Re: RE: CULT: Survivors in the Vale

In a message dated 2/20/2006 9:30:13 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
MryL1@msn.com writes:

<<I put a red S (survivor) next to my potential breeders.   Will be one more
thing to consider come daubing  time.>>
I've made notes of a few non-reblooming irises to include this year.   They 
are irises that have not only survived but are growing well.  Orange  Impact 
and Lion's Share are a couple of the varieties that are growing and  looking 
well.  Of course, it's hard to tell where rebloom lurks!  One  parent of Lion's 
Share (my least likely) is MOON'S DELIGHT.  It's in the  1998 checklist!  
<sigh>  MD's (Beverly Sills X (Ice Sculpture x  Liz).  So, who knows what I'd get??
 
But a caution note for me . . . what grows well here may not do well down  
the road.  From 1986-1998 I grew irises in a garden that is just under  7 miles 
from where I live now.  Hindenburg grew poorly there but well  here.  Dusky 
Challenger grew well there but poorly here!  Ruffled  Ballet wouldn't grow there 
at all, but it's children seem okay here.  I  have RB again and we'll see how 
it looks in the spring.  


 
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