That's a fair assessment and if that's the case then Brad would have been correct in doing so. So I'll drop the topic now that point is made. If you all wish to continue it that's up to you.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sandy Ives
Sent: Jan 1, 2011 1:18 PM
To: I-S
Subject: [iris-species] Re: Alpha Gnu vs Blueberry Filly
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I grew both when they were first introduced.
Alpha Gnu seemed much more in tune with the Spec-X category and, to be frank, I didn't like it very much even during my broken colour phase. Something about the substance and form of the bloom. That's an aesthetic valuation btw; otherwise it grew like a weed, put up a ton of stalks, excellent bud count, good clumping/quaternary structure... and lots of other people took pieces of it. It outgrew a borer attack, not something we see frequently here.
Blueberry Filly behaved much more like an IB in our garden. The colours were different - somewhat stronger - and the form was better. It did not grow as well; not that it dwindled
and died, but it didn't need division every other year. It would not have stayed in the garden if it hadn't been a BC.
My personal feeling therefore is that Brad made an honest decision to place where each should be placed, and that he made the correct decision in both cases.
Sandy Ives |
