Re: perrieri

tesilvers---The clone of *Iris perrieri* I had at one time from L. F. Randolph was diploid.  It seems to be from a quite different evolutionary line than most of the n=12 species.
 
I was intrigued to see the I-sub-s (dominant amoena) seedlings in your photo.  The only evidence of which I know about suaveolens carrying this factor is the registration of MELAMOENA from a cross of "mellita" (suaveolens, now) and a tetraploid TB producing a bicolor.  Apparently the factor occurs in a group of related species, as there are irises from *balkana* that also have it.
 
It might be noted that the *reichenbachii* that is the parent of PROGENITOR came from seed sent to Paul Cook as "mellita" but which were not true to type.  Cook re-identified what he grew from seed as *reichenbachii* based on its appearance.  There may have been some hybridity in his pollen source, considering the confusion involved with the *mellita* label from the originating source.
 
Your seedlings demonstrate the presence of the factor in *mellita/suaveolens* beyond doubt.  Thanks for posting the photo.
 
I definitely agree that "playing around" with the factor at the diploid level has not only considerable potential, but interest as well.  It is interesting that the Kupari clone of *pallida* produced the color range one sees in your photo.  The genetic origin of the white color in the collected clone sounds like it was a recessive white of some sort.  How fertile are the seedlings?
 
Neil Mogensen   z  7 western NC

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