Re: AB: name your favs
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- Subject: Re: AB: name your favs
- From: B* J* <l*@getonthe.net>
- Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 11:10:26 -0700 (MST)
Rick Tasco/Roger Duncan wrote:
In case some of you may have missed it, I'll retype a short article I
> had in the 1996 Aril Society International yearbook about my 6 favorite
> arilbreds--
>
> SILENT TEARS (Peterson 91)--very vigorous light violet splashed with
> blue-violet "tears"--we used to call this the "Batik of our arilbreds".
> It never fails to put on a fabulous show and is the #1 seller among our
> arilbreds every year. A clump in full bloom is a beauty to behold! Any
> grower of arilbreds should try SILENT TEARS--you'll just love it! 1/4
> Aril
>
> KUZA-NAMA (Hager 83)--lavenderish standards and "glowing" orangish
> falls. The falls radiate that neon-like orange glow that will stop you
> in your tracks. 1/4 Aril
>
> EMERALD FANTASY (Tate '83)--creamy lavender strongly netted and veined
> in rich dark purple--no emerald in sight, but one of the earlier and
> showier arilbreds. (Check out the anthers to find the emerald--Editor)
> 3/4 Aril
>
> ONLOOKER (Hager 85)--Ohhh, that large blackish circular signal is surely
> an eye-catcher! If I had to pick just a single flower as the most
> beautiful arilbred, it would be the large perfectly formed flower of
> ONLOOKER! And it does grow large flowers here. 1/2 Aril
>
> GENETIC ARTIST (Danielson 72)--hard to describe, but the flowers are a
> nice mixture of lavender, blue, yellow, and white all swirled up to
> perfection! It has open standards, but that just adds to the allure of
> the flower. 1/2 Aril
>
> TEL AVIV (Foster 70)--dark maroon almost totally covered with veins of
> greyish-maroon; big, bold, and showy. 1/2 Aril
>
> These would be the six arilbreds we'd grow if we only had room for six!
>
> Rick Tasco
> Superstition Iris Gardens
> Central California Sierra Nevada foothills--Zone 8--drying continues
> with another sunny, bright day, but still relatively cool--only low 60s
Rick, if that's the case, then I hope you send me 5 of them in my order
of your arilbred special! But I'll be happy with anything you send.
Barb J. lgjohnson@getonthe.net
Near Springfield, MO where we are seeing a few sunbeams.
