Re: HYB:East of the Cascades
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB:East of the Cascades
- From: Ellen Gallagher e*@yahoo.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 17:15:03 -0700 (PDT)
--- wmoores <wmoores@watervalley.net> wrote:
>>>> These failures in my garden are not the fault of
the hybridizer or his climate. I think it's in the
genes or my climate. Certain lines just hate the hot,
humid South. The reverse is also true. Some of my
introductions cannot stand the chill in the north.<<<<
Well Walter, I have to weigh in on this one. You are
well aware that your intros do extremely well in this
'chill in the north' climate. Ok, LEMON CHESS is a shy
bloomer for me or has been..I have another cultivar of
L.C. to experiment with now. :-)
To keep on with this 'east of the Cascades' thread:
Marky's Smith's gorgeous intros have all (!) taken a
nose dive in my garden. I am still trying to figure it
out. I hesitate to say parentage but lean toward the
climate (arid, alkaline) where it was selected. Just
guessing. I have lost at least four intros of hers. I
have just so-so luck with Aitken's intros.
But with Walter's from northern Mississipi, never lost
a one and they all bloomed well except for LEMON CHESS
(bloomed but not great). If only those Michigan and
Maine Siberians would bloom like Walter's bearded ...
(sigh)
Ellen (bug-eaten from dividing irises in the high
humidity and heat - ok, only 86 F not 112 but still
hot for this northern girl (I used to live in North
Carolina.. so be careful)
Ellen
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Ellen Gallagher <ellengalla@yahoo.com>
Berlin, NH/The Great North Woods/Zone 3
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