Re: OT: BIO: Melanie Tornberg: SPU
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT: BIO: Melanie Tornberg: SPU
- From: J* J*
- Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 06:39:52 -0800
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melanie-tornberg@idexx.com wrote:
>
> Hi, I've been trying lurking for a couple of days, trying to get the
> feel of things. I'm a little intimidated by the expertise of many of
> the posters here, since I'm just an enthusiastic (obsessed) amateur
> in the world of irises.
>
> I am a researcher for a Biotech company with a background in Art as
> well as science, live in a Zone 4 part of Maine, where my irises are
> currently sleeping under about 3 feet of snow. Irises have always
> been my favorite flower...turning to obsession in the past 5 years or
> so. For the 2-3 weeks a year my irises actually bloom here, I spend
> at least 6 months planning & thinking about them. So, I think I'll
> lurk and learn for a while.
>
> I do have one burning question right now...could anyone direct me to
> a commercial grower that has the Spuria "Ila Remembered"? A friend
> and I both have "Family Name" plots in our gardens...irises which
> bear the same names as family members. Imagine our delight in
> finding one named Ila, her mother's name! Unfortunately, we've never
> seen a picture or description of "Ila Remembered" or found a
> commercial grower to buy it from. Any help would be appreciated!
Melanie
ILA REMEMBERED (Ben Hager, R. 1992). Sdlg. S952-BRfWh. SPU, 38" (97 cm),
M. S. white; F. deep yellow, edged white; ruffled. Ila Crawford X Elan
Vital. Cordon Bleu 1992.
Someone will know where to get a piece.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
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