Re: RE: OT NAMES OF IRIS

>> How do all of you who look at the names feel about the names?  How do those
>> of you who name introductions pick the names?

I enjoy imaginative names that make me want to see what the flowers 
attached to them look like.  I do not like names that I can not 
comfortably pronounce.  I find that if I am uncertain of a 
pronounciation, I will conveniently "overlook" that iris while showing my 
iris beds to garden visitors.

I have often wondered why more hybridizers don't use proper names for 
their intros.  From a strictly marketing standpoint, I would think it a 
very wise strategy.  I know a lot of folks search for plants that carry 
names of their friends and family.  I bet any iris containing the name 
"Emily" or "Michael" would sell like hotcakes. EMILY'S EXCITEMENT or 
MICHAEL'S MISCHIEF would end up in grandparent's and parent's gardens 
across the country.  Same thing with the most popular pet names.

Laurie (whose name hasn't made the Top 1000 Most Popular Names list since 
1994!)


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http://www.angelfire.com/mn3/shadowood/irisintro.html
USDA zone 3b, AHS zone 4 - northern Minnesota
normal annual precipitation 26-27"
slightly acid clay soil

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