Re: HYB: Irids
From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
>From: "Mark Cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
>
>
>> Do you ever try making crosses with different irids? Kindof like Sam
>> Norris did with his candy lilies? Just curious.
>>
>> I've never heard of Cypella plumbea. What can you tell us about it? My
>> first reaction is to guess that this is a South African plant?
>
>Dennis,
> I never have tried crossing it with anything. I wonder if it would
>cross with a Blackberry Lily?
>Cypella plumbea is native to parts of South America, notably Argentina,
>Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil.
You should try it! You could become famous. :)
If you have other irids from South America, you should try hybridizing
those too.
Can you post some pics of your irids to IRIS-PHOTO?
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)
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