HYB: Greenies du Jour?
- Subject: HYB: Greenies du Jour?
- From: v* l*
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 02:45:45 -0800 (PST)
From: vince lewonski <vincelewonski@yahoo.com>
> From: HIPSource@aol.com
>
> Does anyone think it might be nice to have a list of the finer so
called
> "green" irises? We've discussed this here before from the
standpoint of which
> was the "greenest" available, and possibly we wore the subject out,
but we
> sure did not talk about all of them, and most of what we discussed
were TBs,
> as I recall.
>
> Now, green is a relative thing in irises, and some say it must not
be confused
> with dull yellow or chartreuse, which I observe is a color named for a
> legendary firewater which comes in two forms, one much greener than
the other.
> But the Irish say that Ireland contains ten thousand shades of
green, or some
> such elevated number, so perhaps we might be inclusive on just this
one
> occasion.
>
> I'll mention a few obvious names. Perhaps somone else will mention a
few less
> obvious, even some greenish beardless ones? Some oncos? The littles?
I'd also
> like to hear about some of those 'green' Austins if anyone knows
them.
>
> EVERGREEN HIDEAWAY (TB), KERMIT (IB), KING OF KINGS (white SIB, green
> infusion) and Hermodactyllus tuberosus.
>
V. sez:
I used to have PRIDE OF IRELAND, but it never looked green to me -
just muddy. ENVY looked yellow, not green, as does LIME FIZZ. I want
to get IRISH MOSS (an SDB) this year, as it appeared to have a green
spot in a photo I saw. I haven't seen it in person, though.
==
vincelewonski@yahoo.com
Vince O'Lewonski
Secane, PA Zone 6
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