Re: IB:LOW HO SILVER ( freak bloom )
From: "Patrick Orr" <PatrickJOrr@hotmail.com>
Thanks for the information. Interesting!!!
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From: John Bruce <jbruce@infinet.com>
To: <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] IB:LOW HO SILVER ( freak bloom )
> From: "John Bruce" <jbruce@infinet.com>
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> I would hesitate to call this a mutation. A mutation is basically
> a change (damage) to DNA. It would be better to use the term
> "deformation". These deformed blooms are usually caused by
> weather or chemicals at a critical point in formation of the flower.
> Excessive cold,heat,moisture or herbicide drift is most likely the
culprit.
>
> It has NO effect on pollen, if indeed any pollen forms on the deformed
flower,
> nor is the plant itself likely to perpetuate the deformity on future
stalks.
>
> There are a few "novelties" out there in iris land that are fairly
consistent
> in strange blooms, however. FULL HOUSE comes to mind, with five
> standards and five falls the norm.
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> John Bruce jbruce@infinet.com
> President, Miami Valley Iris Society
> AIS Region 6 - SSI - HIPS
> SW OH Zone 5 / Sunset Zone 35
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> >I have experienced a similar mutation with the BB Christown Jubilee this
> >spring. There were three falls and one standard and two style arms. I
asked
> >the hyrbidizer of CJ about it and he said that sometimes they do that. I
> >was also advised not to propagate it or use its pollen. We do not want
to
> >propogate those types of mutations.
>
> >> From: Chris Darlington <chris.darlington@sympatico.ca>
>
> >> Upon arrival from the office today , I did my little tour through our
> >> tiny garden only to notice that my second rhizome of LOW HO SILVER was
> >> in bloom. It displayed TWO standards , four falls with beards and
three
> >> and a half stlye arms , three with pollen !!!!!! I was so surprised
> >> that I had to put the baby down and examine it more closely.
> >>
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