CULT: Blyth Iris Performance
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- Subject: CULT: Blyth Iris Performance
- From: v* l*
- Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 10:02:12 -0700 (PDT)
--- Jeff and Carolyn Walters <jcwalters@bridgernet.com>
wrote:
> Janet & Shan wrote:
>
> > (clip) In this area the
> > dwarf iris do better than the TB from Blyth, but we are
> hopeful we will
> be
> > able to have better luck with the TB ones this year.
> We highly recommend
>
> > the Tempotwo Gardens.
>
> Janet & Shan,
>
> The same observation is true for this area, though I
> would substitute
> "median" for "dwarf".
> Nearly all the Blyth TBs I have grown perform adequately
> and bloom
> regularly, but they are never among the most vigorous
> cultivars in the
> garden. The medians, however, especially the IBs, are
> regularly outstanding
> in their performance and vigor. Unfortunately, this
> characteristic is not
> universally shared - CHANTED has been very slow here.
>
> I wonder which areas in North America are the ones where
> Blyth TBs really
> thrive? I suspect it is those with milder winters.
>
> Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset
> Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
> jcwalters@bridgernet.com
>
V. sez:
I don't think you can generalize about the adaptability
of Blyth intros. GALLANT ROGUE did horrible here, and AURA
LIGHT, IN TOWN and WITCH'S WAND did poorly. ELECTRIQUE grew
well here, but didn't bloom well. BURST and BEHOLD A LADY
do very well here.
=====
Vince Lewonski
vincelewonski@yahoo.com
Secane, Pennsylvania, USA Zone 6b
"A noble spirit embiggens the smallest mind"
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