Re: Monarda (Bee Balm)

> <<Such a chart already exists. It is the RHS colour chart and is available
> through RHS in England.  Quite good - used by the pro's and quite, quite
> expensive.  You hold the flower petal up to the back of the card - there's a
> hole in the middle of the card and you can match the petal colour to the
> card colour with a little experimentation.  Worth the money if you do a lot
> of breeding or colour work... otherwise pretty pricey for the average
> gardener.>>
> 
> You could always use a PMS (Pantone Matching System) used to match colors for
> printing inks and such. Trouble is... flowers (from the same plant) are not
> always the same color...  the weather can make changes in color as can soil
> and amendments added to the soil.

Pantone is probably equally expensive, unfortunately.  Has anyone used
the RHS color chart?  I've been trying to find a good method for 
classifying floral/foliage coloration within a database that I'm putting
together.  I know that there's no way to truthfully reproduce the 
colors on a monitor, but Pantone seems more widespread.  Wondering
what advantages RHS has over Pantone.

Chris
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