Re: TB: HIST: BEOTIE
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] TB: HIST: BEOTIE
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- Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 11:33:16 -0500
From: ernie henson <erni@midwest.net>
At 11:31 AM 5/19/99 EDT, you wrote:
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>Greetings.
>
>One of the most distinctive and remarkable irises of the century must be the
>very beautiful BEOTIE, hybridized by the great Cayeux and introduced in
1932.
>I commend it to your attention.
>
>BEOTIE--generally pronounced bay-o-tee, is a color unique in my experience
of
>the genus. It could be described as pewter, with violet cast, and a strong
>infusion in the center of the falls the color of a gas flame. Some have said
>it is elephant grey, with a blue flare. It cannot be ignored. The petals
have
>the appearance of heavy silk satin, and are not as tissuey as some of the
>period. They hold surprisingly well in the sun and wind and do not collapse
>in my garden. The stalks are tall and sturdy, and the flowers are large. The
>form is is quite good. BEOTIE is not rare, and is available in commerce.
>
>As I speak I have an informal arrangement beside me of BEOTIE, black
>columbines, and two blooms of the rose SOMBREUIL, which is a flat white
bloom
>with thousands of tiny petals like the feathers of a swan. The arrangement
is
>very pleasing.
>
>Anner Whitehead
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>Hey, I'm sold.....adding it to one of my orders post haste. My
grandmother grew it and it is a lovely thing. SWERTII has been a star in
our garden this year. Rescued it along with ROBIN GOODFELLOW just before
our storm Monday night...poked my refugees in glass flower frogs along with
some pulsatilla, etc and they arranged them-little-selves. Even had enough
for one in the bathroom. Ann (Illinos Cookies) Henson
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