RE: TB:Favorites
- Subject: RE: [iris-talk] TB:Favorites
- From: J* R*
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 09:16:55 -0800
> Donald Eaves[SMTP:donald@eastland.net]
>
> John,
> So are these the ones you anticipate seeing bloom again? If you could now
> go back through the list and elaborate on the unique qualities they have
> that drives that anticipation, I'd be interested.
>
> EPICENTER: Great color contrast (black cherry on salmon cream plicata),
> great vigor and consistent bloom.
>
> DOUBLE DRIBBLE: Technically a luminata-plicata I guess, but appearance is
> a mid/light blue "self" with soft and subtle white veining. Strong plant,
> good stalk, good substance.
>
> LAUGH LINES: Luminata-plicata with bold magenta burgandy color, excallent
> form, ruffling, size, substance, tall and well branched.
>
> SOCIETY PAGE: Pale pink, great waxy substance, shorter but with sturdy
> stalks, a good grower.
>
> TIMESCAPE: Big ruffled lavender and white blended thing. Performance
> usually excellent, but may be dependent upon location.
>
> CRYSTAL DREAMS: Hard to describe. Lovely pale, pastel pattern involving
> pink, white, and lavender edging. Healthy with good substance but slow
> grower and less consistent than some, I want to breed it with more
> weedlike (i. e., Byers) cultivars.
> LARRY GAULTER: Big, tall, ruffled dark purple. Much better performance
> in southern California than the Schreiner dark purples, and much more
> ruffled. A very strong grower, occasionally rot sensitive but grows too
> well to worry about it.
>
> CLOUD BALLET: Lovely pattern of near-white pale icy blue, with medium
> light blue edging (a "bleeding" tint, not a clearly defined edge line).
> Nice ruffles and a good grower.
>
> SKIPALONG: Fancy plicata in sort of a mauve tone. Big flowers with good
> substance, wavy ruffling, and very distinctive. Will stand out despite a
> soft coloration.
>
> REINCARNATION: Tall Byers reblooming space-ager, falls sometimes curl in
> a disappointing manner but otherwise the form is very nice. A very
> interesting parent, this trait is not prevalent in its progeny. The color
> is sort of a boysenberry mauve blend, very nice. Great stalks, branching,
> growth, and dependability.
>
> ROCK STAR: Shorter Byers reblooming space-age plicata, raspberry on
> salmon. Slightly open standards, but great color and charm. Nice
> ruffles.
>
Boy that took some time, but I guess if I wanna recommend them, I oughta say
why.
John Reeds, southern CA 9b
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