Re: MED: Blue Chip Stock

Hi Walter and Talkers,
Thanks for responding to my question regarding Blue
Chip Stock.

--- wmoores@watervalley.net wrote:
>I don't know if you get the Mid-American Gardens
> Catalog, but 
> there was a picture of it there when it was
> introduced in '98.  

Thanks for pointing out the picture of Blue Chip Stock
in the Mid-America Gardens catalog. I have that issue
but must admit, these past few years, I don't really
read catalogs as carefully as I used to. *blush* The
picture looks great, a little on the violet side, I
will correct the color in my mind to reflect a bluer
hue. The form looks excellent and it looks like it has
a couple of good branches.

> When BCS was discussed last year, somebody wrote
> that the 
> stalk was more than pencil thick.  That may be true
> by a hair, but 
> when you can find at least one MTB that will grow
> and bloom 
> faithfully for you, you overlook the millimeter and
> use the eraser.

I am a big fan of MTBs, particularly the tetraploid
varieties. I have been following this thread regarding
poor/slow growth in the MTB class with some interest.
I grow a lot of MTBs and agree that of all the
classes, they seem the slowest to establish and grow.
I also seem to notice it more in the tetraploid
varieties rather than the diploid varieties. A trait
stemming from aphylla, I've been told.

I agree with you. I don't really care about the size
of the stalk (unless it is GROSSLY too large). The
reason I was asking about the clump and branching was
not the diameter/circumference of the stalk but rather
to find out if it had good branching, good bud count
and good sequential bloom. Often when we talk about a
cultivar, these traits don't get mentioned.

Blue Chip Stock is of mixed chromosome ancestry and my
experiences with these type plants is that they lack
branching and bud count, some having a mere 5 or 6
buds per stalk. With all the excellent median
varieties out on the market today, a bud count of 5-6
is pretty skimpy. I want more. Especially after
waiting all year for them to bloom. Paul Black's
description mentions 5-8 buds. Does anyone know if it
is more 5, or more 8? Now I am nit-picking…hahahha.
Anyway, thanks for the information on Blue Chip Stock.
It sounds like one to try.

Sterling




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