Re: I. fulva/ seed exchange

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Nice! Marvell Gold bloomed for me this year. I've never set seed on any of the yellows, but they are pretty shy bloomers and week growers for me, so I've not had many opportunities to try. Lois never thrived to bloom. I just got a new start. Another yellow with highlights is Lottie B.

Is that the dwarf that goes by 'Terracotta'?

Any chance you grow Bertha Fable? It's a collected (Arkansas) iris with the habit of brevicaulis but with blue, fulva shaped flowers.

Rod

On Monday, April 20, 2020, 11:23:04 PM CDT, Kenneth Walker k*@astound.net [iris-species] i*@yahoogroups.com wrote:

 

Hi Rod,

My first two I. fulva blooms opened today, both on 'Marvell Gold'. I'm attaching a photo. So far, it has never produced a pod for me, but, for several years, I've been donating seeds from 'Lois' produced using its pollen (it looks like they sold out, but I'll try for more seeds this year). For those not familiar with these clones, 'Marvell Gold' is a rather small wild-collected clone. 'Lois' is also wild collected but has considerably larger flowers. It is also yellow but with light orange highlights. I haven't grown any of the seeds myself, so I don't know what the offspring are like.

Last year I bought a dwarf I. fulva, but I don't know where it originated. It has one stalk developing. Maybe I'll try crossing it with an orange I. fulva I grew from SIGNA seed, 13LA060, from Grassy Lake, AR.

Ken

On 4/20/2020 7:23 AM, Rodney Barton r*@yahoo.com [iris-species] wrote:

 

Hi All,

This is I. fulva 'Illinois Dwarf' blooming now in Texas. It topped out at 18". the flowers are small and darker than it appears in the photo. You'll get to read about it and other LA species in the next issue of SIGNA. If my bee imitation works there will also be seeds available in the next seed exchange.

This stay-at-home time is a good opportunity to self some species for the next seed exchange. I've redoubled my efforts this year and I hope you will too. It may be early for many of you but you can at least think about what you can offer. 

Hand pollinated and wild collected seed or seed from wild collected plants are always the most desirable, but any seed you have is welcome. That includes seeds from cultivars – Siberians, spurias, Louisianas and PCNIs. We are always short seed from bearded and aril species.

Stay safe!

Rod