Re: TB-ID Help
From: Barb Johnson <bdjohnson@atlascomm.net>
John Bruce wrote:
> From: "John Bruce" <jbruce@infinet.com>
>
> I have a mislabeled TB in my garden that I would really like
> to begin the process of putting a name on. Yes, I know
> that ID is not easy from descriptions or photos, I am just looking for
> possibilities.
>
> What was sent to me as SPICED ORANGE has lavender flowers.
> The standards are slightly darker lavender than the falls, and the falls
> become lighter near the center. The lavender is darker than MARY FRANCES,
> but not as dark as GRAND WALTZ. The beard is a blazing tangerine red,
> and stands out like a beacon. The flower has medium ruffling and is very
> lightly laced. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Normally, mislabeled
> plants meet the spade and compost pile, but this one is nice and rather distinct.
Might be TIBURON; it bloomed for us this year, and you're right, the
beard is startling! See if your source has it.
TIBURON
Larry Gaulter (CA)1971 M 36"
HONORABLE MENTION 1974
Ruffled and laced medium blue-purple self; tangerine beard. Cooley's
1971. Tiburon is a city in California.
Sdlg. 68-12: 66-69: (inv. Fuchsia, Party Dress, Frost and Flame, Arctic
Flame, and Christmas Time) X sib
Cheers, Barb
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USDA Zone 5b AIS Region 18 (KS & MO)
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