Re: cultivars and disease
- Subject: Re: cultivars and disease
- From: I*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 96 05:10:59 MST
In a message dated 96-02-15 19:29:13 EST, you write:
>
>I hope we won't be too quick to label cultivars as disease prone. I don't
>doubt that there's a genetic component to most diseases, but many other
>variables are involved in the actual contracting of the disease. Nutrition,
>watering, soil, garden location and luck are all possible contributors. I
>have found that irises in a certain part of my garden may have more
disease--
>a fact that seems to rule out genetics as a factor.
>
>
I hope I'm not being accused of this! But I think it's valuable information
that some hybridizer's plants do better in certain climates... and that
others do not! I think that the iris world loses many people to frustration
and disappointment when they plant something that does not grow well in their
particular climate.
That's why I tell new people that 1. The best place to buy an iris is at
your local iris sale and 2) we give all new members to our club 3 free
irises to get them going - we know the iris will grow here and it gives them
a good start with quality material.
I would NEVER accuse of hybridizer's efforts of being 'disease prone'. But I
don't think there's anything wrong with making statement about what will and
will not grow in Buffalo, NY.
Kathy Guest - in the Buffalo 'burbs
