Reticulate Iris-2012

[Janis Ruksans]

Two from today, Iris pamphylica and Iris zagrica 'black and white'.

I can only join Maggi's man on picture seeing both your irises. By the way - I'm something doubtfull about including this black-white Iris in zagrica, may be it is another one yet not described. But may be I'm wrong. I hope I still have 1-2 bulbs of it and those which I have as zagrica looks different.
Janis

[Oron Peri]

Super plants Hans!
From your experience how long it takes I. pamphilica to flower from seeds?

[BULBISSIME]

Good question Oron 

[Janis Ruksans]

Super plants Hans!
From your experience how long it takes I. pamphilica to flower from seeds?

My seedlings (pamphylica) started flowering after 5 years since sawing. They were grown in pots.
Janis

[BULBISSIME]

Well, still some time to wait... 

[Roma]

Iris 'Sheila Ann Germaney' was showing colour in the frame so I took it into the greenhouse to open the flowers.

[Tom Waters]

Beautiful, Roma!

[winwen]

Hans,
your Iris 'Black and White' takes my breath whenever I see photos of it  .
Does it set seeds when you self it? Have you tried already?
It would be interesting to see if it preserves the fabulous contrast of the ice-white(-blue) styles and the blackish-violet falls.

[Janis Ruksans]

Hans,
your Iris 'Black and White' takes my breath whenever I see photos of it  .
Does it set seeds when you self it? Have you tried already?
It would be interesting to see if it preserves the fabulous contrast of the ice-white(-blue) styles and the blackish-violet falls.

Where this one grow in nature it is quite uniform. Unfortunately I lost most of them and at present only one pot is listed on my files and it didn't bloomed last year. So at present most likely I have only one blooming size bulb. Of course - I will try to self it and then will inform you.
Janis

[Oron Peri]

My seedlings (pamphylica) started flowering after 5 years since sawing. They were grown in pots.
Janis

Thanks Janis,
I'll have to wait another season...but its worth it!

[Tom Waters]

Iris danfordiae (common commercial form) popped open here in a warm nook by the front door on the 25th - three weeks earlier than last year. I think it's going to be a strange spring.

[David Nicholson]

... to follow a strange winter, strange autumn, strange summer. Strange world

[BULBISSIME]

Yes david, but weather forecast in france said that next week we should get -12°C for several days ...... 
I'd have prefer to get this low temp in december or january....
Lot's of plants are growing well now and we'll have damages, for sure....

[PeterT]

some Iris reticulata flowering here.
Iris reticulata "Armenia"
Iris reticulata "caucasica"
and Iris reticulata ex Lake Sevan grown from seeds

[PeterT]

Iris histro,
Iris hyrcana,
Iris reticulata Paris Flare and Iris reticulata ex Olang Pass in the back ground