Re: unusual forms in species

 

Yes, the terminology seems to have changed to broadly encompass any situation where part of the tissue of a plant differs, including lack of chlorophyll or different ploidy level. As far as I know, there aren't any iris cultivars, with the exception of those with variegated leaves, that are chimeras.

I'm a huge fan of graft-chimeras, where the tissue of two different species coexists in the same plant. Showy examples includeÂ+Laburnocytisus, Citrus 'Bizzaria', andÂsome truly ridiculous cacti:Â+OrtegopuntiaÂandÂ+Myrtillocalycium.

I have seen this where it was in floral meristem, and then you get a
number of flowers on stalk with same pattern but this is very rare.

Is it possible to propagate irises vegetatively from inflorescences to preserve such a mutation?

Sean Z

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