Iris dichotoma - names - Candy Lilies
James Waddick (Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:52:23 PDT)

Dear Jim McK and all,
Just a reminder if you haven't been keeping 'track'.

Some of us may recall when this plant was known as
Paranthopsis dichotoma, a monotypic genus allied to Iris. Recent name
changes include:

THEN NOW
Pardanthopsis dichotoma Iris dichotoma Vesper Iris
Belamacanda chinensis Iris domestica
xPardancanda norrissii Iris x norrissii
Candy Lily

I have been talking to a number of people who grow Candy
Lilies. When original introduced these fertile seedlings included a
wide range of colors from purple to orange, red, yellow , white and
bicolors some with spots. Forms included both the more typical
iris-form and others more typical belamcanda-form with many
intermediates.

Todays' Candy Lilies seem to favor the belamcanda-form,
mostly with spots and a very limited color range.

The plants all seem to be naturally short lived. Does anyone
still grow a wide range of colors and forms of these outstanding late
summer iris?

By the way mine started to bloom a week or two ago in a
limited range of pale purples.

Best Jim W.
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Dr. James W. Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd.
Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
USA
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