Re: unknown bearded

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Thanks. Another one that I picked up not blooming from a farmer's
market in the nearest town turned out to be an identical 'Sambucina'.

Sean Z

Quoting C*@aol.com:

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> When I see things like that I generally assume I am looking at one
> of those pallida x variegata offspring which are collectively
> referred to as "Sambucina." Lots of them received cultivar names in
> the nineteenth century, or early twentieth, and some got several
> names. The same sort of thing could arise from bee crosses of the
> earlier diploids, I guess.
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> Here's "Sambucina" from Curtis's.
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> AMW
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean A. Zera <z*@umich.edu>
> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, Jun 2, 2011 11:39 am
> Subject: [iris-species] unknown bearded
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> Anyone know what this might be? I collected it as an escapee in the
> middle of nowhere in northern Michigan where it was unable to flower
> in pure sand. The largest stalk is 41" high with 3 branches and 8
> buds. The flower is only 3.5".
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> Sean Z
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