Iris virginica 'Contraband Girl'
James Waddick (Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:21:10 PDT)

Dear All,

The name ‘Contraband Girl’ is formally registered by the AIS as BOTH a Louisiana Iris (1953) and as a form of I. virginica (1992).

This is obvioulsy a problem in registration. Hard to determine why the registrar accepted this name in 1992 since the name was already in use and valid.

There is a possibility that the plant registered in 1953 was not actually a LA iris, but mis-identified by the registrant. This is hinted at in the AIS wiki entry for the I. virginica. (http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/… <http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/…>) If this is true, both names apply to the same variety, but the plant is actually an I. virginica selection. The 1992 registration may have been a correction to the 1953 identification.

I wonder if the 1953 ‘LA' Iris with this name is still in commerce or gardens anywhere. Needs some further study. Best Jim W.

James Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd
Kansas City, MO 64152-2711
USA
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