Re: I. Hoogiana 'Late Amythest'
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] I. Hoogiana 'Late Amythest'
- From: a*@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 17:14:09 EDT
In a message dated 10/25/01 6:46:32 AM Mountain Daylight Time, wshear@hsc.edu
writes:
> I have a question about this iris (prompted by seeing a nice picture of it
> on Ken Walker's website).
>
> Is it really I. hoogiana? I grew it several years ago, and it appeared to
> be at least part tall bearded, with form atypical of I. hoogiana, and a stem
> with a single branch. Or is something else now in commerce under this name?
>
> I suspect that rather than a variety, this is a hybrid of some kind. I
> haven't been able to find much about it in the iris literature.
LATE AMETHYST was a variant of I. hoogiana, selected by Lloyd Austin. Years
ago, it was part of my hoogiana colony -- it looked like the photo Austin
published and crossed readily with other hoogiana clones, so I never had
reason to question its authenticity.
More recently, however, I have encountered imposters. One is apparently an
RC, with a larger flower and a distinct signal. One was clearly an arilbred.
Unfortunately, I think what you have acquired is an imposter.
Sharon McAllister
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