ï
thanks for the input Michael, it sure does
help!
'Ahwahnee Princess' seems to be a versatile iris,
giving wonders no matter whom it is crossed with! ( i am particularly
thinking of the cross with the MTB 'Ben a Factor' !)
A big clump of 'Ahwahnee Princess' should be
blooming this spring, i can't wait to using it, especially knowing it has SA
potential!
To come back to the SA SDBs, I've been using
the SA SDBs from Lawrence Ransom;
you can see the seedlings i got, they are not all
bad :
'Outrage':
'Punk':
and your own 'Under My Thumb' that has 'Punk'
as pol parent :
i've also used 'Stinger', 'Winged Angel' and
'Bounce Back'. The results look promissing.
so, this is my input for the cause of the SDB Space
Agers ...
I think the SDB look smashing with big fat horns,
but, like you, i am not sure flounces are a good idea .
They are so tiny, i am affraid they might end up
looking like carnations flowers....with these flounces that quickly can look
like extra standards.
still, i will go on, can't help it Doctor, it is a
virus!
LoÃc
----- Original Message -----
From:
o*@suttoniris.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 3:33
PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] SDB and MDB
Space age
ï
interestingly, Ahwahnee Princess has produced several SA offspring from
no apparent SA crosses.....Auroralita does the same thing. We had a
seedling out of something else (can't remember which SDB) that was a SA too
but with no apparent SA breeding. Ahwahnee Princess has been the most
frequent producer of SA offspring with no SAs in the back ground. Under
My Thumb is a non SA that produces SAs but that is due to Punk in it's
breeding. don't know if that helps but there you go...
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: t*@cs.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:09
AM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] SDB and MDB
Space age
ï
Hello Michael,
about 'Props', i was wondering how it's
SA characteristics came from.
'Bijou', 'Little Surprise' nor 'Ahwahnee
Princess' have any SA genes.
Are you sure of 'Props' 's
pedigree?
LoÃc
----- Original Message -----
From: o*@suttoniris.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 4:15
PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] SDB and
MDB Space age
ï
Thanks to all for the feedback on the SA
dwarfs,,,, our office rug has been replaced and we haven't had too much
access to computers lately, sorry for the slow replys. Have about 30
different SA dwarfs now, most are unacceptable, some (usually out of
Props) are OK and warrant watching. thanks again for the
input.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: g*@yahoo.com
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:49
PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] SDB and
MDB Space age
Mike,
By any chance are these rebloomers?
Janet
From: Will Warner <wilwarner@yahoo.com>
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, March 20, 2010 8:58:32
AM
Subject: Re:
[iris-photos] SDB and MDB Space age
Hello
Mike, I myself am very fond of the little space agers. I think the
rarity of dwarf space agers, out weighs the narrowness and warrants
intoduction. If these are fertile, they would aid in creating more
median SA's. I have mixed feelings on "wide" flowers. While
it is more of the Modern look, I find that substance/budcount/
vigor
are more important in the garden performance respect. If they are
flounced, I don't mind them being a little narrower, I've noticed wide
SA's with big flounces sometimes have a hard time opening, the flounce
hangs up in the standards and sometimes snaps off when opening. Thanks
for posting these.
Will Warner
Springfield, Mo
From: Michael Sutton
<orders@suttoniris.com>
To:
iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, March 19, 2010 3:03:27
PM
Subject: Re:
[iris-photos] SDB and MDB Space age
ï
caught it just as it was
closing up....sorry for the poor quality
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: c*@impressiveirises.com.au
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010
1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] SDB
and MDB Space age
Hi Mike
It's hard to appreciate littlies from a
side view, how does the top view look
Colleen
Michael
Sutton wrote:
ï
Been working on dwarf
space age iris for over a decade and have not been really satisfied
with the results. Am not sure dwarfs look good as space
agers....... attached is a flounced SDB (red violet/purple) and a
petaloid MDB (yellow one) Input on space age dwarfs would be
appreciated. ...does anybody think they are worth the effort?
To me, most end up being narrower then average and, in
general, the appendages are very
inconsistent.
