Re: SPEC : Orris Root
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- Subject: Re: SPEC : Orris Root
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 15:54:45 -0700
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <cwalters@digitalpla.net>
Paul Tyerman writes:
> Could someone give me a description of the true orris root (I.
> florentine...... some say I. germanica "Florentine") that is/was used in
> perfumes.
Paul,
According to an item in the Fall 1995 issue of ROOTS (the HIPS Journal), I.
florentina may be distinguished by the presence of scattered hairs (such as
those of which the beard consists) located on the inner side of the
standards near the base.
>
> Also, does anyone have seeds of it? I would like to get some seed of a
> confirmed true I. florentine.
I. florentina, along with I. germanica, is supposedly an infertile hybrid
of unknown origin. As such, it is most doubtful that you would be able to
obtain viable seed from self-fertilized I. florentina.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
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