Re: SPEC: Iris aphylla
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: Iris aphylla
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- Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 06:37:49 -0400 (EDT)
On Fri, 25 May 2001, Juri Pirogov wrote:
> Hello listers, I just returned from the trip to Ukraine where guided
> ukrainean botanist Oleg Amekhin observed a population of Iris
> aphylla at Lvov region. It is on of few existing area of natural
> steppe on the north-west, west and south slopes of hills undisturbed
> by agriculture. This population show remarkable diversity of Iris
> aphylla plants. Colors change from medium violet trough "standard"
> until deep purple and black-violet, that recemble miniature Deep
> Black. Reddish flowers are very rare and there are no one that could
> be named "significant". There was no white or light violet ones too.
> Beards change from all white (white bearded aphylla someone names
> "polonica') and light yellow to bicolor: whitish or yellowish in
> center and more or less violet at the end. It was found a hornlike
> beard and a reduced beard. Some designs appear: dark veins, blue
> stripe under beard and PLIKATA! It was great surprise to find some
> plikata plants in the sided separate part of population. Flower
> forms are extremely variable: "standard", "compact", "rounded",
> "spuria-like" and many indefinite types. Stems varie between 3 and
> 12 inches, some was branched some not. I think only 10% of plants
> was blooming. It take many year between germination of seed and
> first blooming: one plant was 10 years old and carry its first
> bloom. I made many photos and will send some to iris-photo list.
> Juri Pirogov Moscow, Russia
Juri it was really great to get such an informative email on I aphylla.
I have one of these in medium purple and found it mind boggling to
imagine such a variety of colours for this species. Thanks very much.
--
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca>
Zone 4/5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, SIGNA, Iris-talk, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
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