Wierd Increases
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- Subject: Wierd Increases
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 18:34:31 -0700 (MST)
Ok, This is a novice question.
I have two iris that this year both exhibit the characteristic of
producing a large number of small(er) increases very closely bunched at
the end of the mother rhizome. So many in fact that the thing reminds me
of a squid and its tentacles. The two cvs are Heady Perfume (Weiler 91)
and Bridal Fashion (Weiler 86). Noting that they were both by the same
hybridizer, I looked up the parentage. They both have Thick and Creamy
in the first level. I didn't find any other common ancestors, but I
don't have the data to go very far back.
So, would it be proper to infer that Thick and Creamy could be the
source of a characteristic like that, and does anybody know if T&C does
the same thing? Or is this whole thing just a wierd occurance in my
garden?
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
