Re: LA irises

From: dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net (Dennis Kramb)

>I grow Louisianas but have no experience crossing them with other species.
>I know that Ken Durio of Opelousas, LA has crossed tet Louisianas with I.
>virginica.  The result was striking, a flower that had some of the
>distinctive markings of virginicas but the larger flower size of the
>Louisianas.  Most Louisianas are still diploids and hybridizers still work
>mostly with those.  I have never heard of successful inter series crosses
>with diploid Louisiansas.  With the tets, who knows the possibilities?

This is fascinating!  I've never heard of crossing LAs with non-LAs.  I'd
love to see a photograph of that.  Are these things available commercially
yet?

Tetraploid LAs have been hard for me to find too, but I'm getting my first
one shipped to me in September.  Are there many out there?

Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, RIS, SIGNA, & Miami Valley Iris Society
Primary Interests: Arilbreds, Rebloomers, and Native Ohio Species Irises



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