Re: TB - CULT: Red Iris (was What's Blooming)
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- Subject: Re: TB - CULT: Red Iris (was What's Blooming)
- From: r* <t*@catskill.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 21:30:36 -0700 (MST)
Jeff and Carolyn Walters wrote:
>
> Rima,
>
> Actually, there are several shades of "red" iris. One is the purplish reds
> (what I referred to earlier as the "red cabbage" sort), of which LADY
> FRIEND is a good example. Another is the red-browns (the Irish Setter
> reds). One that I am growing now in this shade is RED TORNADO (Schreiners,
> 88). Another of the same type, also by Schreiners, but older, is POST TIME.
> A third shade of red iris is the blackish reds ( the Bing Cherry reds). The
> classic example of this type is CHERRY SMOKE (D. Meek, 78). Another of this
> type you might look for is GARNET SPORT, bred by Fred Gadd in Connecticut.
>
> Jeff Walters in northern Utah (Zone 4)
> cwalters@cache.net
> "This is the Place" - where Easter has been the perfect Spring day
Thanks to you and several other iris-listers, my list of "reds" is
long. I am going to put in a bed of reds and "blacks" -- all by
itself. The contrast should be dramatic. Perhaps a bit alarming.
Rima terra@catskill.net
Weather report says lots of snow and cold tomorrow. Pity the poor sib
and tb tips just pokling through the ground.
