Re:marbled setosa

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> > Nr: Andrew Wheeler <awheele2@abacus.bates.edu>
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> >  I have as many setosas as I can get my hands on.I have (had) an
> > I.setosa from china that has foliage about 8-10 inches in height that
> > is very wide and curved (sideways) and bloom at a height of 2.5-3.5 feet.
> > It is truly strange looking and I wonder if such a growth trait may be a
> > result of growing at high altitude.  I don't know its origin, but I think
> > I could find out from Darryl Probst where it cam from.  It might possibly
> > be introduced by Joe Pyeweed's Garden (Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks).
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> Andrew,
> do you have a setosa form with marbled flowers that Dr Rodionenko describes
> from Kamchatka & Sahalin?
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> Juri Pirogov,  jukp@aha.ru
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Mr. Pirogov,
I am not familiar with those described by Dr. Rodionenko and they do sound
intrigueing.  I have a variety of I. setosa which was plain white after
fading from slightly pink buds for about three years.  Several people
expressed interest in it and so I dug it and divided off a few pieces in
august, as I remember.  The next year (maybe the bloom season of 1995) it
had bright pink virus-like markings evenly over the blooms in my garden,
as did at least one of the other pieces that I had sent to another garden.
The markings had the look of bearded iris 'virusing'.

Also, can anyone answer this:  Iris Setosa 'Kirigamini' is half leavigata,
right?  I heard someone say so, but I was wondering if this was a commonly
held belief.
Thanks,  Andrew.
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