Re: HYB: seedling overdose
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: seedling overdose
- From: M* S*
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 14:33:46 -0700
Right on John. Seems to me that a few Dykes medal winners have been short
on bud count, huh? :-)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
> Francelle: Seems to me some judges ONLY care about branching and bud
count.
> Some even "prefer" tailored form. I'm not into bunchy stalks, and I love
> good branching, but 5-7 buds of a drop-dead gorgeous flower beats 14
> well-branched buds on a plain lightly ruffled lavender in my book. Want
14
> buds? Grow 2 stalks of a vigorous and gorgeous one. Not all flowers have
> everything; if so, we could stop hybridizing today.
>
> Keep going. Many excellent iris do not have great bud count. Not often
> you'll see more than three buds open at once anyway, so for that limited
> time your flower is prettier than theirs. Theirs just stays around
longer.
>
> John Reeds, in sunny 9b southern California where new bed #3 (oldies) just
> got planted last weekend.
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