Re: What is "modern form"?
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- Subject: Re: What is "modern form"?
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 13:45:55 -0700 (MST)
On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, Virginia Lassiter wrote:
> Still enjoying the AIS bulletins.
> What is meant by "modern form".
> Looking forward to my first iris flowers that I bought summer 97
> from Aitkens' with new membership offer. I don't even know what
> "old form" was.
> "Newbie" Virginia Lassiter zone 7/8 Georgia
>
Older forms of bearded irises (some beardless, too) tended to be narrow of
parts with a tendency for the falls to droop and the standards to flop
open. The substance was thin and the form was tailored. Modern tastes in
irises tend to favor crisp, ruffled parts with substance that keep the
flower intact throughout its bloom cycle. However, there are irises of
character with the older form that continue to dazzle today. In many
cases, form is a matter of preference. I still grow many with the 'older'
form.
Virginia, did you get enough answers to your question on landscape
irises?
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
