Arilbred and Regelia/Onco cross iris

[Darren]

Re-activated this thread rather than add to the Iris thread proliferation.

These are all from Aril Society Internaional seed, sown in October 2014, germinated spring 2015 so only two years to flowering.

The first two are from the same seed packet (ASI 2014, number 24. 'Tien Shan' x 'Thunderstorm'). The first pictured is not a great plant - small crumpled looking flowers on tall stems.

The next is ASI 2014, number 17 - 'Lights of Arabia' X ('Bronze Flash' X 'At Last'). The flower resembles 'Tien Shan' which made me wonder if the label has been switched with the above (ignore the image numbering - I know they are out of sequence).

The last one is the nicest. ASI 2014 number 14: 'Fire in the Hole' X either 'Stun Gun' or 'Netted Bronze'

[Maggi Young]

A reminder of the website of forumist Tom Waters -  http://www.telp.com/irises/index.htm

Tom has had another article published in the Medianite,  journal of MIS ( http://www.irises.org/  )
 -  'Coming to Terms with Arilbred Medians'



 but  the article is also available on his website......

 http://www.telp.com/irises/index.htm

[Tom Waters]

Thanks Maggi!

[Tom Waters]

Most hybrids between arils or arilbreds and dwarf or median bearded irises are infertile. However, if a tetraploid aril is used with Iris pumila, fertile arilbred dwarfs result. Here are two cultivars of this type. 'Aladdin's Gem' is from a tetraploid aril of predominantly oncocyclus ancestry, 'Topaz Talisman' is from Iris stolonifera. Both photos from my garden this week.

[ebbie]

Iris afghanica

[Tom Waters]

Wonderful Ebbie!

[Maggi Young]

Tom's latest Blog on the "Aril Trek"  https://theamericanirissociety.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/aril-trek-2018.html

[fermi de Sousa]

Tom's latest Blog on the "Aril Trek"  https://theamericanirissociety.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/aril-trek-2018.html

Oh my!
A trek worth making!
cheers
fermi

[arilnut]

open yesterday
I. kirkwoodii

And last week
Andromache

John

[Tom Waters]

Two cultivars of Iris stolonifera: 'Merlin's Magic' and 'Network'

[Tom Waters]

Tetraploid regeliocycli 'Tadzhiki Bandit', 'Dunshanbe', and 'Ballalaika Music'

[Tom Waters]

oncocyclus Iris paradoxa

[Hannelore]

Voilà - Vera Olivia

[Yann]

Iris 'Babylon Prince', in my wet climate i grow it on very rocky soil