Wow! 15 years well spent Griff! That is a fabulous stalk! Thanks for sharing that great pic! I will continue to dream of creating something as magnificent myself some day! You are an inspiration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a super day!
Linda in Lascassas
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 11:05 PM, J. Griffin Crump <
jgcrump@cox.net> wrote:
You're quoting the judges, Linda! Here's a
photo taken this morning. The terminal bloom began to open during the 1
1/4-hour trip to the show, and two more were opening by the time the judging was
completed.
39 1/2". There are 11 buds. I've been
working on this branching for 15 years, since the first of it appeared in 93RR6,
a sibling of 93RR2, which is in the pedigree of this seedling.
07U8:(LYNSEY ALEXANDRA X
20Q5:(952H1:(93RR2:(Margarita x Momauguin) x Fringe of Gold)) x
952G8:(93L6:(Wabash x (Wabash x Crossman yellow sdlg)) x Chinese
Treasure)). The branching comes from 93RR2. --
Griff
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Subject: Re: [iris-photos]
HYB:Hybridizing quiz again
Because it had a magnificent stalk and bud count?
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 3:22 PM, J. Griffin Crump
<
jgcrump@cox.net> wrote:
This is to test your hybridizing
knowledge.
Last September 11, I posted photos of LYNSEY
ALEXANDRA and my seedling 20Q5 and asked why I would cross them. You
smarties guessed the answer right away (keep 20Q5's rich colors and get LA's
broader falls.).
Night before last, I visited one of my distant
seedling plots that rain had kept me out of to see if there was anything I
might take to the Fredericksburg Area Iris Society show the next
morning. More rain was pending, so anything I wanted to take would
have to be cut that evening. I saw that 07U8, a seedling from the
above cross, had one completely spent blossom, but others might bloom
overnight. I cut it. The next morning, no other buds had
opened and I doubted that any would before the
judging. I took it anyhow.
Quiz questions: Why did I take it and why
did it win "best seedling"? Clue: The answer to both questions
is the same. -- Griff
Zone 7 along the tidal Potomac near Mount
Vernon, in Virginia
