Kohlein doesn't describe kereriana as being recurved. But describes leaves as being about same length as flower stems, and upright. El's spuria has leaves that arch. Colour of leaves also don't seem to fit this species.
So we still need a medium sized spuria that bloom early.
Or we could be loking at a hybrid.
Chuck chapman
-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Walker <kenww@astound.
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To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Jun 14, 2010 9:44 pm
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Spuria?
I also don't believe it is Iris kerneriana. Mathew describes I.
kerneriana as having highly recurved falls, which this spuria does not
have. I. kerneriana has very narrow leaves from .5 to at most 1 cm in
width.
Ken Walker
Robert Pries wrote:
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.
