Re: Iranian lactea

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Jim,

Did you see the photo for Iris songarica  that Ray Mills uploaded to the
species database a few days ago

http://www.badbear.com/signa/display-photo.pl?Iris-songarica+1+1

It looks very much like Iris lactea to me, as does your Iranian "spuria".
Songarica fits with Juri's suggestion of something from the Series Tenuifoliae
and it's native to Iran.

Ken Walker

Jim Murrain wrote:

On Apr 2, 2007, at 12:21 AM, William Plotner wrote:

It cetainly looks like the Lactea that I grow..The foliage is a
little less
blue but that could be the photo.

This I. lactea has quite green foliage. The features that I find very
different are the larger size, over all, and the much earlier
flowering. Maybe
some nomadic herdsman selected it for superior rope at one time?

I hope to get seeds off it, they will have to be selfed as no other
lactea will bloom for a few weeks. The current cold snap may ruin it
tho.
It is much too cold after a very mild April. 27F last night and as
low as 22F
forecast. Many flowering trees have already been damaged. I try to
hope for
the best and plan for the worst, an optimistic pessimist.

Jim Murrain
8871 NW Brostrom Rd
Kansas City, Missouri 64152-2711
USA
Zone 5b/6a

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