Re: OT-BIO: Mary Blatz

From: RYFigge@aol.com

Mary, welcome, our mothers have really been more of an influence than they 
knew --- I wonder what affedt we will have?!!  I'm too tired now to look up  
your irises, I'm sure others will do that --the heat has  denervated me 
completely/    but I wondered if PINK PUSSYCAT could be PINK KITTEN?   Twist 
of Fate is sort of favoerite of mine -  I first saw it many years ago at the 
National in Tulsa  ==  thank goodness no tornado that year!!   edge TWIST OF 
FATE that year was a huge clump and the buds were so attractive -- a dark bud 
with a silvery  edge.  I was so impressed with this iris (it really attracted 
photographers so deep around the clump, it was difficult to see it) ---- I 
phoned Cleo (the hybridizer) as soon as I got home and told him I wanted it 
for sure before he was sold out.  Then I asked him to explain the name   - I 
always find names interesting -- He said the spring before he had thrown it 
on the compost pile as no good -- but the next year it was blooming its heart 
out on the compost pile, so by a twist of fate he saved it.  It is true, 
there ae years it looks like a dog's tongue (the falls  hang like a panting 
dog)  and other years it seems nice and perky. -- It was very popular that 
year -- and I still keep it as a favorite.  Now you know more than you wanted 
to know!  Rosalie nr Baltimore (now only the ex-president of the REBLOOMING 
IRIS SOCIETY -- but I'm still a missionary to convert people to rebloomers -  
Try 'em -- you;ll like 'em)    zone 7  ryfigge@aol.com

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