Re: BULB: Reticulata irises
- To: Iris-talk
- Subject: Re: BULB: Reticulata irises
- From: R* B*
- Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 07:53:19 -0500
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Paul,
Alan McMurtrie in Ontario has an active reticulata breeding which includes
the use of I. histrioides. He reports on his results regularly in the SIGNA
newsletter. One of his hybrids was pictured in a recent AIS bulletin.
Rodney
> Also, given how good 'Major' and 'Katherine Hodgkinson' are, has
> there been any other breeding using I. histrioides?
--
Rodney Barton
rbarton@hsc.unt.edu
North Central Texas USA
AIS, SIGNA, SLI and SPCNI
USDA Zone 7/8
AHS heat zone 8
Annual rainfall 32 in.
Mean annual temp 65 deg.
Mean length of frost free period 230 days
North American Native Iris web site:
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
