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Re: Crocosmia 'Plaisir' mixup

> I have recently bought two plants of Crocosmia 'Plaisir', described on 
> the tags as having salmon colored flowers.  The one I bought in 
> Washington state has not opened its buds yet, but its stems are green.  
> The one I bought in Oregon is in full bloom, has purple stems and 
> calyces, and enormous flowers.  I'd like to know what it is, as I am sure 
> it is not 'Plaisir'.
> 
> Flower 6.5 cm (2.5 in) across.  Petals dark orange, then a ring of red 
> where the petals join, then three of the petals have pale yellow and all 
> six petals have red-purple marks at their bases.  The backs of the petals 
> are dark orange with infusions, but no definite pattern, of red-purple.
> 
> It is not Emily Mackenzie.

Well I was about to say that lady's name.

The person who would know is David Victor (DX Victor) but he is not on this 
list. Perhaps someone has his email address.

He was able to offer good advice to me re crocosmias. He even offered me a 
corm of the incomparable El Dorado (syn E A Bowles) but I think that he has 
been so busy that he forgot to send it. If you ever see his sig file  and 
entry in The Yellow Book you would know why.

Thinking about this I wonder if you actually have El Dorado.
I love crocosmias. I try to ensure I buy them in flower so I actully know 
what I have. In fact it was buying a batch of "Custard Cream" that made me 
make it a rule with all plant purchases. They were described on the label as 
a cool pale yellow. in the Uk we have popular biscuits called Custard Creams 
so I took it that these flowers would be the same colour but they were not 
more a lurid pale orange.

I like Severn Sunrise and on Friday at Shrewsbury I bought a lovely mahogany 
coloured one called Mrs G Howard. I have just been outside cooing over it 
and debating were to plant it.





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Colette Dunkley            gb81@dial.pipex.com
Upton, Wirral, Merseyside, England, L49 4PD
"Cuncta simul fieri vetat irrevocabilis hora"
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