Re: Baboon Bottom
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- Subject: Re: Baboon Bottom
- From: m*@ix.netcom.com
- Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 09:09:31 -0600 (MDT)
David Silverberg wrote:
>
> Rick Tasco/Roger Duncan wrote:
> >
> > Michael Cook wrote:
> > >
> > > Linda,
> > > Thanks for warning us of the horrid fragrance of BABOON'S BOTTOM. One
> > > thing I will not tolerate in the garden is a plant with a disgusting odor.
> > > I am glad that MESMERIZER was the favorite. It is an excellent Iris.
> > >
> >
> > Mark,
> >
> > This is the first year we listed Baboon Bottom and it is selling like
> > mad. As a matter of fact we are almost sold out. I have not personally
> > taken the time to notice the fragrance but the flower itself is very
> > lovely. Light pink with splashes of dark pink. IMO, one of Brad's
> > best!
> >
> > Rick Tasco
> > Superstition Iris Gardesn
> > Central California
> > Zone 8
> Hi Fellow Growers;
> Just came in from the garden to tell you that BABOON BOTTOM just
> bloomed, so I had to take a whiff. Neither David nor myself find it at
> all offensive. It has a faint (and I DO mean faint) musty odor, but
> nothing that would bother me either in the house or in the confines of a
> car on a long trip. Maybe that is simply the way it behaves in Oregon.
> Let's hear from some other areas, and compare notes.
>
> Nancy Silverberg,
> Molalla, OR Zone 8. Dare I say wishing for a teeny tiny bit of rain
> overnight just to save me having to do the watering??
Here in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, Baboon Bottom had a slight musky
fragrance also. Mine bloomed for almost two weeks, with one stalk going
to my boss, and one coming inside my house. Since it was with several
other stalks, I could smell nothing except the more fragrant blooms. It
is a friendly plant here, but does increase nicely.
Diana Winship
