Re: Iris xanthospuria

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30 inches sounds small. I have plants grown from two seed collections in Turkey.  See

http://www.signa.org/index.pl?Iris-xanthospuria

Most of the plants are blooming at about 44 inches although a second generation plant that I moved from a pot to the ground last fall is only 35 inches.

The standards in the photo seem unusually upright, even without the issue of some seedlings looking like orientatlis.

If you are looking for a typical I. xanthospuria for some purpose, I could perhaps share a division from the Köyceğiz, Turkey collection. I've had a some problem with two of the three clones declining but think I have rescued them.

I'm entering the single clone from Van, Turkey in the beardless iris competition in the 2019 Convention. There is, of course, little chance of a species winning, but maybe it will attract some attention, if it is in bloom. Our local club had a garden tour yesterday starting at my garden. Some people were impressed by the blooms - more so than the more typical I. xanthospuria blooms nearby. Last fall, I took 16 divisions from a very crowded clump, just in case some nursery might find it appealing.

I hope to hand pollinate a few I. xanthospuria blooms before leaving for the Oregon on Thursday to attend the  Region 13-TBIS meeting.

Ken

On 5/7/2018 12:47 PM, Rodney Barton r*@yahoo.com [iris-species] wrote:

 

Hi All,

I'm still on the trail of Iris xanthospuria. Here is a photo of a seedling from seed lot 10SP069. It's about 30 in tall. I think the color right this time. What about the form? Anyone else get plants from this lot?

What is worry some is that 4 of 7 seedlings to bloom look like a miniature I. orientalis (in the background).

Rod