An interesting article. Iris ruthenica, Iris bloudowii, Iris scariosa.
Three irises of the Altai

very interesting ! thanks for the link....Arlyn

Thanks Evan....I really enjoyed this

Thanks for the link, Evan, very enjoyable.

Thanks, I thought it was the bees knees too.

Lovely article and something very special for that gardener, grown from collected seeds from that trip.

Panayoti Kelaidis is the senior curator of the Denver Botanic Gardens renowned plant collector. His blogs are always fun to read.

DH keeps checking for our plant of ruthenica, but no bloom as yet. It is really tiny. Great article.

Any tips on keeping ruthenica happy in the northeast Lucy?

I liked this one a lot, Evan! Thank you!

It is in the siberian bed, but otherwise we don't do anything special. DH just said it is showing a clump instead of one or 2 fans. We have had it for several years. However is should be well marked as it is a little plant.

Thanks Lucy.