Re: TB: Iris Barbudo
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] TB: Iris Barbudo
- From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" j*@bridgernet.com
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 18:37:26 -0600
> From: GardnrJan1@aol.com
> I've seen some unusual ones surface now and then...or at least the
> LABELS are unusual...and that I. Barbudo kinda puzzles me. Iris from
> Barbados?
Jan,
Your hypothesis is close if not exactly tight on the money. "Barbados" is
Spanish for "(island of the) Bearded (men)". I am sure that the use of the
term "Barbudo" on the label is meant to imply "Bearded" iris, though what
language it represents, if any, I cannot say. The correct Spanish word
would be "barbado"; Latin would be "barbata".
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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