Re: SPEC: I foetidissima

>Dear Jan, I thought you might like to know that you can get the variagated 
>form of iris foetidissima from Woodbridge Nursery ,

I'm fairly sure now, I have the real thing. What else do Woodbridge have in 
irises?

I have also been caught by Norgates
>creative naming, however I think that my Babbling Brook is actually Going 
>my Way

Don't be to sure, I have heard that there are not many real GOING MY WAY's 
around either. A much more difficult one to sort out. At least we know BB 
isn't a dark blue plicata.

>You would think that when you are purchasing from a reliable grower, that 
>they would get the names correct?

These nurseries - Norgates and the like (there are quite a few selling 
wrongly named irises) are not iris experts. They are often people expert in 
another field, who just happen to sell a few irises that they have got from 
a friend of a friend, and probably never had a name for in the first place.
I agree with you - if they are well known they should have sorted this out, 
and removed the incorrect names. Heaven knows they have been told often 
enough by somewhat irate iris growers who DO know what they are talking 
about.
I think one can excuse the country market stall holders. You can sell 
anything you like short of dope plants, at these markets, and they most 
likely think they have correctly named plants. There's no law against that, 
and it's buyer beware. Anyway - you can occaissionally pick up some gems, if 
you know what you are looking for.
Cheers, Jan
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