Re: SPEC: I. virginica
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: I. virginica
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- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:47:40 -0500
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Jim, my remark in the book was referring to my own experience with
collecting/observing this species. There are a lot of variants around,
many of them with names. SIGNA offers seed of these regularly, so watch
the seed list this year. Years ago, there was an offer of seed from "100
varieties" of versicolor. I grew some of this out and found very little
variation in the surviving seedlings.
The versicolor/virginica group has a lot of potential, in my opinion. When
we look at what has been accomplished in Louisiana Irises and Pacific Coast
Natives in just a few decades of hybridizing and selection, it seems clear
that these eastern NA species could readily produce very fine garden plants.
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<wshear@email.hsc.edu>
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