Re: Cult: Iris Bloom

From:	dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net (Dennis Kramb)

>Hi Dennis
>
>     I do not have any of the orange, yellow or white seeded (foet)
>but am in the market. I did get a variegated two years ago but it is slow to
>increase and has not bloomed yet so have no idea what color the seeds will be.
>     I was a speaker at our local Home and Garden Show this past week. It
>really is interesting to talk with people about the varieties of iris there
>really are. Most just see TBs and assume that's it folks.
>
>Rita B
>University Place, Wa


Dear Rita and Everyone Else Into Iris Foetidissima,

Out of sheer dumb luck I found a source of two types of Iris foet, that
sound unusual to me.  Here's the nurserywoman's description in her own
words:

     The flower of the Iris foetidissima 'Variegata' looks very
     much the normal species flower [which is listed as purple in
     her catalog], but it has never set seed for us, or for anyone
     else that I know.  It may be sterile, but I don't know for
     sure. I'll ask around and see if any one else has experiene
     with this. The seeds of the I. foetidissima that I have are
     bright orange when they are fresh, and of course, left on the
     plant long enough they tend to turn more of a reddish-orange
     with age.

Now first of all, a purple Iris foetidissima sounds unique.  I thought they
were mostly shades of yellowish brown?  And also doesn't the bright orange
sound unique?  I've only seen pictures of seedpods and they sure seemed
fire-engine red to me.  Do they all start out bright orange and change to
red as they age?  Or is this actually the orange-seed variety I've been
looking for?????

Trying not to get over-excited here,

Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, RIS, SIGNA, SLI, & Miami Valley Iris Society
Primary Interests: ABs, REBs, LAs, Native Ohio SPEC and SPEC-X hybrids
(Check out my web page at http://home.fuse.net/dkramb/home.html)



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