hose in hose?
In article , jane
writes OK have found the RHS Garden article on hose-in-hose I remembered (March 2003 p172) Yes thanks Jane, I have the copy, I needed to source different ones if I could. Never mind, I shall continue my search -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
hose in hose?
On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:54:35 +0000, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article , Rodger Whitlock writes Wanda is neither a h-i-h nor a j-i-t-g, Well in the RHS Garden magazine they have Wanda listed as a hose in hose winning a prize etc ! Perhaps they meant something else? After checking my stash of primula books, I can report back that there is such a thing as "Wanda hose", a hose-in-hose version of Wanda. Whether it is a sport of Wanda or a seedling or a cousin is not stated. That it is distinguished from Wanda proper implies that W.p. is not hose-in-hose -- in agreement with the vast sheets of Wanda that ornament local gardens at this time of year. The latest Plantfinder in my possession, 1998-99, lists, in addition to Wanda proper, both 'Wanda Hose in Hose' and 'Wanda Jack in the Green' which in a way confirms that these are distinct from Wanda proper. I rather wonder if 'Wanda Jack in the Green' is the cultivar known here as 'Julie Jack', as the latter is very similar to Wanda, though redder in color. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
hose in hose?
On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:54:35 +0000, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article , Rodger Whitlock writes Wanda is neither a h-i-h nor a j-i-t-g, Well in the RHS Garden magazine they have Wanda listed as a hose in hose winning a prize etc ! Perhaps they meant something else? After checking my stash of primula books, I can report back that there is such a thing as "Wanda hose", a hose-in-hose version of Wanda. Whether it is a sport of Wanda or a seedling or a cousin is not stated. That it is distinguished from Wanda proper implies that W.p. is not hose-in-hose -- in agreement with the vast sheets of Wanda that ornament local gardens at this time of year. The latest Plantfinder in my possession, 1998-99, lists, in addition to Wanda proper, both 'Wanda Hose in Hose' and 'Wanda Jack in the Green' which in a way confirms that these are distinct from Wanda proper. I rather wonder if 'Wanda Jack in the Green' is the cultivar known here as 'Julie Jack', as the latter is very similar to Wanda, though redder in color. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
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