AR: I. Hoogiana 'Late Amethyst'
- Subject: AR: I. Hoogiana 'Late Amethyst'
- From: a*@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:41:44 EDT
In a message dated 10/26/01 4:40:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
kenww@pacbell.net writes:
> 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..
Looking at the photo, I see nothing that's inconsistent with the I. hoogiana
ID.
Other sources [Innes, for example] describe the beard as yellow. I've grown
a number of both collected clones and named variants down through the years
and, eliminating the obvious imposters, would say that the beard color
actually does range from soft yellow to bright orange.
The beard on the standards doesn't show in the photo, of course, because it
is on the inside. Unmistakable, if you look for it, but I'd interpret
"strongly bearded" as a comparison to other species with bearded standards
because these are usually not as dense as the beard on the falls.
Sharon McAllister
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