Re: TB: Does anybody grow these ?
Well Jeff ,
That is a damn good question and one that I'll be able to
answer when they bloom. I'll be able to confirm by comparing to the
high quality photos on the labels that the irises came in. I'd
sincerely hope that the source in a reputable one . My assumptions at
the time of purchase were that they had to have a higher standard
compared the regular mart irises because they were cultivated and
packaged in Holland , very far from the corruption of the packaged iris
business in North America.
There's a great possibility that I've been fooled but I enjoy
the anticipation and the element of surprise in not knowing what an iris
will look like when it blooms for the first time.
Thanks for your time and I'll keep you posted when these
irises bloom next year.
Chris Darlington
Jeff and Carolyn Walters wrote:
>
> > From: Chris Darlington <chris.darlington@sympatico.ca>
> > Hi All,
> > I stumbled across the following baged rhizomes at the Rona garden
> > center today while searching for for wood pellets. All cvs were bagged
> > and identified with name and photo , a nice presentation and good
> > quality dry rhizomes imported from Holland.
>
> Given the experiences of others with irises marketed by the same sources as
> derailrd in the Arcchives, the question might well be, "Are YOU growing any
> of these?".
>
> I wonder if anybody is
> > familiar with some of these or know hybridizer or year of introduction.
> >
> > GOLDEN BOW golden yellow self (historic)
> (H.P. Sass, 1935) Listed as "IB" in the '39 Checklist; no pedigree info,
> but might well be considered a BB by current definitions.
>
> > PINK DREAM Light pink self (historic)
> (Eva Smith, 1959) TB 38"
>
> > GLACIER GOLD Historic white standards , yellow falls
> (Jesse Wills, 1964) TB 34"
>
> > CIRCLE STEP purple on white plicata
> (Duane Meek, 1978) TB 36"
>
> > LOUVOIS looks like a blend of amber(s) with redish purple falls
> (Cayeux, 1936) TB
>
> > SPRECKLES Looks like a reddish brown plicata on yellow - it is
> (Schreiners, 1971)
>
> Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2)
> jcwalters@bridgernet.com
>
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