Re: ID - HIST
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- Subject: Re: ID - HIST
- From: "* b* c* <b*@atlantic.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 20:52:49 -0600 (MDT)
> Walking home from work today I saw several historic TB's blooming in the
> yard of an old house. These iris are lilac-colored selfs, with almost
> completely white beard (some yellow at the very top near the flower
center),
> slight single ruffle at bottom of falls, very tall (ca. 4 feet), slender
> stalks, and, obviously, early bloomer. Does this description cause a
name
> to leap into anybody's mind?
Merrily,
This sounds to me like it may by Iris pallida ODORATISSIMA. If you
get a chance to smell the flowers, please do. ODORATISSIMA smells very
good. It also is a durable plant.
Mark A. Cook
billc@atlantic.net
Dunnellon, Florida.
