Jim and others --The color diffeence between Dennis's iris and this one is not just a matter of photography. I'm very inclined to think of them as different irises and argue the point. Useless though-- lacking DNA analysis or even a water or alcohol or gas chromatograph. They might even look different under UV light. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Kramb" <dkramb@badbear.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Dennis' old homestead Iris > James Waddick wrote: >>> Dennis sent a picture to the list of his Iris. But we don't allow >>> attachments so it didn't get through. I've uploaded it to the wiki. >>> If you all would like to name it, we could perhaps add it to a page. >>> >> >> Dear Dennis, >> I almost mentioned this iris, Iris 'Flavescens' >> (http://www.hips-roots.com/photos/flavescens.html) in my list of old >> homestead bulbs as I have seen this in places along the roads in KS, >> along an old cemetery and sometimes just scattered. >> >> The color is more true in Denis' pic with a hint of grey to >> the pale yellow. >> >> Regardless of the species sounding name, it is a cultivar of >> collected, probably hybrid, origin. >> >> Old, sturdy and long lasting. Jim W. >> > > Jim! I think that's it! Thank you so much. I never would have figured > that out. It's stubborn at setting seeds.... which encourages me to > believe it's not a true species... but perhaps an unbalanced hybrid. > > Anyway, it's nice to finally put a name with the face. Though I've > called it Wild Lakota for so long, it'll be hard to stop. > > Dennis in Cincy, buried under 200 ft. of snow. > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/