Iris hybrid - This is a twice blooming one, hardy and twice blooming even in zone 3. But, rather than the second bloom occurring in late summer/fall, these buds are held over the winter to bloom in the very early spring. Then the normal blooming comes later when other tall bearded Iris bloom, and is normal height.
Rick, I'll second that motion, really fine Iris, particularly love the unnamed twice-blooming hybrid with extra wide falcate leaves, mmmMMM good! Iris lutescens 'Campbellii' and in particular Iris reichenbachii, are stunning, and so are the photos. The last photo of I reichenbachii is so special, I would want to use it as my computer screen "wallpaper".
We had our Chapter plant sale this past Saturday, and due to the very late spring, many of my Iris reichenbachii were blooming. Consequently, many more sold than would have otherwise. These all came from seed from the very nice yellow one above, but there was a range of colors from purple to light purple bicolors to yellowish, but no true yellows. Sorry, I meant to photograph all the variations, but in my haste I guess I didn't. I am the Plant Sales Chair and a major donator, and only had one day for most of the preparations.
Rick very lovely Iris reichenbachii,i have seen it in the wild several times but always in blue. Here is a picture I took three weeks ago above Prespa Lake in Greece on the border with Albania. It was growing with a lot of others in the footpath.
Always most interesting to see (I. reichenbachii) plants in the wild, Tony. I've been surprised at how deep the rhizomes sit when given a deep root run.
Iris sintenisii ssp. brandzae seems to like some shade. I see you have an empimedium growing near yours, too, Krish. Behind mine, one can see the leaves of Colchicum x agrippinum and there is the tentatively named Epimedium pauciflorum there, also. The hosta is Mr. Isami Improved.
Iris sintenisii ssp. brandzae seems to like some shade. I see you have an empimedium growing near yours, too, Krish. Behind mine, one can see the leaves of Colchicum x agrippinum and there is the tentatively named Epimedium pauciflorum there, also. The hosta is Mr. Isami Improved.
What a charming plant grouping, Rick.
( Am I jealous of the unchomped Hosta ? Heck, yes!)
Iris sintenisii ssp. brandzae seems to like some shade. I see you have an empimedium growing near yours, too, Krish. Behind mine, one can see the leaves of Colchicum x agrippinum and there is the tentatively named Epimedium pauciflorum there, also. The hosta is Mr. Isami Improved. [attachthumb=1] [attachthumb=2] [attachthumb=3]
Rick on the one time I found I. sintenisii in the wild it was growing in dense pine forest in complete shade. my collection of it which I have had for many years has only flowered once.
Thanks, Maggi. Volunteering, even at this busy time for gardeners is a joy. And I actually have a couple eager Chapter members now having fun trying their hand at seed starting, who enjoy my and another member's mentoring. Our Chapter's continuing participation in seed packaging for our seed ex really helps quell the "fear" factor that hampers new seed starters, and builds curiosity, too.
Rick on the one time I found I. sintenisii in the wild it was growing in dense pine forest in complete shade. my collection of it which I have had for many years has only flowered once.
This one grows in dappled shade all day except in early morning and very late afternoon. I had two others growing in morning sun to about noon, than shade the rest of the day; though they both flowered equally well, but they only lasted 3-4 years.
Iris tectorum and Iris tectorum album. The crested irises seem to have taller crests this year here. Our late spring and early summer has been very wet. I am thinking this is the reason (?).
Iris sanguinea and Iris typhifolia.
Two Iris sibirca x I. sanguinea crosses. The first is the "normal" result, and the second is quite spectacular for a primary cross. I am wondering if it is not really what it claims to be....
From a handful of seed from a very dried up plant, growing in the mountains North of Arzignano, Italy, this has flowered for me for the second year. I think it must be a very pale I. sibirica.
From a handful of seed from a very dried up plant, growing in the mountains North of Arzignano, Italy, this has flowered for me for the second year. I think it must be a very pale I. sibirica.
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Nice Ron.
Here's the first flowering from seed sown back in July 2006 of Iris histrioides 'Major'.
I grew a form of Iris aucheri outside, one of the Junos, for about 5-6 years, until it faded away, I think from being overgrown and lacking sun and space.
it was your pics of Juno Iris which encouraged me to grow them outside in the ground!
This one took awhile to get to flowering size as it had been cooped-up in a pot for ages; sown in 2005 with one germination that year, kept potted then planted out last year into a sand-bed in full sun. Pat Toolan in South Australia has posted a pic of a similar plant which appears to be even deeper in colour: http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9956.135
Rick,
there is more foliage than what appears in the pic, so I'm hopeful it'll flower next year, though I might try to get seed set.
I'm attaching a pic of it when it was in bud a couple of weeks ago.
Beautiful PCI Fermi. It is my goal to one day conquer the challenge of growing Pacific Coast Iris on the East Coast; there isn't an ECI acronym for Iris yet (that I know about), but maybe I could change that
It's only the start of the season for the bearded iris but the Dutch iris are at their peak;
I don't have names for these anymore - I think the blue is called "Professor Blauw' but I'd need to check out my records for the others; I'm pretty sure they're all commercially available clones, though i have raised a few from seed in the past,
I found some US nursery sources for these beautiful PCI Iris, I think this coming spring I shall indeed order a few.
Not sure if members are reading their Rock Garden Quarterly editions online, but not only is the interface awesome, at the end of the Quarterly, with all of the nursery advertisers, the links to those nurseries are live, so you can read the latest Fall 2013 edition, then happily click-and-launch new browser windows to various nurseries. There's a fabulous nursery called Keeping It Green Nursery, slick and flawless web interface, and so many goodies, they offer some fine looking Iris. I notice they call the hybrids PCH versus PCI, to indicate hybrids, just guessing.
Mark, The Society for Pacific Coast Native Iris has an excellent seed exchange each year.Most seed is open pollinated, so you only get to know what the pod parent is. The seeds are reasonably easy to germinate- especially after scarification and soaking for several weeks (water changes recommended). I moved my first plant into the garden this past spring, and it has thrived. It will be interesting to see how this 'Canyon Snow' seedling fares through a Nova Scotian winter. The variation in the seedlings is interesting- some with shorter foliage than others from the same seed lot. I hope to see first bloom next spring.
Thanks Tingley, I signed up for a three year "online" membership, very inexpensive, now waiting for the 2013-2014 seed list to be put out, the 2012-2103 list looks exciting!
It has been fun to try these plants. After doing a bit of research, I am now trying to assemble a few of the hardier Pacific Coast species, or hybrids I know include their genetics- Iris chrysophylla, I. innominata and I. tenax. I think my Canyon Snow seedling may have a tough time with northeastern winters (apparently it is a pure cultivar of I. douglasiana). Sadly my earliest seed choices were made by sight alone. Harland Hand is also a douglasiana cultivar- a coastal species, likely to be a bit on the tender side. A few of the other species may prove worthwhile hunting down- especially if they are from higher elevations( I hartwegii, I. purdyi, I. tenuissima, and possibly I. macrosiphon).
It is also good to know that Pacific Coast Iris can hybridize with iris of the sino-siberian section (I. bulleyana, chrysographes, clarkei, delavayi, dykesii, forrestii, wilsonii) if their chromosome count is identical (2n=40). The resulting hybrids are known as Cal-Sibs, and are likely a lot hardier than most PCN iris.
Some nice Irises, Fermi- your 'schachti' is stunning!
I belong to a 'cold zone' email list, and those folks grow a ton of Irises (as well as lilies and days) -mostly hybrids, and I don't even try to keep up with the photos in prime season... I definitely tend to prefer species over some of the really far-out flowers, but there are some very beautiful colour combinations for sure.There are a lot of acronyms flying there too, which I also cannot keep up with...lol
That's a real beauty. I have only tried "Dutch Iris" one year, planted the corms in the autumn, and had a wonderful display in spring, but they didn't come back for a second spring. I haven't bothered trying again since.
Those big ruffly type iris seem not very interesting in photos to many of the purists, but I have to say, I accidentally grew one large plain orange ruffly type, and was quite impressed.
What about this one for a tall 4ft bearded with small flowers. Maybe it was bred from yours!
Nice colour, Fermi.. They sell 'Dutch Iris' here, as perennials, but plants sold here are often packed in other places, and not actually hardy, I wonder about these?... I thought this was what I'd grown as a teen that needed lifting in fall, but notice the packages here suggested they were perennial... (I didn't look closely enough to see any zone rating)
I hope you do give them another try! I love all sorts of iris and fortunately for me these ones tend to grow quite easily in our conditions.
Being an inveterate seed-sower I'm trying some of these from seed as well - when I was much younger I did some hybridizing with the the ones I had on hand but didn't have the patience to follow through with the care of the seedlings. When I was moving house I found the foam box in which I'd sown the seeds and though there was hardly any soil left in it, there were amazingly a few sound bulbs which flowered a couple of years later - and one was an actually improvement on what we had available when I made the cross (about 12 years earlier) but was outclassed by newer varieties since! Probably wouldn't have made my fortune but I'm disappointed that I'd slipped up in growing on the seedlings. It hasn't taught me much though as I'm still hopeless at getting my seedlings organized - they usually surprise me by flowering without any help from me!!
as I lived for a short time in Louisiana I guess I was always going to grow them!
They do need a lot more water than most of the others we grow - apart from this one - a variegated Iris laevigata which we just got in September and it's now living in a water-pot,
Comments
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Iris 2013
Tue, 05/28/2013 - 7:55amIris hybrid - This is a twice blooming one, hardy and twice blooming even in zone 3. But, rather than the second bloom occurring in late summer/fall, these buds are held over the winter to bloom in the very early spring. Then the normal blooming comes later when other tall bearded Iris bloom, and is normal height.
Iris lutescens 'Campbellii'
Iris reichenbachii
deesen (not verified)
Re: Iris 2013
Tue, 05/28/2013 - 12:25pmFine show of Irises there Rick.
Mark McDonough
Re: Iris 2013
Wed, 05/29/2013 - 6:02pmRick, I'll second that motion, really fine Iris, particularly love the unnamed twice-blooming hybrid with extra wide falcate leaves, mmmMMM good! Iris lutescens 'Campbellii' and in particular Iris reichenbachii, are stunning, and so are the photos. The last photo of I reichenbachii is so special, I would want to use it as my computer screen "wallpaper".
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Iris 2013
Sat, 06/01/2013 - 3:30pmI have already "stolen" this pic from Dave Toole for my desktop:
Toole (not verified)
Re: Iris 2013
Sat, 06/01/2013 - 4:56pmMy 'charge out' rate has just gone up Rick ;D
Account coming to you in due course ....... ;)
Cheers Dave.
Lori S. (not verified)
Re: Iris 2013
Sat, 06/01/2013 - 6:31pmBeautiful, Rick!
I don't have many Iris anymore at all. Of the few, this Iris chamaeiris (syn. Iris lutescens) is in bloom:
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Iris 2013
Mon, 06/03/2013 - 8:25pmWe had our Chapter plant sale this past Saturday, and due to the very late spring, many of my Iris reichenbachii were blooming. Consequently, many more sold than would have otherwise. These all came from seed from the very nice yellow one above, but there was a range of colors from purple to light purple bicolors to yellowish, but no true yellows. Sorry, I meant to photograph all the variations, but in my haste I guess I didn't. I am the Plant Sales Chair and a major donator, and only had one day for most of the preparations.
Iris lacustris
Iris humilis
Iris sintenisii ssp. brandzae in the garden.
tropicalgirl251... (not verified)
Re: Iris 2013
Mon, 06/03/2013 - 9:48pmThanks Rick. I have the Iris sintenisii ssp. brandzae but only got the name after seeing your picture.
Tony Willis (not verified)
Re: Iris 2013
Tue, 06/04/2013 - 1:17amRick very lovely Iris reichenbachii,i have seen it in the wild several times but always in blue. Here is a picture I took three weeks ago above Prespa Lake in Greece on the border with Albania. It was growing with a lot of others in the footpath.
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Iris 2013
Tue, 06/04/2013 - 9:26pmAlways most interesting to see (I. reichenbachii) plants in the wild, Tony. I've been surprised at how deep the rhizomes sit when given a deep root run.
Iris sintenisii ssp. brandzae seems to like some shade. I see you have an empimedium growing near yours, too, Krish. Behind mine, one can see the leaves of Colchicum x agrippinum and there is the tentatively named Epimedium pauciflorum there, also. The hosta is Mr. Isami Improved.
Margaret Young
Re: Iris 2013
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 7:50amAnd as such, Rick, to be thanked and congratulated for your support of the chapter - such efforts make our world go round!
Margaret Young
Re: Iris 2013
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 7:51amWhat a charming plant grouping, Rick.
( Am I jealous of the unchomped Hosta ? Heck, yes!)
Tony Willis (not verified)
Re: Iris 2013
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 12:28pmRick on the one time I found I. sintenisii in the wild it was growing in dense pine forest in complete shade. my collection of it which I have had for many years has only flowered once.
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Iris 2013
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 10:38pmThanks, Maggi. Volunteering, even at this busy time for gardeners is a joy. And I actually have a couple eager Chapter members now having fun trying their hand at seed starting, who enjoy my and another member's mentoring. Our Chapter's continuing participation in seed packaging for our seed ex really helps quell the "fear" factor that hampers new seed starters, and builds curiosity, too.
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Iris 2013
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 10:46pmThis one grows in dappled shade all day except in early morning and very late afternoon. I had two others growing in morning sun to about noon, than shade the rest of the day; though they both flowered equally well, but they only lasted 3-4 years.
Richard T. Rodich
Iris tectorum and Iris
Tue, 06/25/2013 - 10:43pmIris tectorum and Iris tectorum album. The crested irises seem to have taller crests this year here. Our late spring and early summer has been very wet. I am thinking this is the reason (?).
Iris sanguinea and Iris typhifolia.
Two Iris sibirca x I. sanguinea crosses. The first is the "normal" result, and the second is quite spectacular for a primary cross. I am wondering if it is not really what it claims to be....
Iris setosa x I. ensata
Longma (not verified)
From a handful of seed from a
Sat, 06/29/2013 - 3:45amFrom a handful of seed from a very dried up plant, growing in the mountains North of Arzignano, Italy, this has flowered for me for the second year. I think it must be a very pale I. sibirica.
Toole (not verified)
Longma wrote:
Sat, 07/20/2013 - 9:40pm[quote=Longma]
From a handful of seed from a very dried up plant, growing in the mountains North of Arzignano, Italy, this has flowered for me for the second year. I think it must be a very pale I. sibirica.
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Nice Ron.
Here's the first flowering from seed sown back in July 2006 of Iris histrioides 'Major'.
Cheers Dave.
Fermi de Sousa
The dwarf bulbous iris are in
Tue, 08/13/2013 - 1:11amThe dwarf bulbous iris are in full flight here!
Retic Iris Pauline
Retic Iris Cantab
Retic Iris Harmony
"Retic" iris George
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa
Here's the first flower on
Mon, 08/19/2013 - 5:05pmHere's the first flower on Iris aucheri grown from NARGS Seedex 2005 - donated by Erich Pasche, ex Turkey KPPZ 90158.
cheers
fermi
Mark McDonough
Wow, that's a distinctive
Mon, 08/19/2013 - 6:12pmWow, that's a distinctive dark color form, congratulations on raising such a beauty. How many years from seed to flowering?
Fermi de Sousa
Here's another "Retic" iris,
Tue, 08/20/2013 - 12:24amHere's another "Retic" iris,
Iris histrio ssp aintabensis (MT4501) collected by Mathew and Tomlinson in Turkey.
It doesn't match the usual form of the subspecies but I'm assured by the collector that it still sits within that name!
cheers
fermi
Richard T. Rodich
I am equally impressed with
Mon, 08/19/2013 - 6:42pmI am equally impressed with the deep saturated color!
I don't know much about these iris, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of foliage there. Will it still bloom next season?
Mark McDonough
I grew a form of Iris aucheri
Mon, 08/19/2013 - 7:43pmI grew a form of Iris aucheri outside, one of the Junos, for about 5-6 years, until it faded away, I think from being overgrown and lacking sun and space.
Fermi de Sousa
Hi Mark,
Mon, 08/19/2013 - 8:12pmHi Mark,
it was your pics of Juno Iris which encouraged me to grow them outside in the ground!
This one took awhile to get to flowering size as it had been cooped-up in a pot for ages; sown in 2005 with one germination that year, kept potted then planted out last year into a sand-bed in full sun. Pat Toolan in South Australia has posted a pic of a similar plant which appears to be even deeper in colour: http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9956.135
Rick,
there is more foliage than what appears in the pic, so I'm hopeful it'll flower next year, though I might try to get seed set.
I'm attaching a pic of it when it was in bud a couple of weeks ago.
cheers
fermi
Richard T. Rodich
Boy, if that doesn't visually
Wed, 09/04/2013 - 8:06pmBoy, if that doesn't visually draw something to the place of pollination, nothing will!
It's like a vortex!
I've never noticed the signal spot on a fall of an onco mimicked by the style arm crest before. Perhaps it's just me.
But this one is quite extraordinary!
Richard T. Rodich
That's funny, 'cause it's the
Sun, 09/29/2013 - 7:30pmThat's funny, 'cause it's the other one that temporarily through me for a loop.
PCI= Pacific Coast Iris
Americans use MDB(=miniature dwarf bearded) and SDB(=standard dwarf bearded), so DBI garnered a second look from me.
Both Hussy and Riveting are classified as SDBs here.
http://www.irises.org/About_Irises/Classifications.html
Nice examples, Fermi!
Fermi de Sousa
Hi Lori,
Wed, 10/02/2013 - 12:24amHi Lori,
sorry for resorting to acronyms!
Rick,
thanks for pointing out about the MDB and SDB rating.
Here's another PCI - we got it as 'Big Money' and the seedlings from it are quite similar,
cheers
fermi
Mark McDonough
Beautiful PCI Fermi. It is my
Wed, 10/02/2013 - 1:44pmBeautiful PCI Fermi. It is my goal to one day conquer the challenge of growing Pacific Coast Iris on the East Coast; there isn't an ECI acronym for Iris yet (that I know about), but maybe I could change that
Fermi de Sousa
Here's a pic of some of the
Wed, 10/02/2013 - 5:56pmHere's a pic of some of the seedlings from 'Big Money' - i think I should call them the "Small Change" Group
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa
Some more iris:
Thu, 10/03/2013 - 11:58pmSome more iris:
SDB 'Cat's Eye'
SDB 'Kiwi Slices'
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa
It's only the start of the
Fri, 10/04/2013 - 12:10amIt's only the start of the season for the bearded iris but the Dutch iris are at their peak;
I don't have names for these anymore - I think the blue is called "Professor Blauw' but I'd need to check out my records for the others; I'm pretty sure they're all commercially available clones, though i have raised a few from seed in the past,
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa
Some more PCI seedlings
Wed, 10/09/2013 - 12:34amSome more PCI seedlings
cheers
fermi
Mark McDonough
I found some US nursery
Mon, 10/14/2013 - 5:22amI found some US nursery sources for these beautiful PCI Iris, I think this coming spring I shall indeed order a few.
Not sure if members are reading their Rock Garden Quarterly editions online, but not only is the interface awesome, at the end of the Quarterly, with all of the nursery advertisers, the links to those nurseries are live, so you can read the latest Fall 2013 edition, then happily click-and-launch new browser windows to various nurseries. There's a fabulous nursery called Keeping It Green Nursery, slick and flawless web interface, and so many goodies, they offer some fine looking Iris. I notice they call the hybrids PCH versus PCI, to indicate hybrids, just guessing.
http://www.keepingitgreennursery.com/collections/prennials-g-l?page=2
Gordon Tingley
Mark, The Society for Pacific
Sat, 10/19/2013 - 2:05pmMark, The Society for Pacific Coast Native Iris has an excellent seed exchange each year.Most seed is open pollinated, so you only get to know what the pod parent is. The seeds are reasonably easy to germinate- especially after scarification and soaking for several weeks (water changes recommended). I moved my first plant into the garden this past spring, and it has thrived. It will be interesting to see how this 'Canyon Snow' seedling fares through a Nova Scotian winter. The variation in the seedlings is interesting- some with shorter foliage than others from the same seed lot. I hope to see first bloom next spring.
Mark McDonough
Thanks Tingley, I signed up
Sat, 10/19/2013 - 9:07pmThanks Tingley, I signed up for a three year "online" membership, very inexpensive, now waiting for the 2013-2014 seed list to be put out, the 2012-2103 list looks exciting!
Gordon Tingley
It has been fun to try these
Sun, 10/20/2013 - 7:19amIt has been fun to try these plants. After doing a bit of research, I am now trying to assemble a few of the hardier Pacific Coast species, or hybrids I know include their genetics- Iris chrysophylla, I. innominata and I. tenax. I think my Canyon Snow seedling may have a tough time with northeastern winters (apparently it is a pure cultivar of I. douglasiana). Sadly my earliest seed choices were made by sight alone. Harland Hand is also a douglasiana cultivar- a coastal species, likely to be a bit on the tender side. A few of the other species may prove worthwhile hunting down- especially if they are from higher elevations( I hartwegii, I. purdyi, I. tenuissima, and possibly I. macrosiphon).
It is also good to know that Pacific Coast Iris can hybridize with iris of the sino-siberian section (I. bulleyana, chrysographes, clarkei, delavayi, dykesii, forrestii, wilsonii) if their chromosome count is identical (2n=40). The resulting hybrids are known as Cal-Sibs, and are likely a lot hardier than most PCN iris.
cohan (not verified)
Some nice Irises, Fermi- your
Sun, 10/20/2013 - 3:40pmSome nice Irises, Fermi- your 'schachti' is stunning!
I belong to a 'cold zone' email list, and those folks grow a ton of Irises (as well as lilies and days) -mostly hybrids, and I don't even try to keep up with the photos in prime season... I definitely tend to prefer species over some of the really far-out flowers, but there are some very beautiful colour combinations for sure.There are a lot of acronyms flying there too, which I also cannot keep up with...lol
Fermi de Sousa
One of my favorite of the
Thu, 10/24/2013 - 12:52amOne of my favorite of the "Dutch iris" is 'Thunderbolt' - the first really brown one that I've ever grown!
cheers
fermi
Mark McDonough
That's a real beauty. I have
Thu, 10/24/2013 - 5:50amThat's a real beauty. I have only tried "Dutch Iris" one year, planted the corms in the autumn, and had a wonderful display in spring, but they didn't come back for a second spring. I haven't bothered trying again since.
Fermi de Sousa
Another SDB, this is a Blyth
Sun, 10/13/2013 - 7:17pmAnother SDB, this is a Blyth introduction 'Acid Test'
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa
A couple of Medians now, Aqua
Wed, 10/16/2013 - 5:53pmA couple of Medians now, Aqua Taj and Arianna,
and one I've forgotten!
Next, a "Tall" bearded which has mini flowers! It's an Old variety called Manon which I got from Iris enthusiast, Pat Toolan, in South Australia,
And lastly one I grew from seed from SRGC Seedex 2009 as Iris schachti, though there is some question about that! It's nonetheless an exquisite iris,
cheers
fermi
Richard T. Rodich
Those big ruffly type iris
Wed, 10/16/2013 - 8:20pmThose big ruffly type iris seem not very interesting in photos to many of the purists, but I have to say, I accidentally grew one large plain orange ruffly type, and was quite impressed.
What about this one for a tall 4ft bearded with small flowers. Maybe it was bred from yours!
Creative Stitchery
Richard T. Rodich
I would think brown coloring
Thu, 10/24/2013 - 8:44amI would think brown coloring is unusual in the reticulata clan. Very nice, Fermi!
Same experience here as Mark's. But that was when I was in my teens, so maybe I ought to try again, to b e fair.
cohan (not verified)
Nice colour, Fermi.. They
Thu, 10/24/2013 - 11:51amNice colour, Fermi.. They sell 'Dutch Iris' here, as perennials, but plants sold here are often packed in other places, and not actually hardy, I wonder about these?... I thought this was what I'd grown as a teen that needed lifting in fall, but notice the packages here suggested they were perennial... (I didn't look closely enough to see any zone rating)
Fermi de Sousa
Hi Cohan, Rick and Mark,
Sat, 10/26/2013 - 7:30amHi Cohan, Rick and Mark,
I hope you do give them another try! I love all sorts of iris and fortunately for me these ones tend to grow quite easily in our conditions.
Being an inveterate seed-sower I'm trying some of these from seed as well - when I was much younger I did some hybridizing with the the ones I had on hand but didn't have the patience to follow through with the care of the seedlings. When I was moving house I found the foam box in which I'd sown the seeds and though there was hardly any soil left in it, there were amazingly a few sound bulbs which flowered a couple of years later - and one was an actually improvement on what we had available when I made the cross (about 12 years earlier) but was outclassed by newer varieties since! Probably wouldn't have made my fortune but I'm disappointed that I'd slipped up in growing on the seedlings. It hasn't taught me much though as I'm still hopeless at getting my seedlings organized - they usually surprise me by flowering without any help from me!!
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa
The first couple of Louisiana
Sun, 10/27/2013 - 7:27pmThe first couple of Louisiana Iris for the season; no labels obvious!
cheers
fermi
cohan (not verified)
Another interesting group of
Thu, 10/31/2013 - 1:16pmAnother interesting group of Iris - I've heard the name, but haven't really grasped/remembered what they are...lol
Fermi de Sousa
Cohan,
Wed, 11/06/2013 - 11:15pmCohan,
as I lived for a short time in Louisiana I guess I was always going to grow them!
They do need a lot more water than most of the others we grow - apart from this one - a variegated Iris laevigata which we just got in September and it's now living in a water-pot,
cheers
fermi
Fermi de Sousa
The Spuria Hybrids are
Mon, 11/11/2013 - 6:06pmThe Spuria Hybrids are starting to flower!
These came from our previous garden and I'm not exactly sure which is which, but i think this one is called 'Fergie's Poetry'
This is what I think is 'Buttered Chocolate' - had to buy it for the name alone!
These 2 are soon to open - one of them is 'Intensity'
cheers
fermi
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