Re: HIST:pumila atroviolacea
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- Subject: Re: HIST:pumila atroviolacea
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- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:12:48 -0500
From: Ellen Gallagher <e_galla@moose.ncia.net>
Anner wrote:
>.................. I do not grow it
>myself, but Rick Tasco says it phenotypically resembles pumila very closely.
>According to Garden Irises, (Randolph,1959, Appendices D and E) the
>chromosome count for I. chamaeiris is 40, of Atroviolacea, 36. Counts
>determined for I. pumila L. have been 30 and 32. Also, the hardiness issue
>argues against it being a form of I. lutescens. Hopefully someone will offer
>more potent insights.
No potent insights from this quarter, sorry.
I do grow it and have for four years in Zone 3. It behaves like
I. pumila in size, bloom habit and hardiness in cold climates so
I guess I come down on Rick's side (except he is in CA not the
White Mts.).
In lieu of setting up a chromsosome counting lab in my garage
(so jammed up with my gardening junk that my car has never seen
the inside of same), I have no idea about the c. count of this
little, early-blooming, reliable gem of an iris.
Cheers,
Ellen
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Ellen Gallagher / e_galla@ncia.net
Northern New Hampshire, USA / Zone 3
Berlin, NH in 'The Great North Woods'
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