Re: YAQUINA BLUE
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- Subject: Re: YAQUINA BLUE
- From: D* F* <d*@cornell.edu>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 08:05:51 -0700 (MST)
At 05:51 AM 1/3/98 -0700, Donald wrote:
>
>To check this out I looked in 3 catalogs for YAQUINA BLUE. Not described
>there as pthalocyanine blue (I'm going to learn to spell this, too), but as
>follows:
>"rich marine blue" "medium blue" and "ocean blue".
>
>There may be some merit to the crayola system of describing colors for
>those of us who order based on descriptions, rather than being able to view
>the plant in bloom.
Donald--to add to the confusion, my garden notes describe YAQUINA BLUE as
"beautiful, big, ruffled cornflower blue with a touch of purple tones;
yellow-tipped blue beard 'hairs'." Guess we better all buy the crayolas!
Of course, any catalog writer that described an IRIS as "pthalocyanine
blue" could use a course in consumer marketing...
I liked it very much. If this is one you want, you should have no trouble
locating a rhizome.
P.S. Enjoyed the story about your brother the game warden and the "wild
onions" very much. Good thing you each have expertise in different areas!
Dorothy
