short siberians
- Subject: [sibrob] short siberians
- From: K* W*
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:23:32 -0400
Hi Folks,
I've been collecting every short siberian I can find for breeding
purposes. There are 20 or so listed in the checklist. In addition to the
ones already mentioned, look for:
Little Red-18" with one branch, light wine red with a white signal
Blue Snippit-10" with one branch, violet blue
Little Papoose-20" with one branch, deep red grape/vein pattern
Precious Doll-13" lavender to pink with some aqua on styles
Weisser Zwerg- about 10", white, wide foliage. Unregistered
That's My Baby-21" ruffled red-violet
Sibirica Schwan-18", white, one branch
Violet Swirl-19", dark violet. Looks like a mini-Caesar's Bro.
These are the listed heights of theses irises; they often vary for
me. There are many more around 24" (my own arbitrary definition of dwarf
is under 20"). A recent intro is Clear Creek Road. It's a species-looking
velvety purple with narrow foliage around 24".
My favorites, in no particular order, are Sassy Kooma, Precious Doll,
Annick, Sibirica Nana Alba, and Little Red. I bought That's My Baby but it
didn't transplant for me. It's a recent Hollingsworth intro & I'll bet
it's nice. (He is supposed to be busy breeding more).
There are also some Tamberg short siberians pictured on his website. To
the best of my knowledge, they aren't in N. America.
There are a number of dwarf siberians I haven't been able to
find. George Bush's Blue Hyacinth is one. He registered a Pink Hyacinth
too, but told me before he died that it's extinct. I had one which I
thought was Perry's Pigmy but was never able to confirm the ID.The
checklist also lists Little Moo, Lilac Nymph, Primrose Cream, Flore Pleno,
and others, which I've never seen offered for sale. They may also be extinct.
Some dwarf varieties "grow up". Little White seems to vary quite a bit in
height, and Rill, registered at 18", has never grown nearly that short for
me. Snow Queen, which I still haven't seen, is sometimes listed in
catalogs as 18" and sometimes as 30".
If you like the idea of dwarf beardless iris, consider growing some of the
shorter Versicolors and Setosas. They are very charming, offer a bit
different look, and usually higher bud count. For the most part they will
grow well in exactly the same conditions as Siberians.
Ken Walkup
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