Re: Beardless i.d. by foliage
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Beardless i.d. by foliage
- From: D* M* <d*@southconn.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 06:14:27 -0400
At 01:26 AM 9/17/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Donald -- early on in the summer, I think, someone, Clarence maybe, suggested
>that water-loving iris foliage has horizontal lines which you can see when
>you hold it up to the light. It seems that LAI are water loving and you might
>be able to see these line if you hold the leaf up to really strong light.
>Carolyn Schaffner in Buffalo, NY
Thanks everyone for the advice on identifying various types of beardless
irises by looking at the foliage. I was particularly interested in
segregating Japanese from Louisianas. I think that the distinguishing
feature of the ridge running down the middle of the Japanese iris leaves is
the easiest i.d. process for me. It also means I don't have to sacrifice
leaves or portions of leaves to look for spots, lines, stripes, plaids,
paisleys, checks, polka-dots, etc. :) Frankly, I'm beginning to run low on
leaves to pluck off of my named Japanese and LA's for comparison. I've
learned my lesson well and will never again remove a label from any plant.
-Donald
Donald Mosser
dmosser@southconn.com
North Augusta, SC, USA
Zone 7b-8
