Re: Re: black-stemmed Siberian?

I have one that is very darked stemmed and could be mistaken for a siberian until it actually blooms. Gerald Darby?? Charles Darby. I'm having a bit of a brain cramp on the name right now. I think it's a species cross, versicolor x.


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From: Ken Walkup <krw25@cornell.edu>
Date: Fri May 26 05:46:02 CDT 2006
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iris-species] black-stemmed Siberian?

Diane,
         I don't know of any named varieties like this, but I have had one 
show up in my hybridizing.  I don't remember the exact cross, but it was 
pretty close

 to I sibirica, and also had dark red bracts.  I've seen 
setosas with dark stems too.
         Ken
At 05:57 PM 5/25/2006, you wrote:
>I saw a black-stemmed iris at a plant sale - unfortunately for me, it
>was heading out past the cashier, and was the only one.  I think it
>was a Siberian.  I was so struck by the unusual stem that I didn't
>pay attention to the flower, so it must have been ordinary.  Does
>anyone know what it was?
>
>--
>Diane Whitehead  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
>maritime zone 8
>cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
>sandy soil
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