HYB:CULT:Update

In a message dated 4/10/2007 10:25:35 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
Autmirislvr@aol.com writes:

<<For the record, most potted irises seem to be in good  shape.  >>
 
The sun it hot again.  First time.  Now Dignity Dancer & Cafe  Bleu do not 
look good in the pots.  Scalded. Others look better.   

I was watching the two youngest granddaughters this early afternoon while  my 
son mowed my two acres.  When he came in, I pointed out the pot of  seedlings 
I'd been fretting over.  He said, "Really?  That looks much  better than the 
ones in the garden!"  Scared me half to death.  Rushed  out to the garden.  
 
I've still not done a complete survey, but what he described as "gone" was  
the Vanishing Act seedlings and others at that end of that bed.  These were  
all planted in 2006 and I expected more heavy damage in the 3 new beds, 2 being  
seedlings.  I don't expect to lose all of anything, but my selection will  be 
limited.  I have a few extra seedlings tucked in the pots where I didn't  
have room to plant all.  
 
As might be expected from past postings, the Lunar Whitewash X Romantic  
Evening cross was all planted and most look awful today.  However, there  are a 
couple of seedlings, with no increase, that look like nothing  happened!  One 
group of Sweet Addiction babies have almost no damage.   Sitting at one end of 
the LW X RE cross.  
 
The bad damage is in the northeast most corner of the garden.  As you  
progress more to the south and west, the damage rapidly becomes less.  Now  I'm 
talking foliar damage, not bloom stalks.  This is the spot where the  sun it 
earliest.  The bottom half of sections 2 & 3 have little obvious  damage.  
 
From previous experience, I know the bloom is gone in most.  The only  thing 
I hold hope for is the very latest bloomers.  
 
Newly germinated seedlings have been uncovered.  I'll know more in a  couple 
of days but they look better (on the whole) than I expected.   Nothing appears 
to be a total loss.  
 
________________________________________________________
Betty W.  in South-central KY Zone 6 ---If you don't cross them, you can't 
plant them!  
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