've several rooms need doing.....

[David Nicholson]

 you should see my technique with a four inch distemper brush...... have a room done a treat in an hour and a half with a nice magnolia paint.  

You wouldn't like to demonstrate here would you?  We've several rooms need doing.....

I've been going to do our spare bedroom for four years now and haven''t managed it yet. You've got the booking Maggi

[Pascal B]

Anyone any idea about this tiny one I bought last year during the annual Dutch Rock Garden sales? It is supposed to be from China and hardly exceeding 10 cm in height. Second picture shows the relative size with Corydalis elata, Heleborus thibetanus and Galucidium palmatum in the back.

[PeterT]

Iris henryi - totally hardy, should grow outside but I still have it in a pot.

[Pascal B]

Thanx Peter! Potcultivation definitely makes it better to watch as it sort of disappears in the garden, it is THAT tiny.. I had a vision of a carpet of them but now I realise I probably will be old when I have enough of them....

[PeterT]

Your welcome Pascal,
I know that individual fans can be seperated and grown in the automne, and I expect it would work about now too. Alternatively if you find a piece of another clone, (there is a blue form which I too would like), you might get it to self seed.
I think it is probably better in the ground but for it's size because under glass one winter it got botrytis, this winter it got slaters, I must find a spot for it...