Re: I. tenax

 

Thanks for this side view of the clump. It helps quite a bit. 

Definitely more like I. douglasiana: the ovaries in the image appear to be triangular in cross section, not round. The spathes are fairly wide, and held close to the flowers and stem. Also more than one flower per stem, and the perianth tube is longer than in I. tenax and funnel-shaped. This doesn't mean that there aren't some tenax genes in the plant, but that I. douglasiana is more dominant. Also, the leaves are quite wide and long, much larger than I. tenax. 

When I first saw the original image, I thought of Will Plotner's hybrid, Wild Survivor, which I think is a I. douglasiana x I. tenax gormanii selection. I don't have an image handy to post, or I would send you one. I have a seedling from Wild Survivor in my garden, very similar to the image you posted. Perhaps Will will chime in and put up a Wild Survivor image. 

Kathleen

On Jun 14, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Rodney Barton wrote:

 

Kathleen,

Thanks for the comments. I should have thought to get a shot of the spathes. Come to think of it ... I have a shot of the clump! Here's a section of that with a pretty good view of some spaths. (I increased the contrast a bit.) What do you think?

Rodney


From: Kathleen Sayce <k*@willapabay.org>
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, June 13, 2011 5:11:32 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] I. tenax

 

The leaves look a lot like I. douglasiana, wide and possibly evergreen. Can't see the spathes, except in a side shot, and they look thicker and close to the stem, also like I. doug. 
Kathleen

On Jun 13, 2011, at 1:48 PM, Rodney Barton wrote:

 

Hi All,

I'm just back from vacationing in the Seattle area.  A PCNI, I'm assuming it's I. tenax, was in bloom in two botanical gardens, Bellevue and Washington Park. Here's the Washington Park iris.

Rodney

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