As a garden plant, I do prefer a plant with a good stalk to fan ratio blooming more or less at the same time. I wouldn't like a marigold that only put out a single bloom every 2-3 days and never made the clump. On the other hand, a marigold bloom isn't an iris bloom, so when it comes to an individual bloom there is appreciation for what you call a 'pretty face' even without the clump. Still a less spectacular bloom on a plant that performs well as a clump would take precedence over a stunning individual bloom on a plant that didn't. If I could only take ten iris with me to an island, 9 of the ten would surely be those that make clumps. I look at the blooms, but I also like to see those clumps when I'm mowing the grass or walking in from the pasture or driving down the driveway. The compost pile is interesting this year. Even a discarded AB seedling has managed to make a clump and bloom. I think it was just overrun, but I'm going to have to check it out. Never had an AB manage that situation before. TBs, but not an AB. If I rescue one from the compost pile, it'll be a first :).
Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7b, USA
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> Sweetheart Again has two blooms open. I brought them in as Mother Nature scheduled a storm for tonight.
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> From: Charlotte Holte <cholte@...>
> To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, Apr 7, 2010 4:17 pm
> Subject: RE: [iris-photos] AB: ULALENA
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> I have had Ulalena for several years and it has never given me that many blooms.
> Your secret?
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> Char
> New Berlin WI
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> From: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-photos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Donald Eaves
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 11:00 AM
> To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
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> I think this is why Sutton's introduced this one.
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> Donald Eaves
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> Texas Zone 7b, USA
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