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General garden catalogs

	I have been receiving a lot of gardening catalogs in the mail. I'm 
always surprised by the lack of knowledge shown by some established 
nurseries. Sometimes even out and out fraud. This ad for a variegated 
iris really takes the cake. I don't recognize the bearded cultivar of 
the flowers stuck into the foliage. However I think the variegated 
plant is Iris japonica 'Aphrodite'. Zone 7 ? Certainly NOT Iris 
pseudacorus variegata !




 
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Here is another fine example. An entire page devoted to Iris ensata. Oops, that yellow Jubliant Spirit sure looks out of place. I don't recognize the cultivar , but believe that is a Louisiana hybrid. The others do appear to be named correctly, most are 40 to 50 years old.


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I guess we will never be able to educate everyone and if you are only out to make a buck what do you care what it's called as long as it sells.









Jim Murrain
8871 NW Brostrom Rd
Kansas City, MO 64152-2711

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