Look in Dr. Waddick's book The Iris of China on page 141 you can see the difference. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Sue Ittner" <msittner@mcn.org> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Iris wattii > Dear Jim, > > As an expert on Iris I would think you would know more than most of us. > What are the defining differences between Iris japonica and I. wattii? I > was given a plant by a friend that looks like Doug's and the friend didn't > know what it was. It has been quite happy growing in the ground in my > garden with little care and is in bloom right now. > > Mary Sue > > Mary Sue Ittner > California's North Coast > Wet mild winters with occasional frost > Dry mild summers > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php