Right, Francelle -- I posted a photo of
it on Sunday. Actually, it was one of Fredericksburg's best shows
-- remarkable in view of the rains just preceding it
-- including about 30 seedlings, mostly from Jim Schroetter and Mike
Lockatell, some of which were awarded blue ribbons. Attached here is
a seedling from another cross identical to 07U8 which also won a
blue. The fall has been split by the rain. --
Griff
Zone 7 along the tidal Potomac near Mount Vernon,
in Virginia
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HYB:Hybridizing quiz again
Francelle Edwards
Glendale, AZ Zone 9
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From: Francelle
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Sent: Monday, May 12,
2008 9:48
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HYB:Hybridizing quiz again
It must have had
beautiful branching, good placement of big colorful buds, and nothing more
exciting showed up.
Francelle Edwards
Glendale, AZ Zone 9
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Sent: Sunday, May 11,
2008 1:22
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Subject: [iris-photos] HYB:Hybridizing
quiz again
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
