Apropos the recent discussion of Iris domestica and I dichtoma and their hybrid, it may be of interest to know that the formal combination Iris x norrisii (L.W. Lenz) C. Whitehouse, has just been published in the Royal Horticultural Society's scientific journal Hanburyana. It seems that this combination had not formally been made previously, although it has clearly been used for some time. John Grimshaw Visit John Grimshaw's Garden Diary http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/ Dr. John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567 ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Summer iris > >You brought a question to mind. What are the xpardancanda's called >>now? Iris x norrisii? > > Dear Tony, > Yes these "Candy Lilies " (Iris, not lilies) are officially > Iris x norrisii now since both parents have (re)joined the genus Iris. > >