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
