Re: Decadence as a parent
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: Decadence as a parent
  • From: A* M* <a*@earthlink.net>
  • Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:07:56 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
I have Decadence and it has sone alright better now that it is in my ignore bed and I have used it three times on crosses one with an Arilbred.  With the Arilbred which has produced strong garden plants withthe Decadence cross of 10 seedlings one continues to survive.  With other tall bearded crosses 3 of 8 and 1 of 12 survived their ignore year where they got no care for a year.  They did not increase well before that but as you can see most died before they went into evaluation.  Pretty seedling oh my yes, the survivers are for the most part good plants if a little slow to increase, but the ones that struggles with seedling care could not survive in the average garden.  I would never vote for Decadence.

A

-----Original Message-----
>From: Eugene Baxley <baxleyeugene@yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jan 9, 2012 9:58 AM
>To: "iris@hort.net" <iris@hort.net>
>Subject: [iris] Decadence as a parent
>
>    Parental abilities are not a criteria for AIS awards. So, even if
>Decadence is the greatest parent ever, why is an iris that obvioulsy is a poor
>grower is moving rapidly up the ladder of AIS awards toward the Dykes medal?
> 
>    I hear that Barry Blyth has put Decadence in over half of his 2012
>introductions.
> 
>    I have found from experience that Dykes medal and Wister
>medal winners, on the average, are poor garden plants. I have eliminated most
>of them. Queen's Circle is super here and Drama Queen is doing alright. 
> 
>    I was out with a sharp shovel one day and I eased it under Decadence and
>was headed for the garbage can with the whole clump when an iris friend came
>up and asked for it. He took it home with him.
>
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Anita Moran
Pilmore Gardens
USDA 6B
Maryland
FSKIS, AIS, ASI

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