Re: OT: Iris names
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: OT: Iris names
- From: r* <t*@catskill.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 07:19:24 -0600 (MDT)
Michael Cook wrote:
>
> Rusty,
> You are correct about the introduction date of SATIN SATAN: It was
> 1986. However, in saying that I would not grow plants with some name does
> not mean that I would tell others not to. I have avoided WITCH'S SABBATH
> because of the name, but I grow other Iris by the same hybridizer. This is
> not meant to be an attempt to blacklist a variety of Iris. WITCH'S SABBATH
> has a very nice flower to it.
> In no way would I tell someone not to grow this or any other Iris.
> That choice belongs to them and them alone. Who am I to tell someone not
> to grow SATIN SATAN or WITCH'S SABBATH when I have a Daylily named BLACK
> MAGIC?
>
> Mark A. Cook
> macook@iglou.com
> Lexington, KY
Actually, I find these names rather exotic. Would love to see what the
flowers look like.
Rima terra@catskill.net
upstate ny zone 4
