My understanding is that Iris virginica var. shrevei is typically
considered a legitimate botanical variety, differing (according to the
Flora of North America) from Iris virginica var. virginica by "having
stems 2â3-branched and seldom falling to the ground after flowering,
and with capsules long-cylindric". Virginica virginica is confined to
the coastal plain, while virginica shrevei is found everywhere but.
I. Ãrobusta is the natural hybrid between shrevei and versicolor.
Sean Z
Quoting Joan Cooper <j*@comcast.net>:
> I introduced Dottie' Double as an Iris virginica Shreivii seedling.
> If I rememmber correctly, it is probably the same as Iris x robusta,
> a natural cross of Iris versicolor X Iris virginica. It was found in
> an Ohio stand of Iris virginica Shreivii doing it's own thing . Here
> in Minnesota Iris versicolor and virginica 'shrevii are usually
> confused--versicolor in northern Minnesota and Shrevei in southern
> Minn, seed pods being the most notable diference, Long and slender
> in Shrevei,well diferentiated by Jim Seeden in an early issue of
> SIGNA.
> Joan Cooper
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chuck Chapman
> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [iris-species] Re: Double flowered irises
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> Bee pod . No other double versicolours or versicolours at the
> time. Dottie's Double just arrived in to garden this fall. A cross
> of the two should give double robustas. On the planning board.
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> Chuck Chapman
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rodney Barton <r*@yahoo.com>
> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, Jan 12, 2011 10:03 pm
> Subject: Re: [iris-species] Re: Double flowered irises
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> Thanks Chuck! Was this seedlings from typical parents?
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> From: Chuck Chapman <i*@aim.com>
> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, January 12, 2011 8:39:07 PM
> Subject: [iris-species] Re: Double flowered irises
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> Here is a double versicolor seedling of mine that you may be
> interested in.
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> Chuck Chapman
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rodney Barton <r*@yahoo.com>
> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, Jan 12, 2011 5:23 pm
> Subject: [iris-species] Double flowered irises
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> Hi all!
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> It's has been suggested that SIGNA do an article on double
> flowered irises, species in particular, of course. SO ... I'm
> picking your collective brains for a list of doubles and photos if
> you have them. Obviously there are too many double (and triple) JIs
> to mention, but a double, species form would make a nice photo.
> 'Same goes for LAs!
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> Thanks!
> Rod
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