Re:SPEC: I. albertii and I. imbricata

Apr 04/11/97 04:55, CEMahan@aol.com NAPISAL iris-l@rt66.com:

> Is anyone on the list growing either or both of these two species?  If so,
> where did you obtain your plants and are you certain they are the real thing?

Clarence,

Michael Diev (Moscow) wrote this year in RCIS annual bulletin:
"Some plants I.albertii from near Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan) grow atmy garden since 
1991 at raised bed. They bloom not every year. Don't have seeds. Stand falls
freezes -10oC without snow cover."

Last fall I visited Dr.Rodionenko garden in St-Petersburg. I was interested in
I.albertii which one form DR conciders rot resistant, but I.a. plants that
grows for a rather long time became too feeble. However there is a seedling
(Rodionenko #1100) unknown parentage, that DR conciders TB x albertii hybrid.
It is very vigorous, like rot resistant, has big rhisome with hairs like
median. It seems tetraploid because has very large and high leaves.
I planted one rhisome at my garden.

I. imbricata grow at Moscow State University Botanical Garden.


Juri Pirogov, 
jukp@extranet.ru
PO box 15, Moscow 119121, Russia
where near 32F, 4" snow cover, it snowing again...
spring stop :(
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