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Unlabelled Iris in my pond ID'd by Miriam as Iris louisiana 'Black Gamecock'

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Pauline

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Unlabelled Iris in my pond ID'd by Miriam as Iris louisiana 'Black Gamecock'
« on: May 12, 2015, 04:55:17 PM »
It burst into flower today, so I took a quick snap lest the gales shred it before I get the chance. The colour is so dark as to be almost black, and that reddening of the centre petals is accurate. It came unlabelled - does anyone know which Iris it is? If any more info might help, please ask me.




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An amateur and a complete novice in mediterranean stuff, attempting to establish a garden in Andros, Cyclades, Greece. We're about 45m above sea level. Steep learning curve? Vertical straight line.

Hilary

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Re: Unlabelled Iris in my pond
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2015, 05:14:01 PM »
What ever it is it is lovely.
Wind still blowing here.
Everything which blew over three times during the winter have blown over again
There must be some message there.!
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
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Miriam

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Re: Unlabelled Iris in my pond
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2015, 09:47:39 PM »
It is Iris louisiana 'Black Gamecock'
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David Dickinson

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Re: Unlabelled Iris in my pond
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2015, 12:17:07 AM »
It looks very much like an Iris that I once saw and photographed in "La Mortella" garden in Ischia.
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I have a small garden in Rome, Italy. Some open soil, some concrete, some paved. Temperatures in winter occasionally down to 0°C. Summer temperatures up to 40°C in the shade. There are never watering restrictions but, of course, there is little natural water for much of June, July and August.
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Pauline

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Re: Unlabelled Iris in my pond
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2015, 07:28:28 AM »
Thank you.

Miriam, that was my tentative ID of it too. The irony of it: I ordered laevigata and ensata and got just this one, which is neither. But it is indeed lovely, so I'm happy to settle for it.

I can't wait to see how the water lilies turn out (one unlabelled, one labelled Nymphaea pink).

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