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General Subjects => Plants Wanted Or For Exchange => Topic started by: mark smyth on April 21, 2011, 01:24:14 PM

Title: Iris sp. ex Pamir
Post by: mark smyth on April 21, 2011, 01:24:14 PM

Googling for Iris info this morning I found a photo of a stunning Iris without a name and simply called Iris sp. Pamir . Unfortunately it's sold by a Canadian nursery called Wrightmans. They have many desireable plants

http://www.wrightmanalpines.com/plant/iris-sp-pamir (http://www.wrightmanalpines.com/plant/iris-sp-pamir)

Does anyone in the UK know of a source?

Title: Re: Iris sp. ex Pamir
Post by: Lesley Cox on April 21, 2011, 10:52:17 PM

I'm not sure if I even have the foliage right but I wonder if it could be something not too far from I. arenaria/humilis and various other little yellows from central Asia. Most would be closer to true yellow than that but one never knows. Janis? Peter? It is certainly very cute and desirable.

Title: Re: Iris sp. ex Pamir
Post by: Rafa on April 21, 2011, 11:33:23 PM

I would said Iris blowdowii, a beautiful form by the way!!!...

Title: Re: Iris sp. ex Pamir
Post by: Lesley Cox on April 22, 2011, 05:49:08 AM

Thank you Rafa. That's the one whose name I couldn't remember and which I always mix up with humilis because I have had both, as the other, if you see what I mean. :)

Title: Re: Iris sp. ex Pamir
Post by: mark smyth on April 22, 2011, 07:41:56 AM

I see how similar they are but my bloudowii is tall ???

Title: Re: Iris sp. ex Pamir
Post by: PeterT on April 22, 2011, 10:42:38 PM

I cant remember -does blodowii have a beard on the stands?