Re: Iris family or not
- To: i*@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: Iris family or not
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 21:07:18 -0700
From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
wstone wrote:
>
> The name given to us Orthrosanthos chimboracensis
> " Chimborazo Dawn Flower " Any information you can give us will be
appreciated.
Bill,
Here is what HORTUS THIRD has to say:
ORTHROSANTHUS Sweet. MORNINGFLAG, MORNING FLOWER. Iridaceae. About 8 or 9
spp. of per. herbs with short rhizomes, native to Australia and trop. Amer.;
closely allied toSisprinchium, but having filaments separate or nearly so, and
young caps. partly enclosed by the spathe valves.
chimboracensis (HBK) Bak. Sts. 1'4-3 ft.; lvs. basal, 2-ranked, grasslike,
12-15 in. Iong, mostly 1/4 - 1/2 in. wide, margins scabrid-pubescent; infl.
racemose, overtopping Ivs., with 2 - 3 fls. in clusters, each cluster
subtended by a spathelike bract or reduced lf., spathes surrounding each fl. 2
ovate-lanceolate, margins broadly scarious; fls. Iight violetblue, rotate,
about 1 1/2 in. across, perianth seams. nearly equal, anthers yellow, style
brs. purple, horizontal to reflexed; caps. to 5/8 in. Iong. Temp. highlands,
Mex. to Bolivia and Peru.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
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John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont, California, USA, Earth, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
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