Re: Rhizome color
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Rhizome color
- From: g*@rogerswave.ca
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 07:34:27 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 27 Aug 1996, Donald Mosser wrote:
> >
> >On Mon, 26 Aug 1996, Dennis Stoneburner wrote:
> >
> >>> Donald Mosser wrote:
> >>> Is rhizome color indicative of flower color in any way?
> >>> -Donald
>
> >> Sorry Donald, NO! Dennis Stoneburner Zone 7 sorta
>
> >Having had a discussion with Dennis about colour of rhizomes I'd
> >like to ask if the colour of the rhizome is on the outside or the
> >inside. I assume it's on the outside. I pseudacorus has whizome
> >which are red or pink on the inside.
> >Diana Louis dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca Zone 4/5 Ontario Canada
>
> I was speaking of the color on the outside of the rhizome. I have this
> unidentified Schreiner's iris with an obvious pale orangey colored skin on
> the outside of the rhizome. None of my other TB's have this coloration, so I
> was hoping this unique characteristic could be used to help me narrow the
> range of possible identities from what I know I ordered from Schreiners last
> year. I guess I wasn't really asking about predicting flower color, but was
> more interested external TB rhizome color as a characteristic that could be
> used to identify a registered unknown.
>
> -Donald
>
>
> Donald Mosser dmosser@southconn.com North Augusta, SC, USA Zone 7b-8
Guess your best bet would be to ask Schreiner's which irises have
these coloured rhizomes. Be interesting to know.
--
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca>
Zone 4/5 Ontario Canada
