Bob, Fillipo, and any others who are interested,
I have two clones of I. confusa, or what is supposedly that
species. One, which originated with Darrel Probst, has dull, almost
glaucous, arching foliage; the other, originating from Chen Yi, has more
upright, bright green, shiny foliage. Zhao says in "Iris of China" the
leaves of this species are yellowish green, both surfaces somewhat
glaucous. I have bloomed both & the flowers are white and pretty
similar, I think, although they have not both been in bloom at the same
time. Both have canes. Are these within the normal variation of the
species, or is one an impostor or hybrid? I am certainly more likely to
trust Darrel's attribution. Any help here?
Following Darrel's directions for growing this species, I give it as
much sun as I can, which is not easy for me in winter, and plenty of
water. Always, the tips of the foliage turn brown, which kind of spoils
the look of the plant. They have flowered for me in about March, or
not, for reasons I can't figure out. Also, they will sometimes flower
outside in summer. If any one has some culture tips they can share, I'd
be grateful.
Ken
Robert Pries wrote:
>
> Fillipo; If one looks at the canes of Iris wattii they rise above the
> ground with a cane that supports at the top a leaf fan which in turn
> gives rise to a very branched flower stalk. O the other hand Iris
> japonica has practically no cane with only the leaf fan abd flower
> stalk, Iris confusa has a short cane and is somewhat intermediate.
> Iris formosa is intermediate in height between Iris confusa and Iris
> japonica. I and not familiar with sichuanensis as part of this group
> of crested Iris and would love to know as much information as you
> might be able to provide. The true Iris sichuanensis has not been in
> cultivation but is believed to be a pseudoregelia. Erroneuos plant
> have been distributed unfer this name. E-mail me privately and I can
> discuss some sources.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Filippo Dimatteo" <fillidik@hotmail.com>
> To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 3:37:36 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> Subject: [iris-species] differences between chinese irises
>
> Hi all,
>
> It's a long time I have problems to understand the differences between
> some chinese irises.
> I grow from many years Iris japonica and Iris wattii, and the last
> year I have had 3 new species of the same group:
> I. formosana, I. sichuanensis, I. confusa.
>
> I'm rather sure I. confusa and I. sichuanensis I got are two different
> species or forms because they are not similar to japonica and wattii.
> But I'm waiting for their first blooming to recognize some new
> features which can clarify the situation.
>
> Can somebody tell me the main features of the known species of this group?
> Is I. sichuanensis a valid species?
> Which species of this group can produce tall bamboo-like stalk?
>
> Thank you
> fil.
>
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