Very nice. And with vigour in pod parent and form from pollen parent
you may have a cold climate hardy plant.

Chuck Chapman

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From: MryL1 <M*@msn.com>
To: iris-photos <i*@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, May 15, 2012 12:26 am
Subject: [iris-photos] HYB: Favorite spring maiden

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(Spring Fling x Immortality) X Decadence
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Pod parent was tall, mauvish, hafty. Lots of buds on 4
branches and very early. No RE but so crowded, it mighta-
coulda been. Bloom quality so poor I never felt inclined to
give it space. Extreme vigor.
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Decadence has not been a magic bullet, pollen-wise, on the
stuff I've tried, but sure worked on this one. Standards look
a bit short, and too open for my taste, but I love the play of
color in the falls.Â
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My real favorites are the 85-90 with spent primaries that I'll have
to wait to see, but this one can eat crackers in my iris bed
anytime. Yes, it'sÂgarden nameÂis "Eating Crackers"
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I think I have the only catalpa tree in central Indiana with
bloom frozen out. No wonder my bloom was generally very poor
this spring.Â
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Would love to see everybody's favorite new ones, registered or
seedlings.Â
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Either sequential stalks or repeats on Forever Blue and Flirting
Again. Hard to define with this weather.
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Mary Lou, near Indianapolis