Re: HIST: LORELEY
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- Subject: Re: HIST: LORELEY
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- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 21:06:43 -0700
From: "R. S. Lockman" <thelockmans@tntie.com>
Mike , The Loreley photos are simply georgous! Wow! Lovely iris.
Donna Lockman
thelockmans@tntie.com
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> From: Mike Lowe <mlowe@worldiris.com>
> To: iris-talk@onelist.com
> Subject: [iris-talk] Re: HIST: LORELEY
> Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 9:57 AM
>
> From: Mike Lowe <mlowe@worldiris.com>
>
> Marte writes...
>
> >I'm unsure what's meant by "the general effect is
> >that of a short, open bloom with cup-formed standards"
>
> I have placed two shots of LORELEY in "Quick Fixes" on the HIPS website
> http://www.worldiris.com
>
> Both illustrate the 'cup-formed' standards and both also show what is
often
> termed 'crawling purple.' The tendency to show segments of fall color on
> the standards was not mentioned in 'Cornell 112.' The two pictures show
the
> extreme range of LORELEY's bloom: from about as messy as L. gets, to as
> pretty a bloom as I have seen in two decades of photographing LORELEY.
>
> Of interest: on one Region 4 Spring convention, LORELEY was found in
every
> garden we visited. [Even Carol Warner's Draycott!!!] For color in the
> garden it is hard to beat. The pleasing effect tends to wane a bit when
> LORELEY is viewed at close range. To its credit, LORELEY is about as
> durable a perennial as you will encounter.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike, mlowe@worldiris.com -- http://www.worldiris.com
> South Central Virginia, USA; USDA Zone 7A, pH-5.4, very sandy loam
>
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