Re: Spuria?


 

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What other species iris might be growing in Manitoba?  I've only seen I versicolor, not that I go treking, looking for iris.  There aren't enough hours in the day during iris season here.  I get my trekking done in my own garden. 
 
No one's reported any to me though, or I'd be out there, checking.  I'm not sure if my friend would notice if there are more than just this 1 type of iris growing in that area, if they were all a similar colour from afar.  I'm lucky I took this iris, as I don't normally take in unknowns any more.
 
El
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Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Spuria?


It may be a cross of a couple of  species. I'd say too early and short to be carthaliniae or halophila.

Chuck Chapman



-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Pries <robertpries@embarqmail.com>
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Jun 14, 2010 2:36 pm
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Spuria?

 
El; I really like this flower with its fine edge of yellow on the petals. I have not looked at my spuria files for sometime but I would definitely say this is Iris spuria. Since Mathew includes a whole bunch of what are called species under subspecies of spuria you can be confident it is a spuria. But it would be nice to pin down the subspecies, carthaliniae, or halophila  may be possibilities. I could rule out kerneriana since every picture I have seen is more branched and a finer less broad plant. If it form seeds I would like a few especially if they could come while fresh from the pod. I would send postage.
 

----- Original Message -----
From: "El Hutchison" <eleanore@mts.net>
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 11:48:39 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [iris-species] Spuria?

 
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This beauty was bloomng when I got home today.  It was given to me by a friend who says it's the first iris she saw as a child, growing around her Mother's and aunt's country places for well over 50 yrs.  That's about 60 or so miles west of here.
 
Does it look like a species spuria?
 
El, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Z3
 
 
 



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