Bulley's Iris (Iris bulleyana)

Bulley's Iris
Iris bulleyana

Grown from seed collected in Yunnan Province, China

This is quite lovely. Thank you for filling out the information part!

Great photo, Todd. It reminds me a bit of our Iris setosa here in Alaska. Do you think this one would grow here?

I expect with adequate snow-cover it should survive in coastal Alaska, which is probably as mild as it is in Newfoundland.

Well, if you'd like to trade seeds sometime, let me know.

As it happens, I am letting the plant produce seed this year (soon to be harvested) so if you send your mailing address, I'd be happy to send seed.

that's one of the most beautiful irises, i have ever seen. i love the unusual. belinda

If you have enough seeds I am interested also. I have a new species iris seedling from Yunnan, too. Goniocarpa grossa. Do you know it? It's an aril.

We can't grow the aril type iris in Newfoundland...junos are also very challenging except I. bucharica.

We can't grow this aril either. A hybridizer grew it from seed and I bought it at an auction. I am feeling very responsible to keed it alive. I have decided to keep it in a pot so I can bring it inside for the winter. So far, so good. I'm hoping someone will cross it with an iris grown locally.

todd, the collector's nursery is listing this iris for $6.00. the picture doesn't look close. could you please check this for me before i order. thanks, belinda

Daylily, do you have a link I can follow to see the pic?

ANOTHER beauty, Todd! I have no idea how many seeds you get from one iris but I would love to add my name to your list. SASE?
Terrie

http://collectorsnursery.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=559



here's the link

Belinda,
It looks like it has the same markings but just darker. Todd, please do let us know what you think.
Terrie

Here's another photo.
http://home.pacbell.net/kenww/bbg_iris/bbg_siberian/bbg_siberian.html

Here's another but it looks alike.
http://www.badbear.com/signa/display-photo.pl?Iris-bulleyana+3+1

Looks like the real McCoy. Mine is actually darker blue-purple than the pic shows. The key is in the standards. They should be pinched together into a tube close to the base. The links show it clearly. As mentioned in the links, some authorities think bulleyana is a natural hybrid between crysographes and forrestii or wilsonii. problem is, attempts to cross these two species have never resulted in plants that look like bulleyana! Anyway, my plant came from seeds collected in the wilds of Yunnan. Either way, its a very graceful iris.

thanks, todd.

Todd,
My friend and person I buy all my various irises from said that 40 chromo irises are annuals in our area. Do you think I should put my future bulleyana seedling in a pot and bring it in, like my goniocarpa?

Not true! You should have no problems with 40 chromosome iris in your area. Mass is not that much different from Newfoundland (perhaps warmer in summer and shorter winters) and you are in the same zone as me. Siberians and their relatives should grow great guns...the arils and junos might be a different situation. I'm trying a Louisiana iris...crossing my fingers it will work!

Very good news! Maybe bulleyana will convince her...