SPEC: I. variegata
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- Subject: SPEC: I. variegata
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 15:03:52 -0600 (MDT)
Marte wrote:
: Now can you or someone clear up some confusion for me? I've been =
: assuming for a couple of months since folks at Iris-L helped me identi=
fy
: this iris that I. variegata is a species plant & that ALL that bear th=
e =
: name & ID would bloom the same colors. Not so? =
Not so! Unless by ID you mean that it is a collected, numbered clone. I=
n
that case, if propagated by division the numbered clone should perform as=
consistently as any named cultivar. But species are normally propagated=
by seed and color variation is to be expected.
In general, a species is defined by certain traits -- starting with numbe=
r
and types of chromosomes and including a lot of plant characteristics. =
Flower color is a relatively minor consideration. =
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
