Re: MED: Jungle Shadows
- Subject: Re: MED: Jungle Shadows
- From: P* B*
- Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 12:13:49 -0700
From: Pat Bass <bpbass@gj.net>
Jeff and Carolyn Walters wrote:
> 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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Jeff: In regard to John Ohl connection with JUNGLE SHADOWS, I will tell you
the story. We visited Helen at the El Dorado Garden one year and John Ohl and
Henry Sass were there and we visited and drank coffee with them most of the
afternoon. John and Henry gave each of us (four of us from Hutchinson Iris
Club) a start of JS. They told us they hybridized it together, along with
Helen. John was growing it in his garden and so was Helen. That is the first
time we saw it. I didn't like it then, and I still don't care much for it, but
because I met them and they gave it to me I kept it for a long time, but had to
pick and choose each time I moved and it went by the wayside. (I'm a pastor's
wife, so have moved several times). I know it was introduced by Henry, but
John and Helen both had a hand in it, too. Hope this helps why I mentioned
John Ohl.
Pat Bass
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