Arilbred and Regelia/Onco cross iris

[arilnut]

OK folks, are you ready for a barrage of AB pics.  Here goes.

John B

Asenath
Atta Boy
Bedouin Child
Coffe River
Eastern Blush
Frank RiceHad wrong name on the photo "Frank Rice". It is "Emerald Fantasy".
I. hoogiana Deep Purple clump    A collection of Janis Ruksans

[arilnut]

Now some pics from the show last Sunday

John B

Best of Show
Andromache                     First runner up
King Jehu                         Third runner up
Tadzhiki Eclipse                 Best Aril
I. hoogiana Deep Purple      Best Species
The Queen's table
My ugly self with the Queen

[arilnut]

I said it would be a barrage. Tell me when to stop

John B

I. korolkowii Violacea Bruin
Lu's Child
Masada's Glory
Nefret
Omar's Stitchery
Peresh
Point Well Taken

[arillady]

John thanks for showing these. None in Australia of these you posted as far as I know.
Funny how your iris show looks like our iris shows - same tables etc
You certainly knocked their socks off didn't you?

[arilnut]

Well no one has said  "stop" so here are more.

John B

Renee
Saffron Charm
Sunflight
Tactical Diversion
Thor
Trolls Treasure

[arilnut]

Whoops grabbed the wrong one of Renee.     And then some more.
John

Renee
Arabian Sun
Bedouin Woman
Betty Mcpherson
Feeling Sorta Blue
Koko Knoll
Luella Dee
Mondsee

[arilnut]

A few more.

Raiding Fort Knox
Solomon's Court
Surpassing Yellow
Tien Shan
Undue Influence
Zerzura

[Maggi Young]

What a super slection of plants, both in the show and growing.
Tell me, John, does the Best in Show Iris HAVE to match the purple prize ribbon or was that just a coincidence? 

[arillady]

Good to see what Thor is supposed to look like.

[arilnut]

Coincidence Maggi.!!!!

What a super slection of plants, both in the show and growing.
Tell me, John, does the Best in Show Iris HAVE to match the purple prize ribbon or was that just a coincidence? 

[Regelian]

Here are a couple that opened over the weekend.

Jallab: an aril-pumila cross
Omar's Blue Moon: an AB

[Regelian]

A couple more bloomed today.  Note that Desert Moonlight does typically have a dark spot, which is extremely pale, here.  Apparently, a new plant doesnt always show its full potential.

Desert Moonlight
Desert Moonlight
Desert Moonlight- top view
Suspect
Suspect
Suspect- top view
Suspect- top view

[David Nicholson]

Thanks for posting these folks, they really are beautiful.

[PeterT]

A few hybreds around here, the first I like but I don't know what it is, perhaps youcan name it John?
The second I think is good. It was given to me, with 3 more unnamed seedlings, about 8 years ago by Geoff Wilson from his breeding program. they survived the very wet summers two and three years ago without cover planted in gravel.
The third is an AB seedling I grew from seed Lawrence Ransom donated to the BIS. It has two branches and I think it is pretty but I doubt I shall keep it because I don't like the colour specking that seems so popular in modern breeding.

[Regelian]

Peter,

the branching on that third seedling may be worth following up.  Just cross to a non-flecked flower type.  I'm not that fond of the streaking effect, but speckling I do rather like.  It is a bit finer.  I have a blossom coming on Speckled Bird, which has been dethroned as an AB, but I plan to use it, if I can.

Jamie