Re: Iris breeding : check the catalogs
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Iris breeding : check the catalogs
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 06:01:56 -0700 (MST)
In a message dated 97-02-06 03:21:33 EST, you write:
>For example, of 46
>> catalogs offering BBs, the most widely offered cultivars were APRICOT
>> FROSTY (17), BATIK (17), SONJA'S SELAH (16), BLACKBEARD (15), BROWN LASO
>> (15), MARMALADE SKIES (15), and PINK BUBBLES (15). Are these all among the
>> best growing BBs on the market today?
>No, not in my garden. I am or have grown all the above except Frosty.
>Batik has been battered on this list before you came on. I carry it
>because it is popular with the public. It is a finicky grower with
>little increase. Marmalade Skies and Pink Bubbles I discontinued for
>poor growth. Sonja's Selah, Brown Lasso and Blackbeard are good here.
>Rick Tasco
Are all of these top award winners maybe? Wonder why they wound up in so
many catalogs. Seems odd if they don't increase very well in iris heaven -
where would they all come from? Or are border bearded (BBs) a type that does
better outside of iris heaven?
Linda Mann east Tennessee USA
having daffodil envy
