Re: Thornbird--WHY DID IT WIN?
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Thornbird--WHY DID IT WIN?
- From: "* D* H* <r*@dmv.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 19:11:20 -0600 (MDT)
> A more pertinent (and perhaps impertinent) question is--why did Thornbird
> win the Dykes Medal?
>
> Now, don't get up on your high horse and turn on the napalm--the aforesaid
> is my personal opinion, and I really am curious as to the qualities of this
> iris that won it the highest possible award.
>
> Bill Shear
Bill and fellow iris lovers,
This will not answer your question, but it is a personal observation
made by a regional president in the American Hemerocallis Society, who
is BTW, also a judge in the AIS. There is a thread of truth in it that I
find refreshing.
"Some (daylily) breeders just stay at home--work in their garden and
make beautiful babies. Other breeders spend more time trying to convince
the AHS that their 'new' introduction is absolutely the best--but
ultimately the system of judging can be and is often swayed by the
politics of the organization. Ultimately, the gardening public will
determine the value of a new introduction, not the AHS."
R. Dennis Hager
on Delmarva
where the Siberian 'Blue Hyacinth' (Bush '87) bloomed today--before ANY
of the TB's.
