Re: IRIS DRIP

In a message dated 97-06-17 03:17:12 EDT, you write:

<< Another new one for me.  It was time to replenish the water in the vase
 I have three dark purple iris in and found drips and drops of purple
 liquid on the marble top of the sideboard.  Inspection showed it was
 dripping from a dying bud.  Is this normal and I just never noticed it
 before?<<
 
Greetings, Rima and all--
Iris Drip is normal.  The dark blues and purples are the worst offenders.
 BEWARE!  If this stuff drips on many surfaces--tablecloths, some counter
tops, etc., you will NEVER get it off!  It is a terrific dye.

>> IDing irises is a chore.  I've tried to match photos against my unncmed
 irises, of which I have quite a few, and find that so many look alike, I
 just can't do it.  for example, my purple looks like NAVY CHANT, but it
 also looks like WEBER POINT.  So instead o making myself crazy, I'm just
 going to enjoy them and forget about what they are called (is this
 heresy?) and from now on, when I buy iris, I'll tag them because the
 memory ain't what it used to be. >>

NO!  Not heresy.  IMHO, the only real solution.  Unless you have a list of
names that got scrambled, or other tangible evidence of what they might have
been, iding irises is difficult if not impossible.  I would not want to
purchase something  that had been "ID"ed by catalog cruising.  

In addition to your tags, it is imperative to make a map and keep that
updated--tags have a strange way of disappearing, traveling, etc.

Dorothy Fingerhood
DFingerhoo@aol.com
Newfield NY (Show is over--time to take a deep breath and tackle the
paperwork!)
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