it's very early for Asian evansias.... self fertile, and plants I know as tectorum come in blue and white, in two sizes. There seem to be quite a few closely relates species or forms, some described in your book, and a new one emerging in cultivation just now resembling I. milesii. I had or have material of up to a dozen of these plants. Peter (UK) On Mon, 2 Mar 2020 at 16:14, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote: > Dear PBS friends, > > I suspect that Iris tectorum is blooming right now in milder parts > of the US - west coast , south east etc. > > I need fresh pollen. > > Iris tectorum is a fairly common crested iris aka Japanes Roof > Iris. Flowers may be blue-violet or white. > > I am doing a project that requires some fresh viable pollen of > this species within the next week to 10 days. Please, I hope some one is > willing to help me out. > > If you have access to fresh flowers please help. Send me a private > email jwaddick@kc.rr.com <mailto:jwaddick@kc.rr.com> And I will > tell you how to collect and prepare pollen for shipping. I will pay for > mailing costs either by priority mail or overnight express mail. > > It is a fairly simple procedure and would be a great help. > Thanks in advance for your consideration. Jim W. > > > > Dr. James Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > USA > Phone 816-746-1949 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…