Re: African irises?
- Subject: Re: African irises?
- From: t*@Lanl.GOV (Tom Tadfor Little)
- Date: Mon, 4 Mar 96 16:50:46 MST
Linda asks
:tom - my book sez this is actually an iris from mongolia....yuo have piqued
:my curiosity - what is it?
:
:> Pardanthopsis dichotoma
This was once called Iris dichotoma...it's been in and out of the genus
in varying degrees several times. It has lavender butterfly-like flowers
on slender stems. Its main claim to fame these days is being one parent
of the "Candy Lily" (X Pandancanda norrisii), which is a cross between
P. dichotoma and the blackberry lily, Belamcanda chinensis. The candy
lilies are easy to grow from seed and have a wonderful color range.
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