Re: HIST: Purple King
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HIST: Purple King
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 07:59:16 -0600
Mike,
Thanks for taking the time to post this description. It seems to correspond
in all the essentials to the iris I am growing, though it fails to mention
the purple flush on the spathes, which from other descriptions I have read
is a common germanica characteristic.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
>
> >The one with all
> >green leaves has bloomed, however, along with the IBs. The stalk is 19
> >inches high and has 4 buds (two in the terminal and one in each of two
> >somewhat elongated upright branches that grow close to the stalk). The
> >flower form, pattern of haft venation, and beard color and shading
appear
> >identical to those in the photo of I. germanica on the HIPS website, but
> >the flower color is a nearly uniform deep royal purple rather than the
> >bitoned blue-violet of the typical germanica.
>
>
> Conjecture -- but I believe the start of 'Purple King' is here:
>
> Nepalensis, Wallich Cat 5050 in Lindl. Bot. Reg. tab. 818. 1824. B &
> W illustration. (I. germanica)
>
> This should be the 'uber variety,' from a time standpoint, of the
> dark violet self germanicas in the trade under a multitude of names.
>
> It was grown in the Cornell University Test Garden in the late teens
> and was described by Austin W. W. Sand in his Thesis: 'A Study of the
> Pogon Iris' presented Sept 1921. Description follows:
>
> pg 200
>
> NEPALENSIS
>
> CLASS: Tall Bearded. INTRODUCER: --
>
> ORIGINATION: Wild from Nepal, described by Wallich, 1824.
>
> DESCRIPTION IN BRIEF:
>
> A slightly veined self, S. dark violet, lavender reticulations, F.
> Dark velvety violet to lighter at base of blade.
>
> DESCRIPTION IN DETAIL:
>
> Standard: Color-Dark violet, iridescent reticulations; Form-cupped,
> over-arching; Shape-obovate, notched; Outline-undulate, ruffled,
> frilled; Section-revolute; Surface-smooth, creped; Size of Segment-1
> 3/4 wide, 2 1/2" long.
> Fall: Velvety, dark violet, reticulated brownish on lighter base of
> blade and haft. Beard ends in a slight crest; Carriage-drooping;
> Shape-wedge-shape; Section-conical; Blade-obcordate; texture-velvety;
> Size-1 3/4" wide, 21/2" to 3" long.
>
> Minor Parts: Beard-Coarse, dense, projecting, conspicuous white,
> yellow tipped; Haft-broad, channeled; Reticulations-broad, broken,
> widely spaced; Style-branches- whitish, broad, over-arching;
> Crest-large, fringed; Pollen-plenty; Spathe Valves- 3/4 scarious,
> inflated.
>
> Growth: Vigorous, Rate of Increase-rapid; Habit-compact;
> Foliage-stiff, broad; Color-glaucous, yellow green; Flowering
> stalks-free, one open at once; Duration-fair; Stalk-angular, 2' high,
> 4-5 buds; Branching- fastigiate, below center, 2 branches.
>
> PLANT AS A WHOLE: Good; Form-short, compact, rounded; Size-Good;
> Substance-poor to good; Lasting quality-poor to good;
> Texture-firm; Surface-smooth to creped; Fragrance-good;
>
> USE: Clump, mass, cut-flower, garden, landscape.
>
> SOIL: Heavy, Culture-field.
>
> OU1TANDING QUALITIES: Good, early deep purple.
> REMARKS: Parentage, Germanica (syn. atropurpurea) "I. germanica var.
> Nepalensis".
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike
>
>
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