True Francelle,
most of the time that i rescue an iris that has
started to rot and finally recovers, the year after, it starts to rot
again.
I have a big % of my sdlgs that disappear like
that, but the ones that make it are totally rot proof.
So i've decided not to bother anymore, i call it
passive selection, it's sometimes heart breaking, but it's an easy
job...!
Even with the bought ones from warmer countries
i've stopped bothering.
If they don't like it where i live, too
bad.
It's only a loss of money, and the ones that make
it i cherish twice as much!
And i'm sure that by using only these tough ones in
my crosses, my own sdlgs will be tougher too!
loïc
----- Original Message -----
From:
f*@qwest.net
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 9:40
PM
Subject: RE: [iris-photos] HYB:
Questionable seedling
I want to thank
everyone who wrote me about this seedling. 100% were in favor of
keeping it, so I will try. It has been my experience though that a very
week seedling that I try to rescue usually self-destructs. I don?t know
how many times I have been asked, ?Did you get rid of that one I liked
so well??, and I replied, ?I didn?t have to. It died on its own.?
I tend to lose fondness for an iris that doesn?t really want to
live.
Francelle Edwards Glendale,
AZ Zone 9
-----Original
Message-----
From:
iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:iris-photos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
bdavis3738@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 2:55
PM
To:
iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] HYB:
Questionable seedling
I like this even
better than your seedling that I saw at national. Have you tried having
it grown in a garden further north? Possibly it will do much better out of the
heat. Maybe not too. You never know. I know that I have sent
some of my seedlings down to my mom and sister in Texas and they have done
much better than here in Illinois. Go figure.
Just thought I would
throw in my two cents worth
In a message dated
9/2/2008 3:55:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time, fjmjedwards@qwest.net
writes:
This is the time
I have to make final decisions on some of my seedlings. I need
suggestions about this one. It has bloomed four years for me, and I
have received more compliments on it than on most of my other ones. I
have been told that it is a unique color and pattern. Its problem is
that it a poor grower, subject to many problems in my garden. After
all this time, I have only two healthy rhizomes. I am tempted to toss
them, yet I hate to. What should I do?
Francelle Edwards
Glendale, AZ
Zone 9
It's only a deal if
it's where you want to go. Find
your travel deal here.
