Re: HIST: MTB: Drady
Mike Lowe wrote:
> There have been comments and questions concerning the 'wire rim' on
> the standards of DRADY, (which has been registered under the
> 'amnesty,' no fee, registration opportunity for introduced but not
> registered historic iris)
>
> DRADY (Philip Edinger, R. 1999). MTB, 24" (61 cm), ML. S. and style
> arms ice white to pure white; F. violet, veined white on upper third;
> beards white at end, yellow in throat. Parentage and hybridizer
> unknown; in circulation prior to 1960.
>
> I can now confirm -- it DOES show a 'wire rim' on the standards when
> happy. (Mine bloomed 27 inches tall, perfect MTB form, extremely well
> branched, four buds in all sockets and was one of the most
> distinctive iris in my garden this spring.)
>
> There is an upgraded photo on the HIPS website that has a link to a
> close-up showing the standard's colored edge.
>
Thank you Mike. I had been growing what I thought was Drady for the last
couple of years and mine had the wire rim. I think we had talked about it.
Do you think Phil will send in a change to the registration?
Thanks
John Jones
(Who is currently at Jay Hudsons with Bill Shear who gave a great talk at
the Region 14 Spring Meeting last night. I had the great pleasure of
hosting Bill for the last three days and showing him all around northern
California. We spent part of today at the Mendicino Botanical Gardens. The
tour of this wonderful garden would have been great in any case but was
made incredible by all the things Bill had to add about the plants we were
seeing.)
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