Re: CHANGE OF PACE and HIGH STANDARDS
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- Subject: Re: CHANGE OF PACE and HIGH STANDARDS
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 19:08:40 -0700 (MST)
Clarence Mahan wrote:
>Of the irises that did make the AM in 1996, very few come close to the
>consistent performance of CHANGE OF PACE. I grow half of them and none
>performs as well as CHANGE OF PACE.
I dug out the Stockton catalog and made a note to order this
iris....thanking you all for the information. If it weren't for
this list, some of us wouldn't have a clue of what to try....
>Among the Siberians, I find it amazing....absolutely amazing.....that
>CORONATION ANTHEM got 11 more votes for the Morgan-Wood than HIGH STANDARDS.
> I have grown both of these irises since they were introduced and CORONATION
>ANTHEM can't even approach HIGH STANDARDS as a garden iris. HIGH STANDARDS
>is fabulous, approaching perfection.
I agree with this assessment of HIGH STANDARDS which was a repeat
bloomer for me this year in Zone 3 and it happens to be my husband's
favorite iris. :-)
Ellen Gallagher "Snow covers the garden. The gardener
e_galla@moose.ncia.net forgets the struggle."
USDA Zone 3
Lancaster, New Hampshire, USA
