Oncos 2012

[BULBISSIME]

Thank's Maggy, very interesting.
And here is the very very first flower of Iris mariae for this season in nature.
It's not the right post to put it here but I added field of Anemone coronaria as they are neighbours

[Miriam]

STUNNING pictures!

You are lucky to see the first flower of the year of Iris mariae (fully open  )

[Lesley Cox]

Anemone coronaria is just amazing. I can see that even Solomon in all his glory didn't come up to scratch.

[Matt]

Hi Fred,

Beautiful Iris atropurpurea and Iris mariae in nature.
Where did you take the pic of the Anemone coronaria meadow? Is it in a (cultivated) garden "somewhere north" or in the wild "somewhere south"?
What about the "other neighbour" Cyclamen persicum? I am sure our Israeli forum members have images of it (sorry if I am mixing the subjects of the forums...but plant associations are often more exciting and interesting that the single species!).

Matt

[BULBISSIME]

Hi Matt,

it was somewhere in the south  , wild and not cultivated, as some other places. There was also one pure white form but no Cyclamen persicum here. Many many more in the north.

[Jan]

Iris ewbankiana

[ronm]

I've run out of superlatives,  .
I'm going to be a lurker from here on in!

[Jan]

I'm sorry Rony   

[BULBISSIME]

Jan,

Are they blooming now
Congratulations they look very very nice 

[Jan]

an old photo

[ronm]

Only joking Jan  . I can never tire of seeing beautiful plants, beautifully grown, by ( if you don't mind my saying ) an obvious expert in growing these Genera.  One thing with growing plants, they wont be told what to do, we have to learn their language and accommodate their needs. I'm learning

[Jan]

Rony, yes you said it beautifully

[PeterT]

I have had a plant which is supposed to be ewbankiana for ten years- no flowers, ever. 

[Oron Peri]

Iris atrofusca from yesterday in the Northern Negev Desert.

[BULBISSIME]

Very nice to see so beautiful flowers Oron !
Spring is coming to Israel  Hope to see more soon...