SPEC:I. lazica
- Subject: SPEC:I. lazica
- From: B* S*
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 09:33:08 -0500
After seeing bloom on I. lazica here at home and this past weekend at
Tony Avent's garden in Raleigh, I can definitely support the notion
that this is a species entirely distinct from I. unguicularis. Not
only does the flower look quite different in form (looks a lot like
I. missouriensis!) but the plant has shorter, broader, darker green,
glossy foliage, borne on creeping rhizomes that retain the leaves of
much of their length. Also, unlike unguicularis, lazica has a
bloomstalk, which in the case of my plant is even branched, so that
each stem, though no taller than 8-10", bears 4-5 flowers.
In my garden, lazica thrives in a partly shaded spot in somewhat
enriched clay soil, but Tony had it growing in a rock-garden-like
setting on a mound of gravelly, sandy soil. It was doing much better
for him, or at least he had a bigger clump. I do not know if there
are any plans for Plant Delights to offer it in the future. My
plants came from Arrowhead Alpines, which is proving to be quite a
reliable source for iris species.
--
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
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