RE: i. aphylla 'Irina's Gem'

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"Irina's Gem' is high on my list of plants to figure out how to obtain
as well, and I've never even grown aphylla before. I guess I'm just a
sucker for wild-collected abberant forms.

Sean Z

Quoting C*@aol.com:

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> Hi, Patty. Welcome to the group.
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> I don't have what you are looking for, lamentably, but I wish you
> well in your search. I grow historics, too. My own definition of
> historic irises also includes those species and forms of species
> which have historically been important garden plants, bearded or
> beardless. I assume you are aware of the existence of the Historic
> Iris Preservation Society so won't say more about that.
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> One thing interesting about the name "aphylla" is that it has been
> applied to several Iris species and forms. In the nineteenth century
> literature, for instance, we even see things described as "aphylla"
> just because they have the same color pattern as the plate in
> Curtis's Botanical Magazine, which is what we now call "plicata."
> William Dykes in The Genus Iris, 1913, reminds us that the aphylla
> "of gardens" is not necessarily the same as the species as we
> understand it. I need to write an essy on all this at some point, or
> maybe someone else will. But if you read someone from before WWI
> talking about "aphylla breeding" they may be taking about working
> with plicatas.
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> One aphylla-ish issue that I have not been able to interest anyone
> in concerns Iris 'Perfection.' Do you grow it? Have you taken a look
> at the branching on that thing when it is really cranking? Right at
> the soil line.
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> I think Robert Pries of this list is deeply interested in aphylla
> issues. He may bave insights to share, if he has time to share them.
> It's heavy garden season here now, not to mention Bob has the Iris
> wiki which sops up a lot of his time.
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> And of course, there is the SIGNA seed exchange. Someone may donate
> aphylla seeds, and if you are a SIGNA member, you could conceivably
> grow your own, as they say. We don't sell rhizomes of bearded
> species, but I've wondered if that might not be something we could
> undertake, if we could find someone interested in managing logistics.
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> Welcome again.
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> Cordially,
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> Anner Whitehead
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patricia <p*@yahoo.com>
> To: iris-species <i*@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wed, Sep 19, 2012 8:56 am
> Subject: [iris-species] i. aphylla 'Irina's Gem'
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> Hi
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> I am new to this group. I live in Wisconsin and I primarily collect
> historic TB irises. I am very interested in starting a collection of
> species, starting with aphyllas. I just bought two aphyllas & 2
> croaticas this year, so I guess thats a start!
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> I don't quite know how you acquire irises but I am interested in
> buying/swapping i. aphylla 'Irina's Gem'. I don't have any species
> to swap but I do have historics. Maybe someone knows where I can
> purchase it. Thanks.
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