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Jun 3, 2014 1:29 AM CST
Name: Sherry Austin
Santa Cruz, CA (Zone 9a)
Birds Bulbs Region: California Dragonflies Foliage Fan Irises
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@Paul2032 ... I thought I finally got the names of the two variegated pallidas straightened out after getting confused over one of them being called "Zebra"... I'd been calling the green and yellow, 'Aurea Variegata' and the silver and cream, 'Argentea'. So I went to my Royal Hort dictionary. They list the two as: 'Aurea Variegata' (with 'Aurea' and 'Variegata' also used) and 'Argentea Variegata'.

@grannysgarden .. the yellow variegation is brightest when the foliage is fresh. It fades to creamy, but Argentea Var. is really silver/grey... If you've got the two, it's easy to see the difference... Nomenclature notwithstanding...
I've got an order in for 'Variegated Wonder'.... had to take a 2nd out on the house to pay for it nodding

'Aurea Variegata' (aka "Zebra") and 'Argentea Variegata'

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