Re: TB: Fading colors

In our garden, no iris ever fades, the colour simply "softens" :-)

Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills
South Australia

colleen@impressiveirises.com.au
www.impressiveirises.com.au

----- Original Message ----- From: <Autmirislvr@aol.com>
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Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [iris] TB: Fading colors


In a message dated 9/6/2006 11:43:51 P.M. Central Standard Time,
FJMJEDWARDS@worldnet.att.net writes:

<<Therefore fading like haft marks often detracts, but can sometimes enhance
the
beauty and character of the iris.>>

In introduction it might be better to refer to this quality as "paling"
rather than "fading." It seems that "fading" has a more negative connotation.
Just a tip I picked up at a judges training a few years ago.





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