Donald here is the first flower from the second stalk much better color.
I like the form even though it is freeze damaged I think the color will improve with age.
Of the single survivor I moved it from the nursery to the seedling bed in 08 and it was still a single rhizome.
It now has 9 rhizomes and the stalk has stood up to 30 mph winds which I know is not as strong as you get.
We are expecting severe storms tonight and tomorrow so we will see how all the seedlings do

:)
A

-----Original Message-----
From: d7432da
Sent: Apr 30, 2010 9:40 PM
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [iris-photos] Re: HYB: AB Persian Padishah X Desert Joy

 

So ... You used it as a pollen parent and I used it as the pod parent. My use was because I thought it could set viable seeds, but it took awhile. I planted 15 seeds that resulted in eight plants. I'd read the pedigree and thought it should set seeds, so I acquired the plant. Sometime during the years of growing of it, it was given the Mohr Medal and then I finally got the pod with the subsequent germination. I may try and use it again because the seedlings I saw this year had good form, great substance, sturdy stalks and good growth. Only four bloomed, but there were a lot of good qualities. How do those traits show up on this one?

Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7b, USA


--- In iris-photos@yahoogroups.com, Anita Moran <avmoran1@...> wrote:
>
> Of 10 seed I got from this cross 3 germinated 1 survived to bloom
> good increases and this is its maiden bloom just after a freeze
>
> I liked the color on the style arm and the beard so I included that to.
>
>
> :)
> A
>
> Anita Moran
> Pilmore Gardens
> USDA 6B
> Maryland
> AIS, ASI, FSKIS
>

Anita Moran
Pilmore Gardens
USDA 6B
Maryland
AIS, ASI, FSKIS