Re: CRIMSON KING and KOCHII
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- Subject: Re: CRIMSON KING and KOCHII
- From: m*@tricities.net (Mike Lowe)
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 19:01:06 -0700 (MST)
Elena asks...
>Somebody else mentioned that the iris in question could be CRIMSON KING; now
> you mention the possibility that it is kochii.
> I always thought that they were one and the same. Are they not?
Clarence answers...
>they are distinct cultivars but have from time to time been confused
>with one another.
Mike writes...
I grow a clump of kochii beside a large clump of CRIMSON KING. CK is a more
vigorous grower in my garden. Other than growth habit and winter
appearance, they are VERY similar.
The best description of differences in these iris comes from Cornell
University 'Memoir 100, A Study of Pogoniris Varieties' Austin W. W. Sand,
Ithaca, New York, July 1926
"While the general color [CRIMSON KING] is very similar to that of kochii,
it is not quite so distinct a self-color. The outer haft of CRIMSON KING is
more definitely veined and broader, its segments are more decidedly waved,
and the stalk is more widely branched. In kochii the segments are more
slender and graceful, while the whole of the flower is very similar to that
of ALBICANS. CRIMSON KING is undoubtly of germanica origin. CK has
persistent green foliage." [kochii tends to be deciduous]
Mike, mikelowe@tricities.net -- http://www.tricities.net/~mikelowe/
South Central Virginia, USA
USDA Zone 7A, pH-5.4, very sandy loam
