Re: upright leaves


From: Jim Sullivan <jimsullivansgarden@home.com>

Hi Anna Mae,
Thanks for the valued information. I do have to get a hold of some of
Esther C.D.M. Those with purple leaves sound interesting as well as
mentioned by Claire Peplowski.               Jim in Saskatoon, Canada

Irisquilt@aol.com wrote:
> 
> From: Irisquilt@aol.com
> 
> Diploid siberians may have very upright foliage.  In fact there are about 3
> types of leaves, fountain which tip out and then there are some varieties
> with very floppy leaves and that is definitely considered a fault.  Bluer
> leaves (or glaucous) are not only on darker irises--in fact that is what
> makes Esther C.D.M. so distinctive is its beautiful upright glaucous foliage.
>  It can almost be identified in a garden when not in bloom because of this
> trait.  Yes, it does pass this trait onto its children.  Anna Mae Miller,
> Kalamazoo MI z 5
> 
> 
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