SPEC: I. pallida
- Subject: SPEC: I. pallida
- From: H*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 17:25:32 EST
From: HIPSource@aol.com
In a message dated 3/16/99 9:20:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net writes:
<< Coooool! Anyone out there in iris-land know if these are in commerce?
Pallida sure is a frisky little interspecies-crosser isn't it! :)>>
I have not checked the species catalogs, but the desperate plea accompanying
for the same information accompanying the article stongly suggests not.
Pallida? Yes.
And fortunately it is also a very wonderful iris. Worthy of all respect.
Stong, beautiful, interestingly variable, superior foliage including two
variegated forms, comparatively shade tolerant, delightfully fragrant,
withstands neglect, and you can make orris root out of the rhizomes. I think
of it as the I. pseudacorus of the bearded world: appreciated by those who
know what nice is, but often taken for granted.
Anner Whitehead
HIPSource@aol.com
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