Re: older iris and rot (was crying, rot, and rebloom)

In a message dated 96-08-21 08:21:34 EDT, you write:

>?? I thought one of the reasons HIPS members love the older iris is because
>they are much more disease resistant.  I see there is another side to this
>story.  What gives?

When the late Henry Mitchell was growing irises in Tennessee in the 40's he
used lots of fertilizer...the real stuff.  But he loved the irises from the
40's and 50's (Didn't like modern ones the same way.)  He once asked me to
help him locate STAR SHINE (Wills 49), which I did...and he grew it until he
died.  Never heard of STAR SHINE rotting.  And just for Linda...it's a native
of Tennessee.  Clarence Mahan in VA
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