Re: One more correction, was Re: Iris foetidissima 'Dart Hill'

 

Nancy Oike, Chair, Darts Hill Garden Conservancy Trust Society, told me in a message: "We have no such plant in our inventory.  I followed up with inquiries to the original Darts Hill gardener as well as a couple of botanists with close association to Darts Hill.  One of them has suggested that the cultivar name may refer to Dart Hill in Connecticut." But the CT suggestion seems unlikely, Dart Hill seems to be more of a picnic park than a garden (http://articles.courant.com/1997-07-22/news/9707220470_1_park-s-official-opening-17-acre-park-picnic-areas).

And the main question remains: What is distinctive about it? Anyone have any clues?

Graham


On Apr 2, 2015, at 1:14 PM, Paige Woodward p*@hillkeep.ca [iris-species] wrote:

 

So there was a Carol Lankow! But let's hope we can keep on correctly associating Carla Lankow with this Iris foetidissima.

One more correction, though. The name should be Darts Hill, not Dart. The late Francisca Darts founded a garden, Darts Hill, in Surrey, British Columbia, not far from Vancouver. It is now known as Darts Hill Garden Park and owned by the City of Surrey. http://www.dartshill.ca

I hear that the Iris has not been formally registered. Does anyone know for sure?

Paige Woodward

> On Apr 1, 2015, at 6:29 PM, r*@eecs.berkeley.edu [iris-species] <i*@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Hoping third time's a charm - posting via mobile has been a rough go.
>
> The SIGNA picture listed Carla Lankow, not Carol Lankow. I believe Carol passed away some years ago. People often confuse the two very similar names.


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