CULT: VICTORIA FALLS standing up

> VF is growing ridiculously short stalks here. I've seen three cases now -
> in various soils - of VF with 8- and 9-inch stalks! She won't "fall over"
> this year.

Contrary to what others may say to lambast this girl for falling over,
from reports on the list last year, I'd say she rarely falls in the
freeze/thaw belt in the middle of the country.  She can't get that tall
and sappy : )  She looks pretty poorly here this year, and may not get
any blooms open at all.  

But then the whole place looks like a dancing maniac with a weedwhacker
led a small tour of giant locusts through the iris/weed beds.  Lots of
stalks starting to appear, in spite of it all - a bit of color showing
on the one remaining stalk of HELLO DARKNESS and one really pretty,
vigorous BB that was a gift from Mary Rogers in Chattanooga at one of
our club meetings a couple of years ago is open - clear medium blue with
a redder, darker blotch on the upper part of the falls.  And HONEY
GLAZED (IB) and WILLOW WARE (IB?) aren't far behind.  Probably stunted a
bit, but pretty.

LITTLE SHOWOFF (or is that LITTLE KUDZU?) is blooming like mad, as
advertised.  Lloyd do you have any more grandchildren that are this
happy after warm winter, 10o F freeze, golfball sized hail, and flood (7
inches of rain in 3 days)? 

Linda Mann east Tennessee USA
definitely expecting a 3 month drought with temps near 110 to cap the
year.  Or maybe an asteroid...or I guess we could still work in an early
May frost....
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