Re: CHAPEAU (Babson '69)

Bill, I grew this one too for years!!!  Here, in my climate, it did super 
too.  Excellent growth habits and vigorous increase.  One of the first ones 
to have bloomed every Spring. No rot - ever here either.

I used it in a couple of crosses, then got rid of it to help make room for 
it's kids.  hmmm......... Maybe I shouldn't have gotten rid of it. It's only 
about a 10 minute drive from my house - - should I want it back though.

I'm glad you posted that!! :-)

Margie V.
Oro Valley, AZ.
Zone 8/9
IrisLady@comcast.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Wells" <wells@train.missouri.org>
To: "iris-photos" <iris-photos@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 7:43 PM
Subject: [iris-photos] CHAPEAU (Babson '69)


>I am just as infatuated with the beautiful new stuff as the next guy,
> but here is an example of an older iris that, for me, illustrates why
> certain varieties stick around in our beds while others fade away. For
> me, here in southern MO, this iris is as consistent as the sun rising.
> Blooms every year, has steady, regular, if not spectacular increase.
> Doesn't rot. Individual blooms don't stop you in your tracks, but a nice
> clump makes a very pretty, calming statement. Not my favorite iris, but
> I won't be throwing it away, either.
>
> Bill Wells (in southern MO waiting for seed packets)
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