TB: Do I have IMMORTALITY?
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- Subject: TB: Do I have IMMORTALITY?
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 13:06:20 -0500
From: Ellen Gallagher <e_galla@moose.ncia.net>
Yes, we have had frost(s) here but I rescued the two stalks
of IMMORTALITY and whisked them into the house for safe haven.
One unfurled today and looks and smells luscious....when it
bloomed at June 16th (the last TB to bloom here this year), I
noted that the colored bud appeared to be a very pale bluish
color. I call it ice-blue..snow appears that way at times in
the bright sun.
Since it was in the house for the reblooming period, I had more
time to study it - the bud(s) definitely favor pale blue. However,
when I saw it this morning all open and glowing, it looked very
white with white beards. I looked up the pollen parent (ENGLISH
COTTAGE) in the 1979 Checklist and it has very pale plicating
if violet, etc.
I know the cold weather we have here does make some colors very
vibrant *but* do I have IMMORTALITY or an imposter? :)
Crimson leaves blanket the mountains on a glorious, crisp
autumn day. Time to plant more bulbs.....
Cheers,
Ellen
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Ellen Gallagher / e_galla@moose.ncia.net
Siberian iris robin / sibrob@ncia.net
Northern New Hampshire, USA / USDA Zone 3
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