RE: AB: LIGHTS OF ARABIA X DESERT EMBROIDERY

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Donald,

What a beautiful AB pattern!  Just got an SDB, “Chubby Cheeks”, and an IB, “Constant Companion” to bloom here in NE.  We too are getting the TB bloom stalks starting to show and here in Lincoln, the spring iris show will be held on May 19^th – I thought we would be bloomed out by then, but Mother Nature’s cold spell slowed things down a bit so might be “right on” target!  Thanks for sharing the photo with us!  We have not tried growing AB’s in our garden yet!

George H. & Sarah M. Green

Lincoln Iris Society, Home of “Prairie Gold-50 Years of Medians” Tour (May 6-8^th)

Region 21 of AIS

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From: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-photos@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Donald Eaves
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 12:46 PM
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [iris-photos] AB: LIGHTS OF ARABIA X DESERT EMBROIDERY

AB season is ending the way it started - with a seedling I haven't seen
bloom before. This opened in a battering rain. I'm not complaining. I'm
afraid every rain is going to be the last one. Not as strong a grower as
its two siblings, it got frozen out last year. Still some TBs putting up
stalks, but not many. From a rush to start early, the unusually cool
weather has delayed things so they're starting later than norm. I'm afraid
things will start cooking. Some ABs are still blooming and it's very late
here for that. TBs are continuing to put up a few stalks, but they may get
fried at this late date.

Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7b, USA