Re: I. versicolor black spots
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: I. versicolor black spots
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 12:00:26 -0400
In a message dated 96-08-01 19:15:10 EDT, you write:
>Interesting, did not know about the minute black spots within the leaves
>of versicolor. Just went outside and cut a couple of leaves to check it
>out. Not that I doubted your info Clarence, but I just wanted to see
>them! Any idea what they are and why they are present?
>--
Chris...I learned about the black spots in the leaves from...guess
who?....Dykes. He was the first to point out that all the true "water"
irises have the black spots, e.g. pseudacorus, versicolor, all the Hexagonae
species (and thus all Louisiana irises), laevigata. The spots must be related
to the water-loving nature of the irises, but I haven't the slightest idea
what or why. Clarence Mahan in VA
