El, In my Zone 6 garden, I can usually get a good percent of 2nd year
bloom on seedlings I plant before July 1. If I plant on/after Sept 1, I
get no 2nd year bloom.
Griff, do you have similar results?
<<lots of flowering on
2d year plants>>
Betty Wilkerson
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From: J. Griffin Crump <
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Sent: Mon, May 10, 2010 9:53
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Subject: Re: [iris-photos] HYB: sdlg 083E22
Thanks, El -- No, the seeds are
simply planted in pots outdoors in October. In my climate, from seed to
flower in 3 years is average. In a good year, I get lots of flowering on
2d year plants. Last year was a good year. This year is
average. -- Griff
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From: e*@mts.net
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 9:06
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083E22
Very nice, Griff. Did you do something
special to get from seed to flower in 3 yrs?
El, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Z3
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Subject: [iris-photos] HYB: sdlg
083E22
At the Oklahoma City convention in 2007, I
pointed out my Lavender Interlude to Fred Kerr and asked his advice about
what to do with it, since it was, in my opinion, a good iris, but the
flower form was, by then, dated. His answer: "What are your
goals?" After thinking about it, I decided that it needed a really
strong dose of ruffles, so I crossed it with Keith Keppel's Sea
Power. Here are Lavender Interlude and two photos of a resulting
seedling, 08322. The second shot of 08322 is to better show the
silver/cream flush in the standards that matches the edge of the falls.
-- Griff
