Re: CULT: PBF
From: GWhite & LRader <bentfork@navix.net>
DARK AURA is also an Iris versicolor X Iris virginica cross and has very nice
PBF. And as a bonus, similar to Gerald Darby apparently, DARK AURA has very
pronounced black-purple bloom stalks while in bud. Once the blooms begin to
open, the dark purple color fades (maybe this 94 degree heat has something to
do with that also). The leaf bases and bloom stalks are still light violet in
color, but nowhere as dramatic as when in bud. I don't have GERALD DARBY, but
will have to get it now that I've read all the discussion about it. Meanwhile,
I am thoroughly enjoying my specimen of DARK AURA. Does anyone know if it is
fertile? I am making a few crosses to some Iris versicolor cultivars, but
don't know if I am working in vain or if there is a chance of getting a lighter
color flower with that dark foliage and stalk. A pink flower (or bud at least)
would be stunning against those very dark stems.
Gary White, Lincoln Nebraska;
Tall beardeds are all but gone, only the late siberians still blooming; but
the first 2 Louisianas, the first Japanese Iris, and a couple of spurias in
bloom today.
Linda Mann wrote:
> From: Linda Mann <lmann@icx.net>
>
> Mark Cook, in Florida wrote:
> > GERALD DARBY (Iris virginica X Iris versicolor) has very pronounce
> > purple based foliage. A clump is very attractive. I would expect it to
> > be
> > good in areas from Tennessee northward and northeastward. It died out
> > here:
>
> It even grows like a rampant weed in my frost pocket. Spectacular 3 yr
> old clump this year. In bud, the coloring on stems and fans is very
> pretty, but by the time it blooms, temps are hot and the color is gone.
> Well, I mean, it's still colored, but it's green, not purple.
>
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