Re: SPEC: foetidissima
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: foetidissima
- From: D* K*
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 19:41:09 -0400
>At 09:55 30/07/01 -0400, you wrote:
>> My seed pod on Iris foetidissima variegata finally split open to
>> reveal a single mature seed which to my surprise is a pastel orange
>>"" red that I've always seen on other
>> Will the orange change to red as it dries out
>> and ages?
>
>Dennis,
>
>Maybe not.... you might just have a variable there. i know that there are
>forms of variegata that have yellow rather than orange seeds.... maybe you
>have another form again. Of course, maybe the variegated form has orange
>seeds? Mine has always been sterile so I don't know. I DO know though
>that there are the two forms of the green foliaged species.
>
>Cheers.
>
>Paul Tyerman
I know it's too early to draw conclusions, but the seed has been
drying for 24 hrs. and is still the same color. This is going to be
one of those seeds I put under armed guard. An orange seed from a
variegated foetidissima? Indeed!
--
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/
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