Re: Iris tenuis NOT [2 Attachments]

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I already shared this photo with Jim Waddick. The flower does remind me of Iris tenax and that species grows in north central Oregon. The form of the spathes and the medium length floral tube don't fit the species particularly well. Iris chrysophylla also grows in that area. In his 1959 publication, "Hybridization and Speciation in the Pacific Coast Irises", Dr. Lee Lens lists natural hybrids between the two species. Maybe this iris has some of each species in its background, although I guess the leaves are a bit wide for either species. It seems that wild plants don't always read the species descriptions.

Ken Walker

 

We purchased Iris tenuis seeds from what we thought was a reliable source. The oldest (one year) seedling has flowered. Jim and I think it is Iris tenax.

Just a warning, Jim Waddick donated seeds of this to the Seed Exchange in 2018 (18CR027) WC type locality, Clackamas Co., OREGON. No good deed goes unpunished!

Jim Murrain

8871 NW Brostrom Rd

Kansas City, Missouri 64152-2711

USA

Zone 6a