Thoughts on Clarence

(Sorry John. I'm new at this and will read the subject tags when I have time. :-) Nita)

Thoughts from Lloyd:
My best guess on Clarence's parentage is Latest Style by ???(I refuse to even guess)

1.I am glad that Chuck Chapman believes in the dominant amoena/zonal. I have always called it a luminata-plicata. However, Mike Lowe stated that this could not be so, and that it was not a luminata. Strangely, everyone was crossing it to luminata!
2. I doubt very much that Victoria Falls is a parent. Sister Helen is a lovely blue self. It is pod parent of Brother Carl and pollen parent of Silver Dividends. None of its off spring have ever been zonal here.
3. Latest Style (and Latest Trend) were brought out in 1979. The latter suffered by comparison and is no longer grown that I am aware of. The pollen parent was Dawn Violet, a pale amoena from (Violet Supreme X Jolly Goliath) pod parent (Crinkled Ivory X Autumn Sensation) X Grand Baroque X Goliath's Mate) Lots of dominant amoenas here with quite a few plicatas in earlier generations.
4, Clarence, as a parent, has been very good here in Durham and Chapel Hill...also good reports coming from Texas
5.Violet Grace is from a Mr. Wadland, late, of Ontario Canada.
6. Cross Clarence to WIDE iris when possible.
7. Linda, the suggestion to Patrick to cross back to Immortality was to a) increase the rebloom potential and b) cut down the time to achieve remontancy. Probably any good rebloomer would do this. Immortality kids may make good crosses with the 4 IMM seedlings introduced by Monty Byars..Zurich, Silver Screen and 2 others whose names escape me, If possible you might also try them with Vanity or any of her crosses ( eg Vanity X Jean Guymer)
8. Iris Dreams? I've been living them for over 50 years. I think I achieved a lot in the blue, violet and white categories. And this year I think I have a true, blue bearded, white rebloomer ready to introduce. l now would like to see progress made in the pink, red, orange colorations.

Everyone, enjoy your hibernation period and look forward to a marvelous spring season.
Lloyd

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