Re: Re: Gerald Darby ?

 

Actually, there are a number of species that can have  dark stem. the Robustas get their dark stem from I. virginica. I. virginica shrevii has a very dark stem. I  can only vaguly remember some others  but think I can remember seeing some siberian cultivars with dark stems.  I have a pseudacorous with a dark stem. It was an unregistered  cultivar and I sold it as "Dark Stem"  -noting that it was an unregistered clone.

I. versicolor has a dark purple leaf base and I wouldn't be  too surprized to see some with dark stems

There are some Tall bearded iris cultivars with dark stem, such as Ominous Stranger.

So don't take  a dark stem as an indicator of  species.

Purple leaf base (including dark stem, which is an extension of purple leaf base) is a semi dominant trait, so  you can get purple leaf base from crossing two  cultivars, with neither showing  purple leaf base.

Chuck Chapman
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Polly <pollykinsman@yahoo.com>
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 9:32 am
Subject: [iris-species] Re: Gerald Darby ?

 

I only knew of the robustas as having dark stems and purple spring foliage, too, Christie. But I assumed you would know better than I. Thank you.

Well, my iris is definitely a robusta then. And it's definitely the same iris from two different sources. Oh well, one of those things that will never get solved.

BTW, my Loophole was lovely last year:)

--- In i*@yahoogroups.com, "Christy Hensler" <hensler@...> wrote:
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> Hi Polly,
>
> As far as I know, the only irises with dark stems and purple spring foliage are the X robustas. I've never seen an LA with such coloring.
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> I have noticed that a lot of registrations for hybrids seem include guesses as to which parent species might be involved.
>
> Christy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Polly
> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 5:49 PM
> Subject: [iris-species] Re: Gerald Darby ?
>
>
> Hi Christy!
>
> I am not very familiar with LAs. Are there some that have the dark red stems, and purple spring foliage.
>
> That is what Gerald Darby was first registered as. A LA cross.
>

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