Dan,
It's typical for I. sibirica to be taller, with more flowers per bloom stalk, although smaller, than I sanguinea. There are exceptions of course. As for specific CV's, Snow Prince has already been mentioned, and Flight of Butterflies is another older sibiirica. There are really not all that many hybrids between these two species, but if you like this kind of display, check out Joe Pye Weed (Schafer/Sacks). The have some superb irises descended from Snow Prince, with lots of different colors and patterns.
Ken
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Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 2:32 PM
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iris-species] small SIB seedling
Ken and Sean,
Yes, I remember ordering and planting seeds from 2 or 3 older well known named Siberian irises along with some Siberian species seeds (all from SIGNA exchange about 10 years ago) in part of a row where my tall small yellowish clump now grows.
I searched for photos of Snow Prince descendents and prescedents on the internet. There were several that looked or sounded somewhat similar in description to my small SIB seedling.
If I wanted to encourage this tall, small flowered trait in further crosses, are there some particular tall, small flowered species sibirica strains or clones, or do species sibirica in general carry some of this tall, small flowered trait? Or are there other named diploid Siberian iris that have this influence?
Sean, you mentioned liking 'the tall, small flowered siberians.' What or where are some other tall, small SIBs? I can't seem to find examples by searching the net from several approaches.
Thanks for your help,
Dan Mason zone 3, NW, ON, Canada
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On 7/6/2015 3:59 PM, Ken Walkup krw25@cornell.edu [iris-species] wrote:
> Dan and Sean, The iris in this photo looks like it could be a seedling
> from Snow Prince, the I. sibirica cv, or one of its descendants.
> There is also a sibirica called Enid Burgoyne that has a somewhat
> creamy color. But Snow Prince was popular and influential, and I know
> seed was in the exchange a lot. The description of the clump as tall,
> with small flowers, is like sibirica. So, it's true that there are no
> screaming yellow species in the 28 chromosome Siberians, but irises as
> yellow as the one in the photo are out there. Ken
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