Re: Biversata?

From: Ellen Gallagher <e_galla@moose.ncia.net>

>From: "J.F. Hensler" <hensler@povn.com>
>
>Can anyone tell me what a Biversata is?
>
>(Just got a few in from a friend and since he's not online questions take
>weeks
>to get answered by snail mail.)
>
>Anything else I should know about growing these things?

	 As Pat Brooks said today:

>According to the Signa seedlist , XBiversata=(versicolor x ensata)x
>versicolor.

	Do you have any names on these 'biversatas' or 'versatas'? I just
	planted two today from Tony Huber of Montreal. BELLE PROMESSE and
	ENFANT PRODIGE. They both have ORIENTAL TOUCH (a versata =
	versicolor sdlg. X  purple ensata sdlg.) as their pod parent making
	them half-siblings altho' they both have different chromosome counts
	- ENFANT PRODIGE has more ensata heritage. All of the named Huber
	Spec. X (I think) are in the Japanese checklist...and of course,
	the main checklists. The two I mentioned were registered in 1993.

	First thing is to SOAK the roots in water before planting...they
	should be treated like the other beardless irises and shouldn't
	have dry roots before planting. 24 - 48 hrs. should be sufficient.

	I planted them as I would a Japanese iris or a versicolor. Give
	them plenty of water for at least the first month and mulch....
	I use pine needles.

	This is my first time with the versata/biversata irises so I
	am experimenting as well, Christy.

	Good luck,

	Ellen
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Ellen Gallagher  / e_galla@moose.ncia.net
Siberian iris robin   /   sibrob@ncia.net
Northern New Hampshire, USA / USDA Zone 3
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