Re: SPEC: Iris varbossiana Maly

I probably never should have commented that I though 'Amas' belonged with 
I. varbossiana until I researched it more, but the can of worms is out 
now.

Now I know how to get all sorts of information in one fell swoop.  Thanks 
Robert.  It is indeed quite possible that I am misinterpreting I. 
varbossiana as compared with the original, and if so, I would be wrong 
about 'Amas' and 'Macrantha', and I would also be wrong about all the 
other plants - they would need some other name - which I'm not sure yet. 

I don't remember the prominence of my I. varbossiana (need to check at 
home), but I believe they were from a Randolph collection, so that would 
fit with his 48 chromosome count.  One source for plants was Iris 
Colorado, and the collection number given with that plant is K-29A (is 
that a Randolph number?).

I have absolutely no doubt that the plants being distributed as "Iris 
germanica" from nw. Greece originating with Herald Mathes, the plants I 
have as I. varbossiana, a plant with reddish flowers from the Czech 
Republic, and 'Amas' are all the same species.  They are all extremely 
similar in all details, but they are varied from individual to individual 
as to details of coloration and pattern of the flower, and stalk height 
varies somewhat.  They all have proven to be fertile.

It appears to me that this is a species which comes from around the north 
half of the Aegean Sea, and perhaps northward (the Czech plant seems very 
suspect to me, and I'll bet it was a garden plant).

Now with supposition as to I variegata ancestry, chromosome counts of 24, 
etc.  the question comes to mind as to just what is the REAL I. 
varbossiana.  There is a photo of a plant with this name in one of the 
Iris books (have to look up the title and author) that is labeled as I. 
varbossiana.  The plant in that photo is NOT the same as mine.  It looks 
indeed like a 24 chromosome plant derived from I. pallida and I. 
variegata.

Lots to talk about here.

Dave

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