Bearded Irises-2012

[arillady]

Michael that is a lovely clump. Iris pallida and its forms seem to enjoy life here so I always order seed whenever they are offered in the seed exchanges.

[ChrisB]

Thanks for your thoughts Lesley.  I'll just enjoy it anyway.  I have always wondered if it was what it said on the label....

[Michael J Campbell]

Thanks Angelo, I have corrected the name in the above post. My plant does set seed.

[mark smyth]

Michael your Iris is stunning. What height is it?

[Michael J Campbell]

Between  95 and 100 cm Mark

[Angelo Porcelli]

Pat, the common Iris pallida is usually sterile, what you get as seeds of this species is probably I. gengialti, which is the fertile form found in the wild, as Michael says observing his plants.

[arillady]

Thanks Angelo.

[Tom Waters]

Never heard of Iris pallida being sterile - that would be odd indeed since it is in the ancestry of virtually every modern TB. Iris cengialtii is often regarded as a subspecies of Iris pallida.

[Angelo Porcelli]

Yes Tom, of course Iris pallida is a fertile specie, but I meant the common from in circulation, which was selected from the perfume industry

[ronm]

Three more that we were given, thus saving them from the compost heap. All of our Irises came to us in this way, except for the Junos and Oncos. Not even sure if I like most of them, but we can always find a spot for any unwanted plants.
The first we now know as Green Spot thanks to Lesleys ID'ing of it earlier. The other two we dont know.

[Maggi Young]

Ron, you must learn to live by ye olde motto.... 'never look a gift iris in the beard'...... 

[ronm]

 

Agreed Maggi. A gift is a gift . Dont get me wrong I am very happy having them in amongst the other plants, they add splashes of colour and structure over good long periods. I'm just very unsure about them when I look at them as individuals.

However, all gifts always gratefully accepted, 

[Tom Waters]

Thanks for the clarification, Angelo! That is not at all what you said in your earlier post.

[WimB]

Three more that we were given, thus saving them from the compost heap. All of our Irises came to us in this way, except for the Junos and Oncos. Not even sure if I like most of them, but we can always find a spot for any unwanted plants.
The first we now know as Green Spot thanks to Lesleys ID'ing of it earlier. The other two we dont know.

The third one looks like 'Chubby Cherub', Ron!

[ronm]

Thanks Wim,  .

Who comes up with these names? I think that plant has just died of embarrasement