Re: TB: Unknown Historic (was Street Walker)
- Subject: Re: TB: Unknown Historic (was Street Walker)
- From: J* H*
- Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 11:47:34 -0400
Christian wrote:
<Ok, that's all fine and good, but she says she's almost sure the
standards are white, not orchid, and she thinks the cultivar is
really, really, really old, antique, neolithic. Fifty years or so....
'mom's great-grandmother had it' They went up to the old farmstead
after it was sold and recovered these irises and they have been
passed down ever since. "Mom says they were there on that farm when
I was little," at least 45-50 years ago. "White tops, and purple
bottoms, and yellow beards">
Christian, I had a real good laugh at your characterization of this iris being so very old at fifty years. Keep a copy of this and put it away for twenty years and you, too, will have a good laugh! ; - )
and:
<Does anybody know of a way to keep/ build up these irises?>
If you give them the same TLC as newer irises, they should thrive. Also, if you take a picture when they are blooming, you can send it to the HIPS (Historic Iris Preservation Society) identification guru who can most likely identify it for you.
Judy Hunt in Louisville, KY, where we are getting some much-needed rain today.
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