Re: HYB: seedling overdose

Linda, I'm sure glad you missed those tornados.  I thought of you when I watched the news last night.

I took a class in garden judging yesterday which gave all the qualities of a good iris.  It made me think a lot less of my blooming seedlings when I got home.   Several have such beautiful colors that I'm keeping them to cross onto something that might retain the color while giving better branching and bud count.  The trouble is I can't find anything with perfect branching and bud count this year.

I hope our joy and wonder at a newly opened seedling never gets old.

Francelle Edwards    Glendale,  AZ   Zone 9
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Linda Mann 
  To: iris-talk 
  Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 6:12 PM
  Subject: [iris-talk] HYB: seedling overdose


  I think Murphy must be in Texas or Oz for the time being.  Tornadic
  cells all around me all day today, reports of tornados here & there plus
  up to two inch diameter hail, but only a few brief showers & some
  moderately gusty winds here.

  I spent a lot of time today just staring at two of these seedlings -
  can't believe I had anything to do with their existance.  I hope the awe
  that goes with new seedlings never goes away.

  Christy - I will post a photo of "Beginner's Luck" when another bloom
  opens - too much empty space along the stalk detracts from the drop dead
  gorgeousness of the blooms.  The 40 inch stalk (yes, Bill Shear, I
  measured it <g>) with two big blooms open took the wind gusts and rain
  with no evidence after.  It is a rich, ruffled, purple black with darker
  beards, no rain spots.  I'm in love... <g>

  Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8



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