MED: Jungle Shadows
- Subject: MED: Jungle Shadows
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 08:17:21 -0700
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <cwalters@digitalpla.net>
Pat Bass writes:
> As far as a grey/purple/brown iris, the one that you either love or hate
is
> "Jungle Shadows", an iris hybridized by John Ohl. It is an old iris,
> introduced I think in the 60's. I grew it then and in the 70's but
didn't
> really care that much for it. Grew it only because John gave it to me and
> after he died gave it up.
Pat,
Your mention of John Ohl in connection to JUNGLE SHADOWS is interesting. I
happened to mention this iris myself in a posting to the list about "art
shades" yesterday, and in referring to the 1959 AIS Checklist (the official
registry of iris cultivars) I found it listed as registered by Sass-Graham
in 1959 and introduced by Melrose Gardens in 1960. According to the usual
conventions employed in the Checklists, I would interpret this to mean that
JUNGLE SHADOWS was hybridized by Sass, in this case no doubt Henry Sass,
and registered for him after his death by Helen Graham of El Dorado,
Kansas; the actual introduction to commerce coming from Melrose Gardens in
Stockton, California (which later was operated by Ben Hager, but at the
time was still under the supervision of Mrs. Melrose, I believe). Do you
have any additional information about John Ohl's role in this process?
Regards,
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
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