Re: Dusky Challenger
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Dusky Challenger
- From: G* S* <g*@loop.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 23:18:56 -0700 (MST)
LMann76543@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-01-20 06:06:57 EST, you write:
>
> >DC is the one variety that our customers instantly pick out when they round
> >the corner and see 27000 plants in 330 varieties - that's why it gets so
> many
> >symposium votes and that is why I always say that it is the best iris (of
> any
> >type) EVER!! - along with at least ten others that I won't name!! (-; Graham
>
> 27000!!!! envy. But that has been my experience as well (though in much
> smaller numbers!) in every garden I have ever been to. Is the appearrance of
> the bloom not that remarkable in less difficult climates? Definitely the
> iris to generate addicts around here.
>
I'm not sure what constitutes a difficult climate. In winter-lacking
Los Angeles, Silverado far outperforms DC, and the iris nicknamed
"Come here and look at this one" is Batik.
I like DC a lot though, but it barely does better than Edith Wolford.
Glad to see all the good reports on DC, however--makes me distrust
the Symposium less.
Gerry
