Re: Iris "Dragonfly"
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- Subject: Re: Iris "Dragonfly"
- From: "* B* <j*@infinet.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:31:08 -0700 (MST)
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert E. Stassen <bstassen@comp.uark.edu>
>Could any of you that just received the spring Van Bourgondien catalog (for
>bulbs and other perennials) assist me in identifying the iris species named
>Iris 'Dragonfly'? The picture resembles an overgrown crested iris, but the
>written description puts it height at 32-40".
The iris I am familiar with named "Dragonfly" is a Siberian either collected
or hybridized by Dykes himself,1923. The description is "bluish violet with
a bronze throat " at 46". The vanBourgondien picture is pretty close to the
photo I took of Dragonfly, with the ecception of the foilage. The
vanBourgondien foilage is too thick. Hope this helps.
John Bruce
jbruce@infinet.com
SW OH Zone5
