Re: AB: To be or not to be Lady Mohr
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] AB: To be or not to be Lady Mohr
- From: a*@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:00:54 EST
In a message dated 3/14/2002 11:49:30 AM Mountain Standard Time,
fjmjedwards@worldnet.att.net writes:
> It intrigues me also. My first experience with irises occurred in 1945 when
> my mother ordered a collection from Oregon which included Lady Mohr. At
> that time it was touted as being the first green iris. We knew nothing
> about Arilbreds, and it wasn't until recent years that I learned it was
> one. It is one of the four from that original collection that I still
> have. It has few Aril characteristics, and I have discovered that its
> colors are extremely variable. Here in the hot desert it is mostly a
> yellow-tan. I took some to our mountain cabin were it survived for a few
> years without blooming. One wet spring I went up and was astonished to
> find the most remarkable flower blooming near the cabin door in brilliant
> colors of gold, purple and olive green. I had never seen anything like it.
> It took me several minutes to realize that it had to be Lady Mohr.
> Unfortunately that was the only time it bloomed up there.
> Now I also wonder: Do I have the original Lady Mohr? I can't remember
> ever seeing a pod on it, and I certainly never tried to cross it with
> anything.
>
>
If your LADY MOHR dates to 1945, I'd say it's most likely the original.
Sharon McAllister
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