RE: new seedlings

Hello, Linda,

 

Congratulations on your first seedlings.  I remember well the thrill of seeing my first pretty one.  That was only six years ago.  I remember also someone who said, “Never fall in love with a first year seedling.”  How far did wise heads ever get telling those who are young at heart never to fall in love!  I remember also someone who said, “If I ever forget the thrill of seeing a new seedling open, I will quit hybridizing, because it won’t be fun any more.”

 

One of my mottos has always been, “I’ll keep it until I need the space for something better.”  I try to remember that I don’t make these irises.  I choose the parents and plant the seeds, but God creates the flowers.  He has been very generous with me and has given me several that are not only beautiful but meet all my other criteria for growth, branching, bud count and substance.  Some even rebloom.  I have a few I am about to send out into the cruel world where judges will, at best, criticize them, at worst, ignore them.  They won’t care.  They will just keep blooming and perhaps make someone else’s yard more beautiful.

 

Congratulations again, you have started on a very exciting journey.  May many beautiful seedlings bloom for you along the way.

 

Francelle Edwards  Glendale, AZ  Zone 9

 

-----Original Message-----
From: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-photos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Linda Hunt
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 6:40 AM
To: Iris Group
Subject: [iris-photos] new seedlings

 

Ok.....I had great high hopes for my first seedling blooms this year.  Guess I wanted to have something spectactular come forth despite my innocence to hybridizing!  LOL  Here are a few seedlings that are nothing like I expected.  Fairly nice form, some nice colors, but kind of boring.  Got to admit that a couple of them have wonderful bunches for thier youth and good form on the stock...so now I must learn what to keep and what to "throw out"....ouch!  That was hard to even think! :)  Interesting to me....all these varying colors, and they all have the same subtle veining at the start of the beards.  Must be a dominant trait.  I am open for any suggestions from all of you pros out there.

Sulking in Lascassas...........Linda

 



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