HYB: i. reticulata x i. danforidae (was: Re: SPE -bucharica & reticulata)

>I. reticulata for anyone who does not know is a bulbous iris... tiny and
>choice.  The best colors, IMHO, are the dark purples and blues.  The light
>blues and whites get lost.  They look like very small Dutch iris (florist
>iris) and they bloom with the earliest crocuses.  They are dependable and if
>you did not plant any last fall, you have my deepest sympathy... but DO make a
>note right this second to FER SHER get some in this fall.


So *that* is what those oh-so purdy flowers are growing in my garden!  :)
I should have mixed with my i. danforidae, but oh well!  Maybe next year.

Ooooh...here's a thought...how would I cross pollinate them?!?


Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, RBIS, SIGNA, & Miami Valley Iris Society
Primary Interests: Hybridizing Arilbreds, Raising Native Ohio Species Irises
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