Re: 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....
Dear Linda: The best fall bloom here was on children of BABY BLESSED,
including LITTLE SHOWOFF, which had been thrown out on the ground and never
planted!! LOW HO SILVER is another Baby Blessed child that nearly laughs at
troubles. However, HI, (another Baby Bl) is a bit tender. I have two
seedlings in bllom now from LADY EMMA X LITTLE SHOWOFF. Both look MTB, and
one may be good enough to introduce. If so, it would be my first MTB
introduction. The good one is yellow with white F. bordered Y. and good
substance. I would love if it rebloomed, and it may. Had seedlings also
from a sibling X ORANGE TIGER.
    Have some early Space-Age seedlings in bloom; mostly these are very
late in the season.  One is a cool white with blue "emanations" and some
hints of yellow, and blue flounces and red beards. It has great form, at
least for a SA, and distinctiveness. This is a re-select from Mesmerizer
and a red-bearded white SA seedling. Luckily it has good pollen,(looked
good), and I wish it had a dozen anthers instead of three. Lloyd Z in
Durham NC
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