Irises: I. pumila from SIGNA seed, 1 by IndaShade

IndaShade wrote:
Several years ago, I started some seeds of species I. pumila from SIGNA (Species Iris Group of North America). Despite some cold weather hanging on here, they have started to bloom.

I am struck by how different they are, despite being I. pumila. This picture is of a seedling obtained from I. pumila "Suslik". I have ten seedlings from Suslik seed. For the most part, they seem to be freer blooming, have bushier beards, and they just appear overall to be more vigorous than my other row of I. pumila.

This Suslik seedling has a luminous blue beard.