Re: TB: ELMOHR

In a message dated 4/9/01 8:01:30 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
bccarney@compu.net writes:

<< 
 I am curious about ELMOHR!  It won the Dykes in 45. It is listed in 
 the R & I as TMB - which I took to mean tall miscellaneous bearded.  
 Then in the past few months I have read where it is 1/4 aril bred and 
 in a catalog found it listed for sale as an aril.  Several years I 
 have had it in my TB beds and it has not bloomed yet.  Do I need to 
 move it somewhere else and grow it differently from my tall bearded. 
 Is it truly an aril?  Any help/ suggestions appreciated.  >>

It is indeed an arilbred by today's criteria -- 1/4 I. gatesii, 3/4 TB to be 
specific -- but it was registered before that term was adopted.  IMO, it's 
ability to thrive alongside TBs was the most important quality in winning it 
the Dykes Medal.  Yes, the size and breadth of its flower was outstanding in 
that day -- but it had to perform well to be seen and have those qualities 
recognized.

Most people successfully grow 1/4-breds alongside TBs.  

If you browse through the archives, however, you will probably run across 
some references to my segregated beds.  In my exposed garden in southern NM, 
TBs do better if they get the protection of shadecloth during the hot summer 
while most arilbreds simply go dormant.  I grow TBs in separate beds simply 
because they require more coddling here than the arils or arilbreds.

At times I've tucked a 1/4-bred into an empty spot in a TB bed, where it 
seemed quite at home.  Tucking a TB into an empty spot of an unprotected bed, 
however, is almost certain doom.  

Whether you grow 1/4-breds with TBs or separate them really depends on your 
local conditions.  It sounds like you have hospitable conditions for TBs, 
which ELMOHR should respond to, but those who have such heavy soil & hot, 
humid summers that rot is a significant problem with TBs do find that 
arilbreds appreciate a spot with better aeration & drainage. 

Sharon McAllister




 

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