Re: iris change color over time?

This sort of thing happens with the broken colour iris. They mutate more often then regular iris do. The comonest reversion is to a regular plicata. Sometimes this mutation can transfer to a regular rhizome and become a stable plant. I have gotten regula plicata plants from Batik and Alpha Gnu. Also a regular near black from Batik. 

But no whites.

Chuck Chapman

Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 00:21:31 EDT
From: SDAyres2@aol.com
Subject: Re: [iris] iris change color over time?
What about broken color irises like Millenium Falcon? I thought somebody gave me this ugly plicata the first year it bloomed for me. The next year the broken color set in. However, one flower had falls that was half broken color and half ugly plicata. This struck me as odd since there was 3 falls and 2 does not go into 3 evenly. One flower was divided down the middle. I am sure this says something important about how the flower formed but I cannot think of what. Wish I took a picture. Millenium Falcon seems to be a bit 
unstable, at least here in the desert.

Scarlett


In a message dated 5/27/2008 4:35:09 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
autmirislvr@aol.com writes:

This  question comes up on a regular basis.  No evidence has ever been
submitted that supports the actual changing of color.  I agree with
your answer.  Extensive discussions can be found in the  archives.

I've been growing irises, thousands of registered and  introduced
irises, over the past 25 years.

Not once has an iris  changed color in my garden.  Some tint variation
is normal depending  on soil chemistry and temperatures.  Deeper,
darker, or  lighter.  But not a change from some color to  white.



<<Personally I think the most hardy  variety
will eventually take over the bed as the lesser hardy varieties die
out.>>


Betty W.
Bridge In Time Irises
KY
Zone  6

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