Re: HIST: CHIMERA

>Hi All,
>And speaking of chimeras, my CHIMERA (Zurbrigg '61) bloomed a couple of days
>ago.  I didn't know it would be so green.  The standards were light green (not
>yellow or that odd beige) and the falls were light green blushing purple
>around the shoulders and beard.  Just gorgeous.  It tried to bloom around
>January, but the stalk got killed by the frost.  This is definitely going on
>my list of favorites.
>Mary Forte, Atascadero, CA, Zone 9 where BLUE EYED BLOND, FINSTERWALD, DARK
>CRYSTAL, LOW HO SILVER, PRINCE OF EARL, MOUNTAIN VIOLET, FORTE, and CRIMSON
>KING are all blooming and my first PCNs are showing color.
Dear Mary: How wonderful to hear of your enthousiasm for my CHIMERA. it
really is close to green in the standards. Flower arrangers think highly of
it, but it did not find much support from AIS members. The talls are
beginning to open here, making the season about a week early. Lloyd
Zurbrigg in Durham NC
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