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odd iris
I have a variety of iris at home and this year three plants have odd
blooms on them I've never seen before. I don't know if they're just blooming for the first time or if they're defective or virus or the result of some accidental cross. Both petals and sepals are narrow and it's bearded. A photo is at http://www.amherst.edu/~jkprice/yaws/odd-iris.gif The image is sort of large, but I did want you to be able to see how odd it is. Should I just rip it out now so it doesn't spread? Janet |
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odd iris
We have a wild Iris that looks a lot like that. It dates back to 1800
when a settler put a note about it in his journal that he had a wild Iris that grows down by the creek. He had just homesteded the land. Mel & Donnie down in Bluebird Valley In the middle of beautiful down town Yountsville. Managers of the water works. http://community.webtv.net/MelDKelly/doc http://community.webtv.net/MelDKelly/MelDonniesBluebird |
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odd iris
"Janet Price" wrote in message ... I have a variety of iris at home and this year three plants have odd blooms on them I've never seen before. I don't know if they're just blooming for the first time or if they're defective or virus or the result of some accidental cross. Both petals and sepals are narrow and it's bearded. A photo is at http://www.amherst.edu/~jkprice/yaws/odd-iris.gif The image is sort of large, but I did want you to be able to see how odd it is. Should I just rip it out now so it doesn't spread? Heck no, some grower might want to buy it from you. I think it's beautiful. I wouldn't mind having one myself as when plants do odd things like this, I find it fascinating and exciting. Janet |
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Janet Price wrote:
I have a variety of iris at home and this year three plants have odd blooms on them I've never seen before. I don't know if they're just blooming for the first time or if they're defective or virus or the result of some accidental cross. Both petals and sepals are narrow and it's bearded. A photo is at http://www.amherst.edu/~jkprice/yaws/odd-iris.gif Looks like Blue-Flag from here. Let the seed pods form, and if they hang down intead of upright like 'normal' iris, then I would be more certain. I have a Yellow Flag volunteer that I've admired for about a decade. I've never touched it and it is now a healthy clump about 4 feet in diameter. -snip- Should I just rip it out now so it doesn't spread? Why would you do that? Even if it is some freaky new breed of Iris, it sure doesn't hurt anything-- and I for one think it is pretty. Jim |
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odd iris
Thanks for your responses.
Both sepals and petals are sort of heavy and stiff. These three stalks are in the midst of iris that look like this: http://www.amherst.edu/~jkprice/yaws/bearded-iris.jpg And I gotta say that I like this one better. Perhaps what I'll do is mark both kinds and at least separate the odd ones and see what they do next year. Janet |
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"Janet Price" wrote in message ... I have a variety of iris at home and this year three plants have odd blooms on them I've never seen before. I don't know if they're just blooming for the first time or if they're defective or virus or the result of some accidental cross. Both petals and sepals are narrow and it's bearded. Could be a hybrid that has reverted to species, or maybe a new hybrid. It looks like a wild type, quite attractive. The American Iris Society might be able to give you more info. http://www.irises.org/ |
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"Janet Price" wrote in message ... Thanks for your responses. Both sepals and petals are sort of heavy and stiff. These three stalks are in the midst of iris that look like this: http://www.amherst.edu/~jkprice/yaws/bearded-iris.jpg And I gotta say that I like this one better. Perhaps what I'll do is mark both kinds and at least separate the odd ones and see what they do next year. Well, they both are very pretty. If I had to choose one, I'd choose the mutant or "odd" one. It almost looks like a lily. I hope you don't lose it when you separate it. They're pretty hard to kill. A greenhouse dumped a bunch of one, and there they were, growing on the side of the ravine. Janet |
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