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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #60 on: March 22, 2013, 08:26:50 PM »
Quote from: BULBISSIME on March 22, 2013, 05:10:57 PM
Muchos Gracias Hans  :)
What a wonderful piece of eden !! Plants are really great and you're really lucky to be able to grow them outside ....
Here, I've uncovered for the first time the Onco bed, with a sunny and warm day ! But rain will come soon  :(
It should be a very good blooming season this year as there are many blossoms coming  :) :)

:o :o :o  Impressive Fred , maybe I should say goodbye to my pots.
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #61 on: March 22, 2013, 09:58:51 PM »
So really good to see garden views of how you grow the oncos Hans and Fred.
Hans your stone wall would certainly help with winds and having a microclimate for the oncos and other bulbs that you grow. Hans are you on a bit of a hill - that would help with drainage too.
Won't show anyone what my patches look like at present in their dormancy.
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #62 on: March 23, 2013, 08:16:38 AM »
fred, your oncos looking very well, it seems like a good season this year.....
greetings from germany
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #63 on: March 23, 2013, 09:32:23 AM »
Quote from: Hans A. on March 20, 2013, 10:32:34 PM
Great plant, Oron! Glad you grow Oncos too... :D

Ya i know, it is  terrible isn't it... ;D ;)
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #64 on: March 23, 2013, 10:40:56 AM »
Quote from: Hans A. on March 22, 2013, 02:24:18 PM
Voilà! 8)
Second is a picture of the garden with a bit of sunshine. ;)

Nice to see the garden Hans it  looks very natural 8)
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #65 on: March 23, 2013, 12:10:22 PM »
Quote from: Hans A. on March 22, 2013, 02:24:18 PM
Voilà! 8)
Second is a picture of the garden with a bit of sunshine. ;)

Very lovely garden and background!
I think we must come over one year ... ;)
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #66 on: March 23, 2013, 08:07:38 PM »
Oron, terrible indeed...   ;D ;)

Thanks Ian!

Quote from: Hendrik Van Bogaert on March 23, 2013, 12:10:22 PM
Very lovely garden and background!
I think we must come over one year ... ;)
Hendrik
You are welcome Hendrik! ;)



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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #67 on: March 23, 2013, 08:19:01 PM »
Today first time Moleskin Iris from Iran is in flower -  I am very happy it likes the local conditions as this is one of Jim Archibalds stock plants I received two years ago. It is very different to other Oncos - I think it is worth its own 'species' name.
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #68 on: March 23, 2013, 08:28:50 PM »
A very special plant, Hans, for many reasons.

It has very much the appearance of an Iris shown by Janis, here
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8639.msg233502#msg233502

He considered that this is not the same as the Iris barnumae or I. polakii and probably a new species too.
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #69 on: March 23, 2013, 08:47:18 PM »
Here is a similar one in the wild, photographed in 2004

I think that Brian Matthew said they were still investigating it.
« Last Edit: March 23, 2013, 08:50:58 PM by art600 »
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #70 on: March 23, 2013, 08:55:30 PM »
Thanks Maggi!
Thanks a lot for posting this picture, Arthur!
 
Those 'Moleskin' Iris were called Iris polakii - even it was not exactly known how this species looks like. Here a picture of the 1960th taken(?) by Ken Bastow  http://www.arilsociety.org/bastow/boxcollection/I.%20polakii-Moleskin-PF3405-005.jpg. As Iris polakii is used for former Iris barnumae f. protonyma it should be given a new  name. I totally agree with Janis and others - in my eyes an undescribed species and doubtfully a hybrid (of which species?).
« Last Edit: March 24, 2013, 09:40:39 AM by Hans A. »
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #71 on: March 23, 2013, 09:05:03 PM »
There are three pages of discussion of this iris in that thread
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8639.0
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #72 on: March 24, 2013, 04:19:14 AM »
Oron , just read in the latest (March ) "The Alpine Gardener" that you are presenting the E.B. Anderson Memorial Lecture in Nov.
That reminded me that I still  have a photo of E.B. Anderson (on the right ) and Paul Furse that I took in 1971 during the International Rockgarden Conference in Harrowgate . These 2 great plantsman were very kind to me and sent me seeds of many choice bulbs , many that Paul and Polly Furse collected on their trips to Turkey , Iran and Afghanistan .      Good Luck ,   Otto.
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #73 on: March 24, 2013, 08:55:10 PM »
Today an Iris damascena seedling started to flower -  the last days I had already suspected something was wrong.
It has been confirmed today: something was faster in pollinating the flowers than me and created a monster.  ::)
For comparison - left Iris damascena (which have already a good sized flower), right the offspring of it. Leaves are similar to damascena.
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Re: Oncos 2013
« Reply #74 on: March 24, 2013, 09:05:49 PM »
Many thanks Otto.

Hans, i suggests you to lock well the door to the garden  as this monster looks ferocious...
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