Difference: SpecForrestii (r12 vs. r11)

(SPEC) Iris forrestii Dykes

1910, botanical author Dykes (SPEC) Iris forrestii

Iris forrestii Dykes ( William Rickatson Dykes, 1910, N. W. Yunnan); Northwest Yunnan province, China); Section limniris; Series Sibericae (Sib); 14-16" (35-40 cm);Y4L; Flowers clear yellow, hafts lined brownish purple;

References:The Gardeners' Chronicle 3rd. ser. 47: 418. 25 June 1910; Dykes, The Genus Iris tab. 3. 24. 1913, illustrated in color; Van T. 1916; Wal. 1916; Starker 1938; Vilm. 1938; A.M., R.H.S. 1924, shown by Wal. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 50: 1, liii. Jan. 1925; Fig. 24. Waddick & Zhao, Iris of China, 1992, illustrated in color;

Synonym; Yunnan Iris.

Chromosome count: 2n=40, Sim 1932.

Iris forrestii cultivars: 'Gelber Knirps', 'King's Forrest', 'Tetrafor', 'Yellow Apricot'.

Iris forrestii crosses
Note crosses within the subseries Chrysographes are often called Sino-Siberians

  • Iris chrysographes X Iris forrestii: 'Chrysofor', 'Chrysofor Bronze Queen', 'Chrysofor Canary', 'Chrysofor Delicata', 'Chrysofor Gloriosa', 'Chrysofor Maggie', 'Chrysofor Marion', 'Chrysofor Nancy', 'Chrysofor Peggy', 'Chrysofor Primrose Queen', 'Chrysofor Purpurea', 'Chrysofor Sunrise', 'Chrysofor Thelma', 'Cleeton Cross'.
  • Iris forrestii X Iris chrysographes: 'Gamma'.
  • Iris delavayii X Iris forrestii: 'Delfor', 'Wid-Wid'.

Crosses that are between the series Sibericae and the series Californicae are often referred to as Cal-Sibes.

  • Pacific Coast Hybrid X Iris forrestii: 'Dougbractifor'.
  • Iris bulleyana X forrestii: 'Epsilon'.
  • Iris forrestii X Iris bracteata: 'Forbra'
  • Iris forrestii X Siberian Hybrid : 'Foretell'.

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