Re: Spuria?

 

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Morning all.
 
I'll see if I can visit this iris in person, and possibly get a piece of it too, before it's finished blooming.  I'm almost certain it's I versicolor though, as I grow one I found 60 or so miles further east, growing around Lac du Bonnet in the mid 80's, plus have several growing very well here.
 
El
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 11:54 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Spuria?

The only known location of Iris virginica in Canada is Point Pele, in Southern Ontario.  Quite a few  zones warmer then Winnipeg Manitoba. 

Several clumps of Iris x robusta  have been located in more northern regions  of Ontario, but without any coresponding colonies of Iris virginica. (personal communication , Tony Huber)

I have found several versicolors  in wild with  wide leaves, and quite a variation in  flower and bud count.  One of the best is a versicor collected in  Nova Scotia.  It wasn't in bloom at time I collected it, and because of width of leaves I had at first glance had thought it was  a pseudacorous.

Chuck Chapman




-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Walker <kenww@astound.net>
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, Jun 20, 2010 12:13 am
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Spuria?

 
The leaves seem very wide. Could it be I. virginica rather than I. versicolor?

Ken Walker

El Hutchison wrote:
 
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My friend sent a picture of the iris they have growing in their bush.  It looks like I versicolor to me, although it's not a great photo.
 
El

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