Re: intro & Iris pallida 'Variegata'
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  • Subject: Re: intro & Iris pallida 'Variegata'
  • From: &* G* C* <j*@cox.net>
  • Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:28:34 -0500
Szervusz, Janos! -- De jsl beszil angolzl! Sajnos, nincs nekem magyar billentyuzet, is azirt nem tudom tovabb magyarzl mrni.
Both i. pallida aureovariegata and i. pallida argenteovariegata have variegated foliage. Aureo, as the name suggests, has strong yellow and green striped leaves, while argenteo has white and silver-green striped leaves. An excellent photo of aureo and argenteo growing side by side is available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/74528046@N00/2105601634/. I should think that, since your plant starts off buttery yellow, it is aureovariegata. All the illustrations of these two irises that I have seen have purple flowers, but I would think/hope that they set seed and that there would be flower color variations by now. Have you tried making crosses yourself?
As to the wet soil, iris pallida, like most bearded irises, likes it dry. Do you live in the Puszta? If in a wet part, you may need to construct raised beds, which isn't hard to do. We can tell you how.
If you sow bearded iris seeds in the late autumn of, let us say, 2011, you will get sprouts in the following spring (2012) and can expect some bloom in the next year (2013).
You are very welcome to our list, and I hope that you will maintain contact so that you can get a good start on hybridizing in the coming spring. 

Ssk szerencsit kmvanok!  --  Griff
-----Original Message----- From: J. Agoston 
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 2:26 PM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: [iris] intro & Iris pallida 'Variegata'

Dear All,

I'm a young iris friend from Hungary, I've joind the list lately. I like
beardless irises, spuria mainly, but open to all kind of irises, had a few
reticulata hybrids. I have success with Iris W flavescens, this survives
here in the clay in the stoloniferous grasses, the habitat is like the
prairie in the US. I have bought some BB and 1 TB under the name Red Wine.
Last year I managed to get a few more TBs but it wasn't a breaktrugh succes,
the soil was wet, the rhizomes were small, i hope the survivals will bloom
in 2011, i have seen the flower of Sky Hooks, i hope it will perform better
this year.

I would like to ask if you know the difference between Iris pallida
'Aureovariegata' & 'Argenteovariegata'. I have one kind of iris pallida with
variegated leaves, it starts buttery yellow in spring and fades to white in
june. I also would like to know if it is able to set seed, cause I haven't
seen pods on it since forever (at least in the last 8 years).

I also would like to ask how many years should i expect from sowing bearded
iris seeds to flower, and if it needs any special treatment.

Thank you in advance for your help!
Janos

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