Bearded Irises-2012

[Maggi Young]

I've just posted my dwarf beardeds in the other post, but I see more are appearing here.  Maybe I should have posted here instead?

I have moved that post of yours from the ID pages to this topic, Christine.

[ChrisB]

Thanks Maggi.... you are a star....

[Michael J Campbell]

Tall bearded.

Iris Rimfire

[ChrisB]

V nice Michael

[Lesley Cox]

If you go to the May 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere thread, ronm has posted a pic (Reply 84) of a dark bearded iris, with a white in or near the dark clump. Going back briefly to the discussion about 'Green Spot,' that white one is EXACTLY like the true 'Green Spot,' the size, shape, colour of the spot are, forgive me, SPOT ON!

Of course now Ron will say it is something else altogether.

[Angelo Porcelli]

Latest of the season, also nicely scented with its towering stalks Iris sicula

[ChrisB]

What do you think of mine Lesley?  I got it from a woman in France, so I'm not sure really...

[ronm]

I certainly won't Lesley, I was hoping to post a better pic of it and ask for an ID.  Surely I dont come across as being contrary,  do I?
So thanks for the naming Lesley. I will try to post a much better pic soon as more flowers open. This one has come up very strange with five of all flower parts! . Thats why I was waiting for a normal flower.
Thanks again Lesley.

[Lesley Cox]

Best I can say Chris is that it isn't 'Green Spot' as I know it. Ron's would fill that bill perfectly. GS falls are nicely almost horizontal as well, not so drooping as yours. On Google I found someone here, not far down the road actually, who listed it on Trade Me, our version of Ebay, but when I looked at the pic in her catalogue, again, it was NOT GS. On the other hand I also found a real beauty called 'Ana' whose breeding included GS and it was truly lovely. Maybe a taller var, though hard to tell, with green falls and lovely delicate greeny-white ruffled standards, one I'd love to have. That may be possible if I enquire. 'Ana' was bred in 1977 by the late Frances Love here in NZ. I knew Frances, though not well. Her daughter Piki Carroll is currently President of NZ Iris Soc. so Piki may have it still.

[Lesley Cox]

Iris sicula is lovely. I have never met that name before.

[arillady]

I've seen the name but never a photo so thank you Angelo for posting. Has it the 'typical' tall bearded scent?

[Angelo Porcelli]

Indeed Iris sicula is very tall, up to 160-170cm and it has an exotic scent, vaguely related to some Cattleya orchids. This species in not properly an Italian species, but it was probably introduced from Moors in Sicily in ancient times, where it has naturalized. It is related to Iris mesopotamica from Middle East, but it seems different.

[Michael J Campbell]

Iris pallida   ssp   ceugiath

Iris cengialti

[Angelo Porcelli]

Michael, the right spell is cengialti. Indeed according with Italian botanits, the true species is simply Iris cengialti which by the way is a fertile specie of course, while Iris pallida is an horticoltural from selected in Italy from the production of perfume from the rhizome and it's alwasy a sterile clone.

[arillady]

Angelo are you saying that Iris pallida does not set seed?