Re: Re: HYB:Large flowered TBs

Chuck , 

I have SUPREME SULLTAN but it didn't bloom for me after it's first tough
Quebec winter :-(  I noticed that you've used it in many of your
introductions , my favorite is ARTISTE'S PALETTE.  CONDOTTIERE is on my
order list for next year.

Thanks 
Chris
irischapman@netscape.net wrote:
> 
> --- In iris-talk@egroups.com, Christopher Darlington
> <chris.darlington@s...> wrote:
> > Hi Talkers ,
> >
> > Last year we discussed some freakish irises under a subject line
> that
> > escapes me now.  One of the cultivars mentioned was an abnormally
> huge
> > pink TB called GIANT ROSE that was flowers so large ( 11 or 12
> inches)
> > that she's almost guaranteed to fall over.
> >
> > My question is:  Are there other TBs out there that  would fall into
> > this class or are a little smaller ?  Any suggestions would be
> welcome
> > because written catalogue descriptions offer little information.
> >
> > I'm looking through catalogues now and like to order a few of the
> more
> > gardenable larger ones for use in a future breeding program.
> >
> > Thanks in advance to any on or off line tips
> >
> > Chris Darlington
> > Blainville , Quebec
> > lots of snow today
> 
> Supreme Sultan is a very large flower. I have had blooms up to 10"
> across, and it never falls over. I do have a number of plants that
> have SS in their background and they have large flowers (not as large
> as SS). These are Sultan's Honey and Artiste's Palette.  Sargent
> Preston is also large and so is its grandparent Condottiere.
> 

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