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Specific Families and Genera => Iris => Topic started by: Rob Potterton on February 17, 2012, 07:28:58 PM

Title: Iris Katharine Hodgkin Dark Form
Post by: Rob Potterton on February 17, 2012, 07:28:58 PM

Hello
Last autumn we obtained a small number of this named bulb, now in flower today as photographed below.
I'm left scratching my head ...... is this virus?? 
There was a brief discussion back in 2007 on this forum with no definite conclussion.

Does anyone know the history??

Title: Re: Iris Katharine Hodgkin Dark Form
Post by: mark smyth on February 17, 2012, 07:41:35 PM

Aren't they all virused?

Title: Re: Iris Katharine Hodgkin Dark Form
Post by: ronm on February 17, 2012, 07:58:40 PM

I am sure that they are all not!!
For the original x see the BISSG newsletters recently published.
Obviously over the years some ( maybe most?) have acquired virus, but certainly some do not appear to have contracted it. To say they all have it is surely to generic?

Title: Re: Iris Katharine Hodgkin Dark Form
Post by: mark smyth on February 17, 2012, 08:10:01 PM

Google comes up with nothing for BISSG newsletter

Title: Re: Iris Katharine Hodgkin Dark Form
Post by: David Nicholson on February 17, 2012, 08:11:26 PM

I got mine from Dirk Schnabel (Udo) in 2008 I think so he may know more about it. I haven't got it to flower yet!

Title: Re: Iris Katharine Hodgkin Dark Form
Post by: Lesley Cox on February 19, 2012, 01:59:44 AM

BISSG British Iris Society Species Group.