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17 September 2021 International Conference in St. Petersburg
From September 14 to September 16, 2021 in the Botanical Garden of the Great Komarov Botanical Institute RAS in St. Petersburg was Seventh International Conference  

26 June 2021 Japanese Irises
This year, the garden group Japanese Irises bloomed two weeks earlier, these are the Iris ensata Thunb. Cultivars and

04 June 2021 Siberian Irises are blossoming
It is time for the garden group of Siberian Irises to blossom. In the collection of the Iridarium the Siberian iris species (10 species are described) and over 100 varietes from Russian and foreign breeders have been tested for introduction in different years. Two of the species

02 April 2021 The flowering of Irises began in the Botanical Garden of Peter the Great
Iris japonica Thunb. and Iris pallida Lam. was the first to bloom in the greenhouse of the quarantine nursery at the end of March. Once again,

09 November 2020 A new article was published in Phytotaxa
Manuel B. Crespo, Nina B. Alexeeva & Yue E. Xiao. Iris zhaoana, a new name for Iris potaninii var. ionantha (I. sect. Pseudoregelia ser. Tigridiae, Iridaceae) from China: evidence from morphological and plastid DNA data // Phytotaxa, 2020. 470(4): 282-289.

21 October 2020 The book “Iris L. (Iridaceae Juss.) in the Russia” is out of print
Many thanks to everyone who took part in the action - a book as a gift. The general characteristic of all species of the genus Iris L. (Iridaceae) of flora of Russia is given (232 p.). The complex

20 October 2020 A new article was published in Vavilovia.
Article was published: Seed morphology in the genus Iris (Iridaceae) from Russia // Vavilovia. 2020, 3(1): 5-28.

16 September 2020 Replenishment of the collection in 2020
In 2020, due to quarantine, there were no expeditionary trips. The collection was replenished

10 August 2020 Acidanthera bicolor, Gladiolus hybr., Tigridia pavonia, Tritonia crocosmaeflora will soon bloom.
The flowering of irises has ended, now in the buds of Acidanthera bicolor, Gladiolus hybr., Tigridia pavonia, Tritonia crocosmaeflora. Usually they bloom until late autumn, sometimes Acidanthera bicolor

10 July 2020 The botanical garden is open to the public.
Since July 2, the Botanical Garden is open to the public. It is time for the garden group of Japanese Irises to blossom. Iris ensata Thunb is the botanical name of the iris – forerunner of numerous sorts of this group of irises.

15 June 2020 Iridarium is blooming. Book as a gift.
On Iridarium cultivars from the Bearded Iris garden group abundatly bloom. At the same time,

01 June 2020 The beginning of summer in Iridarium. Book as a gift
It’s so beautiful in our Botanical garden. Iris aphylla, Iris bloudowii, Iris furcata, Iris

13 May 2020 May days in the Botanical Garden. Book as a gift.
It’s so beautiful in our Botanical garden. I am allowed to work in the garden once a

11 May 2020 Good news!
Good news! Thanks to the Mail.ru Mail Team, my mailboxes are

07 May 2020 Important message. My email address is blocked due to a hacking attempt !!!
Important message. My email address is blocked due to a hacking attempt !!! We kindly ask

06 May 2020 Preparation of the exposition of the Japanese Irises for the celebration
This year in the Botanical Garden of Peter the Great, the Japanese Garden celebrate 10 years. It is hoped that we will be able to

05 May 2020 Gift book
Information only for Russians. Fundraising for the publication of the book Irises of Russia.

30 April 2020 Spring in the Botanical Garden of Peter the Great
In the Botanical Garden of Peter the Great "a quiet, deserted spring." Due to quarantine - no-bo-dy... And at this time, usually on the street Professor Popov 2,

13 April 2020 New photos of iris
The site adds photos taken in Primorye during the International Expedition in June 2019

02 April 2020 A new cultivar is registered Professor Dorofeyev
The iris 'Professor Dorofeyev' is named after the Prof., leading researcher at the Komarov Botanical Institute RAS Vladimir Dorofeyev is concerned in the systematics of the vascular plants, in addition for many years