Dennis,
now you're being silly! Such a hybrid can never compete in a TB
class and the TB enthusiasts would simply comment, 'pretty for such
a primitive thing!' and then turn to the next ruffled dinner plate
and ooh and ahh. I understand you wanting a truly acknowledged
primitve/species bred category, but we don't seem to have one in
the AIS, or do you have special show categories in the States for
such hybrids? The few shows I visit always disappoint me in the
lack of acknowledgment less that 'current fashion' works receive. I
think we are all in agreement, here, otherwise most of us wouldn't
be SIGNA members. I would prefer to see truly groundbreaking work
being shown and awarded, but I don't find pushing cultivars such as
Dolce into no mans land appropriate. This is, also, not fair (but
then, life is not fair, now, is it?) If we must have awards, I
would prefer to see more sub-categories noted, defined and awarded.
I tried this with Hemerocallis in Europe, but few
gardeners/hybridizers seem to be interested. They prefer jumping
onto the already rolling band wagon and btchn about the rules,
instead of thinking outside of the envelope. This was a lesson to
me; you can give a gardener fertilizer, but you can't make him
spread it about or people don't mind change, as long as everything
stay the same. (mixed metaphor?)
Jamie
PS: do stick to your definition, I don't want to sway you. It is
important that such views are considered and someone carries their
torch.
Am 26.11.2010 15:01, schrieb Dennis Kramb:
Are you serious?!?? I just fell out of my chair laughing!
How is that SPEC-X and not TB??? Wow. Just, wow.
Coming soon to an AIS near you... arilbreds registered as
Louisianas! Reticulatas registered as tall beardeds! Hahahaha...
Sorry AIS folks, but your definitions & rules are
incomprehensible to me and I've been an iris enthusiast for a
while now! Y'all might want to consider renaming this category.
Seriously, .....
I'm sticking with my own definition of SPEC-X. Sorry, Dolce, but
you're a TB.
Dennis in Cincinnati
On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Chuck
Chapman
<i*@aim.com>
wrote:
DOLCE
(Paul Black, R. 2002) Sdlg. I290C. SPEC-X, 34" (86 cm), EM
S.
and style arms pastel pink; F. pinkish ivory, narrow pale
pink band;
beards medium tangerine; small-flowered; slight spicy
fragrance.
F175BB: (Northern Jewel x 91196A: (8864B: ((Navy Waves x
Bride's Halo)
x sib) x C. Palmer aphylla sdlg.)) X B194C: (Abridged
Version x 91135D:
((Centerfold x Wings of Dreams) x Birthday Gift)).
Mid-America 2003. HM
2005, AM 2007, Ran-P 2009.
In this cross you have aphylla as a grandparent, and
even then it is a selected seedling. So great grandchild
of a species. I would think there is some argument for
excluding this sort of cultivar from SPEC-X.
--
Jamie V.
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