Re: YAQUINA BLUE
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- Subject: Re: YAQUINA BLUE
- From: M* H* <m*@sirius.com>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 10:54:00 -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!
>
>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
>Of course, any catalog writer that described an IRIS as "pthalocyanine
>blue" could use a course in consumer marketing...
Painters often refer to this blue as "Thalo Blue". (Thay-low) It's a lot
easier to say and remember.. Maybe better suited to marketing, too.
Melissa
Melissa Harris
melarris@sirius.com
In Vallejo, CA, (Zone 9b, Sunset Zone 17- )
