Re: I. tectorum

 

Chuck: I did take photos but I spent the last 20 minutes looking and have lost track of where I filed them. At the time I took them I did not connect with tectorum because the flower stalk was about 2 and a half  to 3 feet tall. This spring it did not get quite that big but was still large. Maybe the file will come to mind and I will certainly share the pics.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Chapman" <irischapman@aim.com>
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 7:54:02 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] I. tectorum

 

That would be really great if you had a tet .

Do you have a photo to share?

I'm continuing to try Tectorm X bucharica.

First try got four seeds. Only one was full size. It germinated but died at three leaf stage for no apapernt reason.

This year I got three takes, but all seeds were small and not looking viable. About 3-4 seeds per pod.

The oposite cross, bucharica X tectorm hsn't set any seeds or pods.



Chuck Chapman


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Pries <robertpries@embarqmail.com>
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Nov 19, 2010 7:10 am
Subject: Re: [iris-species] I. tectorum

 
I think, by accident, I may have found a tetraploid tectorum. Two years ago I ordered Iris wattii from Arrowhead Alpines. They sent a robust plant that bloomed the first spring. Immediately i knew it was not wattii. But it was so large and robust I did not recognize it as tectorum. It was not until this spring that it settled down a bit and realized it was tectorum that was larger in all its parts. Since years ago I have a plant of a white tetraploid tectorum from Sam Norris that turned out not to be cold hardy in Missouri, I have kept this one in a pot and have just tried a piece outside this fall. I am optimistic that I may have something great for breeding. For years I have wanted to do some hybridizing with the evansias and tectorum and tectorum and beardeds. Now I may have found a key. I still would like to find Iris wattii because crossing it with tectorum could produce a hardy version of wattii  Bob Pries.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Archer" <p*@mindspring.com>
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 8:24:30 PM
Subject: RE: [iris-species] I. tectorum

 
I am trying.  I have three seeds from some TB pollen.  Only one pod had seeds, others tried did not.  The seeds look quite normal so they might be from stray tectorum pollen.  I was hoping the tectorum is tetraploid after oryzalin treating seeds.  We'll see.


-----Original Message-----
From: Greg McCullough
Sent: Nov 18, 2010 4:27 PM
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [iris-species] I. tectorum

 
Absolutely love tectorum...probably my favorite iris. Is anyone hybridizing them? I know Tom Silvers is doing interspecies crosses with them, but a pink sure would be fine to have...
 
Greg McCullough
Iris City Gardens
-----Original Message-----
From: i*@yahoogroups.com [i*@yahoogroups.com?]On Behalf Of Rodney Barton
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 3:20 PM
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [iris-species] I. tectorum

 
Hi All,

I had to share this lovely photo of I. tectorum from SIGNA seed lot 07CR040, grown by Alla Chernoguz in the Ukraine.

Enjoy!
Rodney

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