Re: SPEC-X: HOLDEN'S CHILD
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC-X: HOLDEN'S CHILD
- From: D* K*
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 18:36:32 -0500
>on plant characteristics. Foetidissima also has 40 chromosomes, and so is a
>reasonable candidate on those grounds. Foetidissima is a somewhat isolated
>species of uncertain relationships but it has been suggested that it is an
>aberrant member of the Spuria section. Some have also suggested I.
>versicolor as the other parent; versicolor has been counted at 72, 84 and
>108 or 105 chromosomes, so chromosome evidence would seem to militate
Going off on a bit of a tangent... I've heard foetidissima crosses
with graminea (a Spuria). I want to try that myself this spring.
--
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/
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