Re: Re: CAT: Bonus Irises
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: CAT: Bonus Irises
- From: B* S*
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 09:02:25 -0400
On 8/26/01 10:55 PM, "wmoores" <wmoores@watervalley.net> wrote:
> "Oh, what a dog! I am giving
>> that one as a bonus."
>>
>> Carole, Kansas, Zone 5
>
> Some time back, there was a discussion here as to the quality of irises
> specifically introduced as bonuses. We discovered that quite a number of
> Schreiner bonuses had won awards. INDIGO PRINCESS has an AM.
Two other Schreiner "bonus babies" that are of superb quality are LUXOR GOLD
and DEVILS LAKE. I find that they surpass the front-line intros of many
other hybridizers. But I'm a little disappointed that Schreiners' usually
drops these varieties after just a year or two unless, as you say, they win
awards.
Bill Shear
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