Reticulate Iris-2012

[PeterT]

And some more hybreds
Iris Strike a Pose,
Iris Violet Mystery,
Iris Blue Ice,
Iris Sophistication

[PeterT]

If any one thinks the Blue Ice or Sophistication has the wrong name I should be glad to know. I had a mixed pot last year and I would like to know that the lables stayed with the correct plants and that the others were correctly identified.

[David Nicholson]

Mouthwateringly lovely Peter. Mine are some way off yet.

[PeterT]

Thanks David, there has been good light again this year.

[David Nicholson]

Thanks David, there has been good light again this year.

Not in Devon there hasn't, it's all right for you lot in the Banana Belt

[art600]

What is the one just showing to the left of the fourth photo?

[PeterT]

I think it is a bakeriana  reticulata cross from Leonid, will have to check.

[PeterT]

Yes Iris reticulata Lovely Lisa, it was the first to flower for me this year, along with comercial I bakeriana.

[Hans A.]

Beautiful plants Roma and Tom, great selection Peter!

Thanks everyone for the comments.

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

Here it takes normally 4 years to flower from seed, sometimes five but I had also one or two plants flowering after three years - so Fred, might be you should not have to wait so long.

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

Thanks Janis, I agree with you, I am not sure if this one belongs to Iris zagrica (which should also start to flower in a few days) - but I think actually it is accepted to belong to this species.

 

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.

I was given two or three small offsetbulbs two years ago and it is the first one of them in bloom, as Janis mentioned it should come true from seed, when selfing had worked...

[Janis Ruksans]

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

Thanks Janis, I agree with you, I am not sure if this one belongs to Iris zagrica (which should also start to flower in a few days) - but I think actually it is accepted to belong to this species.

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Hans, I just checked more detailed description of I. zagrica in Curtis' Botanical Magazine. Check your plants - anthers must be black, ovary over soil (not hided below) - seems it is just on your picture. There are some other features, too. If you want I can scan this article. Attached picture seems very similar to yours plant. I discussed subject with Tony Hall and he expressed opinion that may be my Iris reticulata subsp. kurdica is the same although different in color. I don't think so, but if Tony is right, then my name has priority. I will send some bulbs of kurdica to Kew for DNA this summer.
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

If any one thinks the Blue Ice or Sophistication has the wrong name I should be glad to know. I had a mixed pot last year and I would like to know that the lables stayed with the correct plants and that the others were correctly identified.

May be those pictures will help you in identification, although both quite similar (of course less similar than in case of Joyce and Harmony). It is one of Alan's problems (and my problem, and many plant breeder problem, too) - to destroy good growing but too similar stock before giving it name.
Janis

[PeterT]

Thank you Janis, it seems the lables are right. they are more different when the flowers are new. 

[udo]

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

Peter,
i think your Iris histrioides is a Iris histrio.
Iris histrioides is in flower without or very short leaves.

[PeterT]

Thankyou Dirk,
I will correct it. no histroides out here yet.. 

[WimB]

Some reticulate Irisses flowering here now:

Iris histrioides 'Angel's Tears'
Iris 'Ruby'
Iris 'Alida'
Iris 'Clairette'
Iris histrio in bud
and Iris 'Pixie'