Re: Tadjikistan Regelia

 

Thanks.

I've done a bit more reading. Mathew distinguishes I. lineata from I. darwasica by the length and pointedness of the petals. The flowers on the plant I have are smaller even than Mathew lists for I. lineata (petal length of 3.5 cm) and the petals are reasonably pointed. While he describes differing beard color, he does not mention it as a distinguishing feature. Bottom line, if I accept that these should be considered different species (Mathew presents them as such, but notes that they might prove to be variants of one species), then I think I should label my plant as I. lineata (I'll maintain it's provenance, though).

Ken Walker

On 3/30/2015 11:50 PM, Jamie j*@freenet.de [iris-species] wrote:
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http://rareplants.co.uk/prodtype.asp?s=&strParents=192&CAT_ID=110&numRecordPosition=1

check this out for some current UK infos

Am 31.03.2015 um 01:52 schrieb Kenneth Walker k*@astound.net
[iris-species]:
> I'm attaching a photo of a small Regelia out of Tadjikistan. It was
> identified as Iris darwasica, but that iris is supposed to have a very
> dark beard and this plant has a light yellow and blue beard. The rich
> golden yellow style crests are quite dramatic, particularly against the
> yellow-brown on the petals.
>
> Ken Walker
> Concord, CA USA
>


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