Hi Tom,
I like the white one for its less spidery form; looks like an
improvement to me, and that is reason enough to register it. Out of
curiosity, have you ever attempted a tectorum x milesii cross?
ken
thomas silvers wrote:
>
> Thanks Bob, Judy and Jim! I wasn't sure how these
> would be received -- if people might think they were a
> move in the direction of having less "grace" (less
> species-like form).
>
> Bob, I hadn't thought that these were different enough
> yet to register. I would like there to be enough
> difference from others, that there would never be any
> question about identity -- I think someone called it
> the 10 foot rule (you should know an iris from 10 foot
> a way or it isn't unique enough). But still, I'll keep
> registration in the back of my mind as I note how
> these perform in the garden. And I'm already swapping
> pollen back and forth between them, so maybe another
> generation will bring even more significant
> differences.
>
> Judy, I'm probably most partial to the dark one. But
> the white is really close behind. Actually the whites
> I started with were always quite a bit smaller than
> the blue/purples, so a larger white was something I
> had been expecting/hoping for. This one was the only
> white that didn't also get the genes for small size.
> So, maybe I should appreciate it more.
>
> Jim, these came from a group of about 3 dozen or so (I
> never did count them). I'll bet a larger group would
> have had even better ones in it. And I'll certainly be
> trying to get that overlapping form combined with the
> other color variations. As for a pink one, no luck
> with that yet! Greg McCullough (of Iris City Gardens)
> has been "requesting" that from me, for years now ;0)
> I think Iris tectorum is probably his favorite. Maybe
> by crossing in the two SIGNA collected tectorums, I'll
> get that elusive pink. I'll definitely be keeping my
> eye out for any tendency in that direction.
>
> Thanks again guys. Best wishes, Tom
>
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>
> Bob Pries wrote: Tom; These are exactly the type of
> selections that we had in mind when we created the
> Founders of SIGNA medal. They may not be hugely
> different but they have enough improvement that they
> certainly would be a desired form for a garden. These
> type of plants have appeared in the pst but because
> they were never noted or named and registered they
> went unnoticed and dissappeared. Thank you for
> pursuing these selections.
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> Judy Hunt wrote: Pretty, Thomas! Love the white,
> especially, but then I like white flowers in general.
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> Jim Murrain wrote: Way cool, Thomas, how many
> seedlings did you have to grow to get these? The
> overlapping forms are very nice. Do you think you can
> work on the dark one to improve it's form? The color
> is great! Now, where is the pink one? ; )
>
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