Re: Var: Florabundas
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- Subject: Re: Var: Florabundas
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- Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 06:53:00 -0700 (MST)
Walter and All,
If perhaps you are referring to Tom Burseen's catalog (TB's Place, Grand
Prairie, Texas), Tom uses the term 'florabunda' to mean irises which he is
introducing that produce many blossoms and are, therefore, very enjoyable in
the garden -- not necessarily show bench irises.
You might want to snail mail Tom at 1513 Ernie Lane, Grand Prairie, TX
75052-1106 for his clarification.
Joe and Donna Spears
Argyle Acres
(Zone 7 barely) 25 miles NW of DFW Airport
email: argliris@gte.net
http://home1.gte.net/argliris
-----Original Message-----
From: Walter A. Moores <wam2@Ra.MsState.Edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
Date: Sunday, March 22, 1998 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: Var: Florabundas
>
>
> Sometime back there was a discussion of the meaning of the term
>landscape iris, and it developed that there are several meanings for the
>term.
>
> Yesterday, I received an iris catalog that used the term
>florabunda to describe irises I would consider landscape irises. Like
>roses, does this mean there are 'clusters' of blooms on each branch (poor
>branching, perhaps?) or does this simply mean 'lots of flowers?'
>
> Has anybody heard of 'florabunda irises' before? In this catalog
>the 'florabunda irises' are priced the same as the non-florabunda.
>
> Now, I am wondering if a 'hybrid tea iris' has been introduced, and I
>just missed it along the way. To me that iris would be one bloom on a
>long stem....no branching.
>
>
> Walter Moores
> Enid Lake, MS 7/8
>
