I'm a Busy Bee.

What patience! My favourite is the top left in the block of four. The the bottom right.Thank you for the details of how you do it - very interesting!

Fascinating how the flowers aren't so passive about their progeny as we might have thought. Thanks for explaining the process.

That's a labour of love, but obviously well worth it.

absolutely beautiful Siris and as said such patience. The ones you gave me are growing well in pots at the moment. The little Fuchsia is also doing very well and is flowering.

Co evolution between plants and their pollinators is amazing isn't it. Many plants have chemical inhibitors that prevents their own pollen germinating early on in the flower's life. Then right at the end just before it dies it will accept its own pollen. Better to self fertilize and produce seed than die without reproducing.

Real patience and a true labour of love but the rewards you receive for all your time and effort are immense. I love to see all your irises on here.

I must agree with everyone, you have the patience of a saint, Siris! I enjoyed reading and learning something new from you. Thank you for sharing your lovely pics and info.

Thank you everyone. I'm not actually a patient person in my none gardening life, but you can't hurry nature.
Stera, Top left has spoon shaped extensions to the beards, only opened yesterday. Because I like top right, I've called it Aurora to help me remember and the purple has almost spots on the falls which I was trying to create so called scatter cushion the other 2 I can't think of a descriptive name to describe their attributes, so suggestions are welcome.

Seaburngirl, i would be surprised if they will flower in pots as their roots are far ranging. I only put in pots temporarily for recoperation if they are looking a bit sickly, i.e. Overpowered by a stronger neighbour.
Oh, there's a self sown Glaucium flavum in one of those pots.

I will plant them out later they have plenty of root room so they will be fine for quite a while. Not sure what I will take out yet, but they will be going in the ground.

SBG, in a sunny position, rhizomes above the ground, sprinkling of Bone meal.

You hold a lot of knowledge of Iris s and how they work and how you cross polinate them they are beauties my favouites is your new one this year flowering and bottom right in your four ohotos.

Thanks for the advice :o)

You are welcome SBG. I've a cracker opened today, no77. I am getting a little tired labelling them in this hot weather.

I do love all your Iris's Siris but know I haven't got it in me to do what you've been doing and showing us for a very long time, they're all beautiful...

To left - "Lilac clouds"?

Thank you everyone for your kind comments. I've resisted overloading you with pics of ALL my new creations this year.
Stera, yes I like that name, so be it. It's coming to my home from the allotment shortly when I've got spaces created for those I really like.

Well done.....I really wouldn’t have the knowledge or the patience........will stick to sourdough and Annie Sloaning! You have created some beautiful Iris......✅✅✅✅

All my seeds are now in the fridge, getting 10 weeks of cold stratification.

20 October, just checked my trays of seeds in the fridge, got about a dozen germinated, only roots, pricked out 6 of the same cross into a small pot.

Well done.....