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haft marks

I think that the definition of haft marks needs to be redone or have some 
modifying adjectives added.  When someone says 'haft marks', I think of 
something along the lines (pun intended) of this seedling.  I don't conjure 
up the pattern exhibited by Ruby Delight.  Lines on the 'haft' of the fall 
are what comes to mind.  Like what can be seen in Indian Chief or Coralie. 
Personally I've never understood the fuss or the objection.  Most of the 
time I find haft marks innocuous at worst.  Throat markings are so much a 
part of so many blooms, especially those from bulbous type plants, they just 
seem natural.  Lines that cluster around the beard but aren't on the hafts 
don't really seem like haft marks to me.  Nor does strong expression of 
lines such as Panama Hattie or Notorious bring anything remotely mindful of 
what I think of as haft marks.  Does the extensive lines that emerge more 
and more strongly as the bloom fades on Vibrations quality as haft lines? 
Crossed with a solid red that has a tendency to remove lines they recede to 
an area around the beard and down the fall, but not so much on the hafts. 
That's what happened when it was crossed with Satan's Mistress. I went to 
the HIPS webpage and just went down the list of photos in alphabetical order 
for a while.  Some of those oldies wouldn't have much character if the lines 
were removed.  I tried to imagine them gone and what was left wasn't better 
all too often.  There is a lot of variation in what can be seen there.  It's 
not really enough to just describe something as having 'haft marks'.  I 
chose this seedling for an example because I think the marks on it really 
qualify as haft marks.  I also think they don't add anything to the 
appearance of the bloom.  On the other hand I don't look at the bloom and 
start going "Egad, look at the awful haft marks".  They aren't the feature 
that jumps out when viewing the bloom in the garden, though this photo 
caught them pretty strongly.  I didn't want to select an intro by a current 
or past hybridizer, though I was sorely tempted to use Olive Orchid since 
the 'olive' part of the name was surely derived from the strong haft 
markings.  Somehow, and I know it may be impossible just from perusing the 
photos on the HIPS site, there needs to be a more comprehensive description 
when referring to haft marks.

IMHO.

Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7b, USA




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