RE: African Iris bloom!

Well, it does rather look like a great ruffle or flounce.   Good thought.

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)

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Of sundrops@earthlink.net
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 10:21 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] African Iris bloom!

Beautiful flower!  Could not let "grootflappie" pass by without a try at
finding its meaning -- assume the word is Afrikaans / Dutch, and "groot" 
means great or big; "flappie" a bit more problematic but found an on-line
dictionary which gave back the translation "flounce" (or ruffle) for "flap" 
in Dutch.....  ???
--Barb, Grass Valley CA, where the high will be only in the high 80s
today!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] African Iris bloom!


> Quite attractive, isn't it.
>
> On Jul 30, 2006, at 9:37 AM, Kitty wrote:
>
>> All you want to know about Grootflappie except what the common name
>> means:
>> http://plantzafrica.com/plantklm/moragigan.htm
>>
>>
>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa W." 
>> <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 10:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] African Iris bloom!
>>
>>
>>> Wonder what language that originated in, and what it really means??
>>>
>>> james singer wrote:
>>>> And then, any thing--plant or otherwise--with the name  "grootflappie" 
>>>> has a place reserved in my garden.
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 29, 2006, at 5:17 PM, Kitty wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I had looked up African Iris and the genus Moraea was the only  
>>>>> thing that came up - that's why I asked.  I know nothing about  
>>>>> Moraea, Dietes, or anything else it might be.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dietes came up with the names:
>>>>> BUTTERFLY FLAG, YELLOW WILD IRIS, PEACOCK FLOWER, UINTJIE, 
>>>>> POUBLOM, WEDDING FLOWER, WEDDING IRIS
>>>>>
>>>>> Various Moraea use the names:
>>>>> PEACOCK LILY, AFRICAN IRIS, BUTTERFLY IRIS, GROOTFLAPPIE, 
>>>>> BRUINUINTJIE
>>>>>
>>>>> Both in Iris family, must have similaritiesI would guess.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kitty
>>>>> neIN, Zone 5
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa W." 
>>>>> <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 4:06 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] African Iris bloom!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't know if it is a Moraea-  it doesn't look like any of the 
>>>>>> pics I could find online- but it might be??
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Theresa
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kitty wrote:
>>>>>>> Lovely.  Is this a Moraea?
>>>>>>> Kitty
>>>>>>> neIN, Zone 5
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa Witt" 
>>>>>>> <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 11:37 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [CHAT] African Iris bloom!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> African Iris bloom!
>>>>>>>> Hi all- the seeds that Island Jim sent me some time ago have  
>>>>>>>> grown very nicely. Now I have a lovely new flower in my garden! 
>>>>>>>> Jim, do you know the botanical name for this lovely plant? 
>>>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/tchessie/album?.dir=/
>>>>>>>> f3c1scd&.src=ph&.tok=phQ8XQFBCOC5Drxt
>>>>>>>>
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