Re: Feature Attraction and regional irises

One of the most significant themes I've noticed in this year of iris-l has been
its observations of the differences in performance of different irises from 
region to region.   What is a good iris one place could be poor to fair in 
another, and it sounds as if that is the case more often than not.  If
that's true,
maybe we aren't best serving the public by seeking to give awards to
irises that grow at least so-so in lots of places.  Maybe AIS should be
encouraging Colorado folks to grow FEATURE ATTRACTION if it is going to
do well for them there, and recommending cold-weather rebloomers in places
where those will be the best performers.  I think AIS could serve people
well by promoting descriptions that note whether a given iris is rot-resistant,
good for short-season areas, acid- or alkaline tolerant, drainage-demanding,
etc. instead of trying always to do its awards on a best-iris-for-all basis.
                        --Jim
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Jim Wilson, Oxford, OH, USDA Zone 6a, AIS garden judge, Region 6
growing medians, TBs, Siberians, JIs, and a few SPU and species
wilsonjh@muohio.edu     http://www.muohio.edu/~wilsonjh
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