Ken,
That is a pretty species.
Mark A. Cook
On 5/4/2020 4:20 PM, Kenneth Walker
k*@astound.net [iris-species] wrote:
I was curious to put a bloom of a
collected form of Iris xanthospuria next to the
collected form of Iris crocea. A photo is attached. The I.
xanthospuria is from Köyceğiz, Turkey. Both fit their
species descriptions. The blade of the fall of I. crocea
is "oblong, tapered, crimped at the margins". I. xanthospuria
has smaller blooms and the falls have a rather rounded blade.
This bloom of I. crocea is a
purer, less orange, yellow than the clones of I.
xanthospuria I have. A bloom on another clone if I.
crocea is showing color and I think it will be close to
that of the first.
Ken
On 5/4/2020 9:53 AM, Mark Cook h*@gmail.com
[iris-species] wrote:
Ken,
That sure is pretty. That is a pure yellow.
Mark A. Cook
On 5/3/2020 8:26 PM, Kenneth
Walker k*@astound.net
[iris-species] wrote:
Hi,
My first Iris crocea grown from seeds out of
Kashmir has bloomed. I took a couple photos at different
times today and have attached them. I got lots of seeds to
sprout, but have had to wait 5 1/2 years before I've
managed to get blooms. Two more plants have buds and lots
more are still just growing leaves. They seem to tolerate
my native clay soil or 5 gal pots, but really like lots of
good deep potting soil.
Ken
Posted by: Mark Cook h*@gmail.com
