Re: I. Hoogiana 'Late Amythest'
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] I. Hoogiana 'Late Amythest'
- From: B*
- Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 08:37:29 -0400
Ken,
Could you recommend the names of a few iris identification guides for me
please. I am interested in those that would (of course) have photos.
Thanks.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Walker <kenww@pacbell.net>
To: iris-talk@yahoogroups.com <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Friday, October 26, 2001 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] I. Hoogiana 'Late Amythest'
>I'll take a closer look at it when it blooms again. The description
>in the Guide to Species Iris says that I. hoogiana should have
>a "dense brilliant orange" beard on the falls and "strongly
>bearded" standards. I don't believe this plant has either of
>those characteristics..
>
>Ken Walker
>Concord, CA
>USDA Zone 9, Sunset Zone 14
>
>Bill Shear wrote:
>
>> 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.
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