Re: TB: Brown Iris
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- Subject: Re: TB: Brown Iris
- From: "* E* <d*@eastland.net>
- Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 23:32:37 -0800
From: "Donald Eaves" <donald@eastland.net>
Hello Everyone,
>
> This presents a bit of a conundrum; GINGERBREAD MAN (Bennett Jones, '69)
is
> indeed brown, but it is an SDB, not a TB. There is also a near
> contemporary, GINGERBREAD CASTLE (Tompkins, '67) that is a brown TB.
> Possibly a case of mislabeling?
>
Superstition Gardens offered GINGERBREAD CASTLE in their historic section
on their last catalog. GINGERBREAD MAN as well as GINGERBREAD GIRL
(Gibson '81) TB are listed in the Bluebird Haven Iris Garden catalog. GG
is also
listed by Argyle Acres. It is described as a yellow ground plic, but the
plic color
is described differently. I picked up GINGERBREAD MAN from Superstition
this
year. I like the brown ones if they manage to be sunfast.
Has anyone seen RUSTY MAGNIFICENCE (Niswonger '95) growing? His catalog
describes it as "a most unusual color of deep brown" and as very hardy. I
hope to
see it bloom next year as well. It was also offered this year by Aitken's
Salmon
Creek Garden.
Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7 between Abilene and Fort Worth
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