Re: SPEC: Problems
- To: iris-talk@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: Problems
- From: D* K*
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 00:05:52 -0400
From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
>1. After five years from seed, my milesii flowered. Unfortunately, the
>plant has no relationship with milesii at all. It is a delicate
>"sibirica" with the difference that the standards are very small - under
>5mm - and pale pink. I can find no trace of this in any of the books.
>Can anyone give me a hint??
>
>2. Equally annoying is another "sibirica". This one has smallish
>flowers [plant is about 2ft tall] and the branching is odd. The
>branches come out at right angles and then turn up - more like U's than
>Y's. Very floriferous but one would not keep it for the flower, which
>is rather small and delicate. Again, any hints??
Ian, my first reaction to your comment in (#1) "the standards are very
small" makes me think of Iris setosa. As for (#2) I haven't got a clue.
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, SIGNA, SLI, & Miami Valley Iris Society
Primary Interests: ABs, REBs, LAs, Native Ohio SPEC and SPEC-X hybrids
(Check out my web page at http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Give back to your community through "Grow to Give."
http://www.onelist.com
Deadline is June 19. See homepage for details.
