Re: Iris "Dragonfly" + mislabeled plants
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- Subject: Re: Iris "Dragonfly" + mislabeled plants
- From: "* b* c* <b*@atlantic.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:43:50 -0700 (MST)
> The iris in the Van Bourgondien catalog offerred as "Dragonfly" is
without
> a doubt Iris tectorum. Look closely to see the white crest on the blue
> falls. The height as pictured and the foliage are also right for
tectorum.
> Doesn't look anything like a siberian or Iris milesii!
> Also note that later in the catalog "tectorum variegatum" is offered
but
> the picture is of Iris japonica variegata.
>
> Bill Shear
Bill,
Isn't there some way the AIS or some other group can crack down on
this practice of selling mislabeled plants? I have not seen this catalog,
but I have seen mislabeled plants in others. A few years ago, I saw a blue
BEVERLY SILLS in one catalog, from whom I can't recall because it went
straight to the trash can. In another catalog, I saw a purple (SIB) KING
OF KINGS.
Mark A. Cook
billc@atlantic.net
Dunnellon, FL.
