Re: Cult: What's in a name? Red

From: "Walter A. Moores" <wam2@Ra.MsState.Edu>



On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, R. S. Lockman wrote:

>  I keep looking for a red but to
> my knowledge there is not a red iris only reddish browns. Some of those are
> lovely.Spartan is a handsome iris. 


	True red in an iris has not been achieved yet, but there are some
glorious reddish browns and wine reds out there.  Perhaps, one of the
greatest and most overlooked brownish reds is QUAPAW (named for an Indian
tribe in Arkansas) by Richard Butler of Little Rock.  It was introduced in
1976, but I first saw it at the Roanoke Convention in 1974.  I remember I
was awed by this beautiful iris and even more awed by getting to meet the
hybridizer, a situation like Rusty getting to meet Tom Burseen and being
presented in person with huge rhizomes of something like AIR UP THERE  or
COWABUNGA.  Mr. Butler said he would send me some rhizomes of QUAPAW after
the convention.  A lot of people say "Oh, I'll send you something," but
rarely get around to doing it. Imagine my surprise when a Special Delivery
Mail truck arrived at my door one day in July of 1974 with a box from Mr.
Butler. Inside were three or four rhizomes of QUAPAW, two years before it
was introduced.  What a coup! The rhizomes were still cool and damp,
having left Little Rock the day before.  I'll always remember this, and I
will always grow QUAPAW.  I hope to see Mr. Butler next week at the Region
22 Meeting in Little Rock.

	QUAPAW has the form of LADY FRIEND, blooms later, and is still a
contender. You'll love it!

	Walter Moores
	Enid Lake, MS 7/8 (cooling showers nearby)



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