Re: HIST: Karen's Purple Dwarf 'Flag'
- Subject: Re: HIST: Karen's Purple Dwarf 'Flag'
- From: M* L*
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 09:58:07 -0500
From: Mike Lowe <mlowe@worldiris.com>
Karen Jellum writes...
>I am anxious to identify an iris that was planted in 1919...
There is another possibility for your Purple Dwarf 'Flag.' The height that
you mentioned opens the door a bit -- Pumila Atroviolacea is an excellent
guess however, it has a bit of trouble stretching up to 6 inches.
Cyanea (Goos and Koenemann 1899) fits the height better but is less
probable due to the introduction date. Bertrand Farr of Wyomissing,
Pennsylvania offered it in his catalog a decade after its European debut.
Farr's catalog was wildly popular and Cyanea was attractively priced. It's
an outside chance but barely possible.
Both Cyanea and Pumila Atroviolacea are pictured on the HIPS website:
http://www.worldiris.com
Cheers,
Mike
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