I. versicolor black spots
CEMahan@aol.com wrote:
> If you
> want to see more similarity, compare a blue violet flower of versicolor with
> a blue violet flower of a Siberian iris....they can look the same to even an
> experienced eye...of course, the leaves of versicolor have black spots when
> you hold them up to the light....it being a water lover....and the leaves of
> a Siberian do not have the black spots. Clarence Mahan in VA
Chris comments:
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?
--
Christopher Hollinshead
Mississauga, Ontario Canada zone6b
AIS Region 16
Director, Canadian Iris Society
Newsletter Editor, Canadian Iris Society
e-mail: cris@netcom.ca
