Re: JAP : Japanese Iris
- To: i*@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: JAP : Japanese Iris
- From: I*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 07:52:27 EST
From: Irisborer@aol.com
In a message dated 10/31/1998 7:44:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,
tyerman@dynamite.com.au writes:
<< Does anyone know if the infamous "Fire Engine Red" Japanese iris actually
exists? >>
Paul.... this JI exists in the hearts and minds of anyone who hybridizes
JI's.... and maybe on the pages of some of the less scrupulous catalogs - but
certainly nowhere else.
There is a school of thought, however, that says that they may once have been
a red JI in the wild, that was lost eons ago as the population grew..... but
that there may be a recessive gene somewhere that could restore the color to
the pool.
Kathy Guest in E. Aurora, NY... who does some pollen-daubing, but nothing
anyone outside her own garden would be interested in.
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