Allen McMurtrie's reticulate iris hybrids

Hansen Nursery robin@hansennursery.com
Wed, 22 Jun 2016 08:12:32 PDT
Would anyone be interested in a source list of hard-to-find bulbs if it were published in the Bulb Journal?  A list of basic reference/growing guides? Please let me know.  This has occurred to me more than once, as I'm often frustrated when trying to find seed, plants or bulbs.  We can focus just on bulbs and include geophytes if needed.

Robin Hansen
Editor, PBS Bulb Journal
 
robin@hansennursery.com

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From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Eck
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 8:00 AM
To: 'Pacific Bulb Society'
Subject: Re: [pbs] Allen McMurtrie's reticulate iris hybrids

I think I disagree.  Availability is different from commercialism. And as many of us know, the way to make a small fortune breeding plants is to start with a large fortune.

Tim Eck
When a philosopher says something that is true, then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial, then it is false.
Gauss


> -----Original Message-----
> From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ellen 
> Hornig
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:38 AM
> To: Pacific Bulb Society
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Allen McMurtrie's reticulate iris hybrids
> 
> A lot of people out there have neat stuff to sell, but haven't we made 
> it a rule that we don't advertise on PBS?  I think it best to keep it that way.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Jim McKenney 
> <jamesamckenney@verizon.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > I got an email from Alan McMurtrie yesterday which, among other 
> > things, lists sources for his reticulate iris hybrids. Perhaps 
> > others of you also got a similar email, although the one I received 
> > was addressed
> to me only.
> > If this email had a wider distribution, I apologize for posting it 
> > here. He included a copy of his Plantsman's article (not attached
> > here) and gives permission to reprint it. Let's put it on the PBS 
> > Wiki! Here's what he
> > wrote:
> > Hi Jim,
> > It would be great if you could let members know my Reticulata Iris 
> > hybrids are now available.
> > Malcolm McGregor will be publishing a couple of articles about my 
> > work in future issues of the NARGS Rock Garden Quarterly.
> > For the moment it' s a matter of letting members know they can buy 
> > them; and at the same time trying to get wholesalers and retailers 
> > interested in selling them.
> > If you are interested, you can reprint my article from the March 
> > issue of The Plantsman.  Mike Grant says, "They do need to say it 
> > was first published in The Plantsman, and if they can add a link to 
> > our website that would be great (http://www.rhs.org.uk/plantsman/)."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Odyssey Bulbs is one of the companies selling my bulbs in the U.S.
> > They
> > sell:  Mars Landing  Orange Glow  Sea Breeze  Velvet Smile
> >
> > The Denver Botanic Garden should have some in their plant sale (via 
> > Jacques Amand)
> >
> > At the moment there is a big wholesaler in Canada distributing 6 of 
> > my hybrids via a couple of mail order firms and starting to get 
> > garden centres interested.  I am trying to get wholesalers 
> > interested in the U.S. but its quite an uphill battle.
> > Jacques Amand Intl. ships to the U.S.  They do a bulk shipment to the U.S.
> > and then individual orders are sent on from within the U.S.  People 
> > can
> > contact: bulbs@JacquesAmand.co.uk for details.
> > The big advantage people get by buying this way is the best 
> > selection of my hybrids:  Beautiful Day  Dance On  Darkness  Evening 
> > Twilight Eye Catcher  Mars Landing  North Star  Orange Glow  Regal 
> > Scent•sational  Sea Green  Sea Breeze  Splish Splash  Spot On  Storm 
> > Summers Day  Sunshine Velvet Smile  Vivacious Beginnings  White 
> > Caucasus
> >
> > People can find out more about my work at http://www.reticulatas.com/
> >
> > All the best,      Alan
> >
> > (416) 221-4344
> > http://www.reticulatas.com/
> >
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