Re: MED: MDB Bloom Season
- To: iris-talk@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: MED: MDB Bloom Season
- From: H*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:26:52 EDT
From: HIPSource@aol.com
In a message dated 4/22/99 9:42:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
jcwalters@bridgernet.com writes:
<< What would be the desirable characteristics of such an iris? Should it be
one that is very consistent in its performance from year to year (ALWAYS
the first MDB to bloom, etc.) or one that is more responsive to variations
in environmental conditions? Probably the first if we are looking for
indicators of the timing and sequence of bloom of the different classes of
iris in different locations.>>
I'm inclined to think that rather than attempting to identify a priori
individual cultivars which would serve in this capacity, it might be valuable
to assemble information on many named cultivars--whatever people
reported--break it down into size categories and then subcategorize them by
registered bloom time. From this information, assembled over two or three
years, the names of indicator irises might declare themselves.
Anner Whitehead
HIPSource@aol.com
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