Re: Looking for ......
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Looking for ......
- From: s*@aristotle.net (J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey)
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 18:09:15 -0600 (MDT)
>A: I'm looking for what tall bearded irises used to look like when I was a
>kid: deep blue, with yellow or gold beards. Not frilly !
>
>B: Also, I only recently discovered that irises can be wonderfully
>fragrant.
> I'd like a VERY fragrant iris - any color or shape.
Stanley, hi!
If you are an iris fragrance fancier, check the IRIS-L archives for this
thread. We had a lively dicussion about it several months ago, with Libby
Cross (who has signed off the list for a while) And Tanya Braumiller
soliciting folks' input for the Iris Fragrance Checklist they are updating.
The URL is
http://www.mallorn.com/lists/iris-l/
Iris shapes have changed a lot over the century, so probably you ought to
start with the time period you're remembering and then look for dark
cultivars from that era. The Fragrance checklist doesn't include all the
named plants, unfortunately. But if you come up with some candidate names,
we can see if there's a fragrance listing for them.
These two catalogs carry a lot of historic plants.
ARGYLE ACRES
910 Pioneer Circle East
Argyle TX 76226-6714
Another source of older irises is
Mary's Garden
Rt 1 Box 348
Hico, TX 76457
(254) 796-4041
celia
storey@aristotle.net
Little Rock, Arkansas
