We are in the middle of applying for National Collection status on our Miniature Tall Bearded Iris collection, as you all know! Its is growing at one end of my allotment atm.
Am very excited that the 'local' Plant Heritage official is finally coming to see it next week.
Nothing is in flower yet of course but we have one more winter in the ground before we should become an official collection holder....read many, many hoops jumped, not many more to go!
We added 5 more last autumn (2010) and another 8 coming this autumn (2011).
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
New borders
The weed contingent has been a battle in 2010 so I have been preparing a new set of beds for the colletion to reside in. Posh borders a mere 20 yards away but sprayed, weeded, soil improved with grit (drainage) and a spot of slow release food. Some scaffold boards are on order to define the plantings and some muscle booked to bring it all together.
Moving will take place in March, or maybe late April.
At least 5 new varieties were added last autumn and another 5 or so are on the cards for this year.
Indeed we have quite the collection! by my reckonging we'll be topping 50 varieties by 2012.
Moving will take place in March, or maybe late April.
At least 5 new varieties were added last autumn and another 5 or so are on the cards for this year.
Indeed we have quite the collection! by my reckonging we'll be topping 50 varieties by 2012.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
What is an MTB?
"The MTB is exactly as its name implies, a miniature version of its majestic cousin the tall bearded iris. Of a height that lies between 41-63cm (16”-25”), in most respects it parallels the TB, but in smaller proportions, being multi-branched and multi-budded, but with slim stems and making neat and floriferous clumps.
Ideal for smaller gardens and frontal planting, it has a longer flowering period than most median iris, and blooms towards the latter end of the iris season along with the TB’s. Once called “table iris” because they were dainty enough to use in flower arrangements, this class of iris has long been neglected by plant breeders, but deservedly, they are now receiving much more of the hybridizers’ attention, and more new varieties are becoming available from specialist growers."
Olga Wells
Olga is, as far as my research has shown, THE breeder of MTB's in the UK.
Ideal for smaller gardens and frontal planting, it has a longer flowering period than most median iris, and blooms towards the latter end of the iris season along with the TB’s. Once called “table iris” because they were dainty enough to use in flower arrangements, this class of iris has long been neglected by plant breeders, but deservedly, they are now receiving much more of the hybridizers’ attention, and more new varieties are becoming available from specialist growers."
Olga Wells
Olga is, as far as my research has shown, THE breeder of MTB's in the UK.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
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