Sorry -- sent this to iris talk by mistake. -- Griff

----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Griffin Crump" <j*@cox.net>
To: <i*@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [iris] TB: question - colorfast yellow?

> Linda -- Does this fit your concept of deep yellow? The first photo is
> a
> younger blossom after a night of rain at about 2:30 pm. (You can see a
> couple of rain drops and an insect sheltering beneath one of the falls.)
> The second photo, taken at the same time, is an older blossom. We've had
> 2
> days of alternating rain and bright sunshine. All blossoms in the clump
> are
> unfaded. -- Griff
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linda Mann" <l*@lock-net.com>
> To: <i*@hort.net>; <i*@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 9:28 AM
> Subject: [iris] TB: question - colorfast yellow?
>
>
>> There's been discussion here and on photos, plus I see comments in
>> catalogs about the color fastness of gold/deep yellow TBs.
>>
>> Which gold or deep yellow TBs/breeding lines are known as being the most
>> colorfast in bright sun these days?
>>
>> Most of my deep gold seedlings are not at all colorfast - except around
>> beards and near base of standards, the falls on some bleach to pure white
>> before folding.
>>
>> Linda Mann east TN USA zone 7
>>
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