First year bloom. It will probably back off making the mess as its diet gets leaner.

Donald
--- In iris-photos@yahoogroups.com, "El Hutchison" <eleanore@...> wrote:
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> Pretty flower, Donald. Is this first year bloom, or is it already set in it's ways?
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> El, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Z3
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald Eaves" <donald@...>
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> Subject: [iris-photos] AB: sdlg mess
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> > In all that mess there really is a good quality bloom. This is two stalks
> > that had a long branch each. Lots of nice blooms this year, but there was
> > always something that needed fixin' somehow or the other. Maybe I don't
> > even want branching on ABs. While this was pretty showy in the patch, it
> > obscures the basic nice form and makes any attempt at daubing difficult
> > unless you're willing to tear things up. I'm not willing. The cross here
> > is DESERT JOY X (LIGHTS OF ARABIA x DESERT EMBROIDERY).
> >
> > Donald Eaves
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> > Texas Zone 7b, USA
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