Re: Iris family or not
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- Subject: Re: Iris family or not
- From: P* &* Y* T* <t*@dynamite.com.au>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 17:06:05 +1000
From: Paul & Yvonne Tyerman <tyerman@dynamite.com.au>
At 14:22 10/07/98 -0700, you wrote:
>From: "wstone" <wstone@volcano.net>
>
>Hi all:
> June and I, being our normal selves while attending a Farmers Market, we
>chanced
>upon a pretty blue flowered plant. The owner told us it came from the high
>country in
>the Mexican Mountains and it was related to the " Iris Family " Should I say
>more, we
>brought it home..... now the catch....with what reference books I have I
can not
>find
>it listed, can you help? The name given to us Orthrosanthos
chimboracensis
>" Chimborazo Dawn Flower " Any information you can give us will be
appreciated.
>Bill & June
>wstone@volcano.net
>Stone's Iris Garden 3500' elev. California Sierras 55 miles S.E. of
>Sacramento.....Zone 7
>
>
Howdy,
Well, Orthrosanthos is definitely a member of the Iridaceae. Two
varieties (laxus and multiflorus) are Australian Natives. I can not find
chimboracensis in any of my books. They are related to the Sisyrinchiums
and there are 7 species of the genus. If you want general information on
the Orthrosanthus family I can either post it direct to you or to the list
if others are interested.
Cheers. Paul Tyerman (Australia)
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