Re: SPEC: Plicata Origin (was Kupari)

There are cultivars of what I believe are pure Iris pallida that are
plicatas with the primary coloring toward the margins of the petals, but I
don't know much about the breeders who introduced them.  I personally
suspect that some of these may actually been originally field collected
too?  I suspect those not field collected are probably very closely akin to
'Plicata' and 'Swertii'?  Some that come to mind are 'Fairy', 'Ma Mie' and
'Madame Chereau', 'Jean d' Arc', 'Mrs. Horace Darwin', 'Pocahontas',
'Rhages', 'True Charm', 'True Delight', and there are more.

Also, two odd ones that have plicata markings on the falls faded toward the
edge of the petals, and which looks to me like I. pallida are 'Monsignor',
and 'Taj Mahal'.  I wonder if the pattern is influenced by some ancestry
from I. variegata?

As for the general question of plicata pattern in wild Iris species, it
seems to me that this is almost the norm in many species?  That is if I'm
interpreting it correctly.  As for the Bearded species, wouldn't the signal
on the falls of dwarfs such as I. pumila, and the striping on the falls of
species such as I. variegata and I. x sambucina be plicata patterning as
well?  Then the question arises, are these controlled by the same set of
genes in all the species?

Sort of related to the Kupari - glaciata line.  Is 'Tranquility' a
pure-blood I. pallida white glaciata?  It looks like one to me.

Dave

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