Juno (Scorpiris) season 2012

[Alex]

Hi Jan,

Sorry if this has been answered, but are you Jan Jilek of wildbulbs nursery? If so, please could you let me know when this year's offering of bulbs will be posted online?

Absolutely wonderful photos, by the way. What a collection you have.

Alex

[PeterT]

I think that the answer is yes Alex.
Jan very good buds 
I look forward to the flowers. Here, I have not germinated Iris zapragajewii though I have sown it twice 

[ronm]

Is there such a plant Peter?

[PeterT]

Yes Ron, it has very wide leaves , greyer than rosenbachiana, they are in the same group which have physocaulons, arils on the seeds and the same shape pollen grains (I think).
You can see the wider leaves if you look at Jan's pictures of the new buds coming up.

[ronm]

Sounds good to me. 
Perhaps a little bit of root in the future???

[PeterT]

It is said to be a tricky plant -prone to botrytus Ron. I wish I had a root of it!

[Jan]

is this it? A wonderfully strong smell. Stronger than Juno maracandica

[Maggi Young]

Is there such a plant Peter?

 

The name isn't in the Kew Plant list, is it?
The American Iris Society  says:
Iris zapragajewii Abramov
1971, Abramov

Iris zaprjagajewii Abramov. (N. Abramov, 1971, near Nishup, S. W. Pamir mountains, Russia); Subgenus Scorpiris, (Juno) ; height 4-6" (10-15 cm); 1-3 Flowers, white with yellow crest. 2n=26 Zakharyeva 1985.




John Lonsdale has pix....

http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/plants_album/the%20plants%20-%20%20complete%20collection/Iridaceae/Iris/Subgen%20Scorpiris/I.%20zaparagajewii/slides/Iris%20zapragajewii%200001.html

[Jan]

A wonderfully strong smell.

[PeterT]

 yes Maggie, Jan, I believe this is the plant. I think that I once saw it at Kew.
Tony hall places Iris zaprjagajewii  as a sister species to Iris nicolai and Iris baldshuanica. These are placed as cousins to Iris rosenbachiana and Iris popovii and second cousins to Iris leptorrhiza and Iris (Juno) kopetdagensis - [there is an Irodyctum kopetdagensis]

Perhaps the Kew data base needs updating???

edit re plant names

[ronm]

 

[Jan]

Juno zaprjagajewii

[ronm]

Ok. I didnt know about this species but fine.
What is the difference between this and the nicholai etc.
Fine to me that so and so this is different from that, but please add the why? it is so. Otherwise it is very difficult to know what we grow. Thank you all experts.

[Jan]

I would highly advise, grown without any problems.
It is a cousin of J. nicolai, rosenbachiana, popovii, baldshuanica

[ronm]

OK Jan.