Re: Spanish iris confusion: Searching for GOLDEN LION, a Xiphium

Henryanner@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 97-08-30 07:10:32 EDT, you write:
> 
> << By Spanish Iris they mean the same thing
>  that everyone means by Spanish Iris--namely the bulbous irises a little
>  closer to the species (filifolia and tingitana) than the Dutch hybrids.
>  But somewhere along the line someone supplied a picture of an RC and called
>  it "Spanish Iris" so now everyone is using the same wrong picture!  
>>
> 
> I had assumed it might have something to do with IRIS IBERICA.
> 
> Anner Whitehead, Richmond, VA
> Henry Hall henryanner@aol.com


I understand there are several Spanish Iris under the heading of 
Xiphium. There is a particular one, even listed in the 1939 Check List, 
that my Mom grew that I'm looking for; it's called GOLDEN LION (Byvoet 
1927). 26", Standards lemon yellow, falls golden yellow, ruffled falls, 
and there's a color picture of it in a 1945 J. R. McLean Daffodil 
catalog (Elma, WA) I have of hers. Used to sell for 85 cents a dozen! 
(Sorry to say it's the only old flower catalog I have from her. Wish she 
had kept her catalogs...)  CAJANUS (1896) and KING OF THE BLUES (prob. 
Wms 1937) are the other two Spanish iris they list. 

Barb Johnson
Southwest Missouri Ozarks     USDA Zone 5b     AIS Region 18 (MO & KS)
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