(SPEC) 'Reticulata Krelagei'

1873, Regel

‘Reticulata Krelagei’. (Eduard August von Regel, 1873-The Caucasus). Section Hermodactyloides. Reticulata; Color Code-R7D; dark red self; Foster in The Gardeners’ Chronicle p. 567, May 1885, offers the following notes: In typical Iris reticulata the prevailing color is a deep blue-purple; in I. reticulata var. Krelagei a red-purple, varying much in degrees of fullness or depth. In typical Iris reticulata the lateral part of the claw of the fall is nearly uniform color, the veining being indistinct; in I. reticulata var. Krelagei the veins on these parts stand out conspicuously on a paler ground, becoming confluent, however, at the extreme edge.

In typical Iris reticulata the falls (and styles) are longer in proportion to their breadth than I. reticulata var. Krelagei, and a slight constriction or notch at the junction of the claw and blade of the fall is rounder and broader, with a greater tendency to be reflexed than in typical Iris reticulata, in which it is rather more pointed.In typical Iris reticulata the tube is exserted, rising above the spathe valves for 1, 2, or even 3 inches, whereas in I. reticulata var. Krelagei it frequently surpasses them by less than an inch; but this is an extremely variable character, and cannot be depended on typical Iris reticulatas far as I have seen the capsule of typical Iris reticulata is long and slender, three times as long as broad, and borne up from the ground on a peduncle, whereas that of I. reticulata var. Krelagei is short and broad, and remains half-buried in the ground. typical Iris reticulata is delightfully fragrant, with an odor somewhat like that of the Violet. I. reticulata var. Krelagei is quite inodorous.

The red-purple or plain color of I. reticulata var. Krelagei, and the compactness given by its shorter, broader parts enable any one at a glance to distinguish its flowers from the deep blue-purple, slender more open flowers of typical Iris reticulata.

In I. reticulata var. Krelagei the flowers vary very much indeed in size and depth of color. Some blooms are nearly as large as those of I. xiphion (The Spanish Iris), while others have falls hardly much more than an inch in length. In some blooms the falls are of a pale miserable washed out red-purple or “plum” color; in others the falls have a most beautiful deep rich hue, at times so deep and dark as to be nearly black. The differences thus appearing are however, too slight and the different forms pass too gradually the one to the other, to permit the use of distinctive names.”Krelage & Sons 1875. Iris reticulata. M. Bieb..

See below:

• * References
• * Culture

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References

Awaiting original catalog description

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Culture

Culture of Reticulata Group Irises

Quick Summary of Cultural Directions

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