Re: SPEC-X

 

I have never been happy with the AIS website's description of Iris classes. It has been too much work to change it. Most people find the AIS website as rather difficult and incomprehensible. There is so much I wish were improved there I just do not even try. Essentially the website is the work of one or two individuals and never has had much peer review. In the past just getting the correct phone numbers and contact information has been a challenge.
From: "Sean Zera" <zera@umich.edu>
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 11:18:03 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] SPEC-X

 

I'm curious to know that as well. Various AIS sources seem to indicate that it covers any iris hybrid, technically encompassing all the other AIS classes except Species (and Japanese, since they're one species). I was unable to quickly figure out whether there is one official name for the class outside the abbreviation SPEC-X. It is referred to as Species Hybrid, Interspecies and Inter-species on the AIS website. It is not mentioned at all on the Classifications page there. Interspecies is used on AIS ballots. The AIS wiki mentions Species Cross and Species Hybrid.

Sean Z


On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 8:24 PM, <C*@aol.com> wrote:
 

Someone remind me, please: What is the official SIGNA definition of a SPEC-X?
AMW
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Kramb <d*@badbear.com>
To: iris-species <i*@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, Jan 9, 2014 11:41 am
Subject: [iris-species] SPEC-X

 
I added a new section to the SIGNA web page for Spec-X irises.  Please take a look & then let me know if you have any material you can contribute.  I need photos for the gallery. & names of other websites/nurseries that have good Spec-X related stuff (like Tomas Tamberg's site).  Also let me know if I made any mistakes in my explanation of Spec-Xes!

http://www.signa.org/index.pl?SpecX

It's all "under construction" so please excuse broken links & broken photos as you browse.

By the way, if you want to see an insanely cool new Spec-X check out this Cal-Sib on Cascadia Iris Garden's website.  I about fell out of my chair!  (The red one on the lower right.)  I hope they give me permission to use the photo on SIGNA.  :-)

http://www.cascadiairisgardens.com/laevigata.asp

Thanks,
Dennis in Cincinnati



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