Re: SIB: unknown historic I
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SIB: unknown historic I
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- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 13:27:56 -0400
From: Bill Shear <BILLS@hsc.edu>
Not an historic, but a species: Iris missouriensis, native to nearly all
the Rocky Mountain States and very abundant in places.
>From: Karen Jellum <7kjellum@3rivers.net>
>
>The Johnny Appleseed of iris has been in this area of Montana. I have been
>questioned about an iris that is quite common. I do not grow it, but my
>mother did as well as many others.
>
>I may be wrong in assuming it is a siberian, but the leaves are long like
>the siberian, but these leaves are wider and quite stiff. In fact the edges
>of the leaves are quite sharp and have little white filaments hanging from
>them like the yucca plant. I actually think you could get a "paper cut"
>from the edge of the leaf. The flower has, I believe, white falls and light
>purple standards. I hate to use this expression in case it is a beloved
>historic, but I would call the bloom a washed out color. I do not believe
>it is a Japanese because of the limited water in this area and the blooms
>are not flat at all.
>
>I know this is not a good description but perhaps the description of the
>leaves is distintive enough for some suggestions. If not, I'll visit a
>clump next year and get height and a better color description.
>
>Karen
>Zone 3 where we've had a killing frost but nice weather now which is helping
>my newly planted iris put down roots, I hope.
>
>
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
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