Re: Re: HYB: older irises



On 9 Jan 01, at 15:38, Linda Mann wrote:

> Walter Moores said:
> << I thought Monty Byers was crazy when he crossed Well
>  Endowed with Violet Miracle, but look at CANTINA, the fantastic child
>  that resulted. >>
> 
> Ok, I'll bite - Why did you think he was crazy?  I am too ignorant to know
> why this seems like an oddball cross.
> 
> Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
 

	Violet (purple) x yellow.  Guess I am just not that daring.  Be prepared for
muddy colors. . . like yellow x blue producing green???? You get 
colors like pus or is it puce?  I have seen it happen in other 
seedling patches.  Maybe if you have a thousand seeds from such a 
cross, you might get something like CANTINA.  I wouldn't have the 
space or patience to grow off the seedlings from a violet x yellow 
cross or yellow x blue.  Remember we are talking about selfs here 
with no inhibitor cultivars in the pedigrees.

     Mike is the voice of experience with CANTINA.

     Thanks for asking, Linda.

	Walter Moores
      Enid Lake, MS USA 7/8
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