HI all, There was a write-up in the Houston Chronicle and sister newspaper in San Antonio a few weeks ago touting the neomarica clan, "regina", the giant Walking iris, neomarica longifolia ( Trimezia Martinensis)and neomarica gracilis. There was a great interest from the public, seerms as if they are among the "uncommon plants" Patty Allen -----Original Message----- >From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> >Sent: Jul 12, 2009 10:22 AM >To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >Subject: [pbs] Iris/Neomarica 'News' > >Dear Friends, > It is rare to see a news article on uncommon plants, but the >San Francisco Chronicle gives a brief spotlight on Neomarica and less >on Iris. > > See: > > http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi/… > > Always nice to see someone spreading 'the word'. > Enjoy Jim W. >-- >Dr. James W. Waddick >8871 NW Brostrom Rd. >Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 >USA >Ph. 816-746-1949 >Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com/