Re: Re: Iris missouriensis
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: Iris missouriensis
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 20:09:52 -0700
> >From: rainacre@aol.com
> >Thirty years ago I found near Laramie, Wyoming a stand of Iris
> >missouriensis
> >in a roadside ditch. What was interesting was the great variation in
flower
> >color from white through all shades of blue and violet.
> >Fred Kerr
To which James Kulbaki replied;
> Could this be the same patch of I missouriensis as I stopped to
> view along Chugwater Creek near Horse Creek Wyoming? I saw much
> variation there, then became enchanted with the Penstemons in bloom
> at the same time.
Fred and James,
My recollection from driving across that stretch of country numerous times
is that many of the sometimes quite extensive patches of I. missouriensis
that are visible from I-80 in southeastern Wyoming at least as far west as
Rawlins exhibit considerable variability in flower color. I agree with Fred
that I have not observed similar variability in stands of missouriensis
that I have seen in bloom elsewhere around the West.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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