Iris 'Sheila Ann Germaney' - Archived archive

Originated from the cross parents I. histrioides var. major and I. winogradowii. Like 'Frank Elder' and 'Katharine Hodgkin', this lovely iris received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticural Society. The standards are white with a blue haze. The lips are white with light and dark blue feathers, bearing a yellow nectar guide.

Color
white met licht- en donkerblauw
Flowering time in the months
2-3
Planting Depth
6-8
Bulb Spacing
5
Bulb size
5/+
Height in cm.
10 - 15
Preferred Placement
voor zon tot lichte schaduw
Milieukeur Kweker
MPS-910147 A+
Delivery period
Levering planttijd
Iris 'Sheila Ann Germaney'

Iris aucheri - Archived archive

Intro: 1890. Origin: southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, Jordan, Northern Syria and northwestern Iran. The flower stem is covered by leek-green leaves; at the top of the flower stem, between the leaf axils, form up to six vanilla-scented flowers. The standards are light blue with a dark blue lip with purple lines. The nectar guide is yellow.

Color
light blue, blue
Flowering time in the months
3-4
Planting Depth
10
Bulb Spacing
15
Bulb size
I.
Height in cm.
30-40
Preferred Placement
voor in de halfschaduw
Delivery period
Levering planttijd
Iris aucheri

Iris aucheri 'Snow White' - Archived archive

A good and easy-growing clone found in southern Turkey in the 1990s. The large white Juno Iris develops early and three to seven flowers appear from the leaf axils.

Color
white
Flowering time in the months
3-4
Planting Depth
10
Bulb Spacing
15
Bulb size
I.
Height in cm.
40-50
Preferred Placement
voor in de halfschaduw
Milieukeur Kweker
MPS 910812 A+
Delivery period
Levering planttijd
Iris aucheri 'Snow White'

Iris hoogiana 'Alba' - Archived archive

White form of the in Turkestan occuring Iris hoogiana. Fragrant flowers, sometimes up to three per flower stem.

Color
white
Flowering time in the months
5
Planting Depth
5
Bulb Spacing
15
Bulb size
I.
Height in cm.
60-70
Preferred Placement
voor in de halfschaduw
Delivery period
Levering planttijd
Iris hoogiana 'Alba'

Iris hoogiana 'Purple Dawn' - Archived archive

By Janis Ruksans selected lilac-blue form with broad petals. Fragrant flowers, sometimes up to three per flower stalk. Iris hoogiana is found on grassy mountain slopes in Turkestan.

Color
lilac blue
Flowering time in the months
5
Planting Depth
5
Bulb Spacing
15
Bulb size
I.
Height in cm.
55-60
Preferred Placement
voor in de halfschaduw
Delivery period
Levering planttijd
Iris hoogiana 'Purple Dawn'

Iris magnifica - Archived archive

Origin: Central Asia, especially in the mountains south of Samarkand. They have been known since 1880. Up to six soft blue flowers emerge from the leaf axils, with a yellow-orange honey mark on the lips.

Color
soft blue
Flowering time in the months
4-5
Planting Depth
10
Bulb Spacing
15
Bulb size
I.
Height in cm.
70-90
Preferred Placement
voor in de halfschaduw
Milieukeur Kweker
MPS 910812 A+
Delivery period
Levering planttijd
Iris magnifica

Iris x 'Dushanbe' - Archived archive

Intro: 1977. Originated from a cross performed by Tom Wilkes, of Iris 'Persian Pansy' x Iris korolkowii. Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan. A beautiful Iris, belonging to the Regelio-Cyclus Group whose flower consists of brownish-red violet-veined standards and dark brownish-red lips.

Color
brown-red, violet
Flowering time in the months
4-5
Planting Depth
6-8
Bulb Spacing
20
Bulb size
I.
Height in cm.
70-75
Preferred Placement
voor zon tot lichte schaduw
Delivery period
Levering planttijd
Iris x 'Dushanbe'

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