request for pollen

 

I had a discussion today with Milan Blazek of Poland who hybridizes TBs. He was intrigued that I sometimes have fertility with Iris x flavescens in my garden, because for him it is sterile.

He requested I cross it with another diploid bearded, such as pallida or variegata. But I don't grow those. Could I beg some pollen from somebody? My flavescens should start to bloom next week.

For me, flavescens produces normal pollen (on very small anthers) but only rarely forms bee pods. Milan says he never heard of a flavescens hybrid before... so he is encouraging me to try a cross with a 2n=24 diploid species that would give fertile offspring.

Thanks!
Dennis in Cincinnati

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