Re: CULT:Wipe Out!

Does anyone know how the median irises planted for the May 8 & 9 convention
fared in Nebraska?  I am hoping against hope that they didn't lose them!

It is extremely depressing to look outside and see it snowing as if it were
the middle of January.  The good news is that my irises really weren't that
far along, so maybe... just maybe.... I didn't lose bloom for this year.  We
had really brutal weather in early to mid March culminating in a snow storm
on St. Patricks Day, so my irises were really just in the process of waking
up.

I really feel for those of you who lost everything.  Mother Nature can be
unbearably fickle at times.

My best,
Sherry Jesberger

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Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [iris]CULT:Wipe Out!



In a message dated 4/7/2007 5:50:12 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
ddbro@sbcglobal.net writes:

<<We pulled pollen and took pictures on Thursday before all this  mess
got here.>>

There were three seedlings with stalks showing color on the Blatant x All
Revved Up cross which I cut and brought in. One is a variegata that bloomed last year. The bloom itself looks much better this year, an improvement on Blatant. An interesting lavender & white plicata and a yellow plicata. Yes, I 
know there are no yellow plicatas!  But  whatever they are?  I have one.
Looked beautiful in the bud, but really doggy by the time it finished relaxing. 
The glaciata from this  cross probably got frozen out.  It wasn't showing
stalks when I cut the  others.
The variegata was the first TB to bloom last year. Also early. This is to 
give some perspective to where the season was before the  freeze.

Something tells me this isn't quite like the freeze last fall!  It  stayed
cold and nasty and we expected it. This time it's going to be warm and pretty and the beds will be inviting. Just no stalks. Daylily foliage was bit hard 
too.


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