Re: which is the orris power iris
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- Subject: Re: which is the orris power iris
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 15:33:54 -0700 (MST)
In a message dated 97-01-15 07:01:26 EST, you write:
<< The orris root Iris was originally Iris germanica Florentina, and
apparently covered large swathes of the hillsides around Florence at one
time, though now I think that I. pallida dalmatica is used for the
commercial stuff as it's a bit more vigourous. >>
Iris florentina is the iris most often cited in herbals, but Christopher is
quite right that Iris pallida (and I. germanica) are most commonly used in
Italy today. But I will provide a footnote to this. The form of Iris pallida
used is not the iris grown under the name PALLIDA DALMATICA. The iris grown
in gardens under that name has been known since the time of Dykes to be a
garden cultivar and has not been found in the wild. Clarence Mahan in VA
