Re: TEMPTONE
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- Subject: Re: TEMPTONE
- From: A* P* <a*@academy.net.au>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 16:23:45 -0700 (MST)
Bruce wrote:
>TEMPTONE is mentioned in the April '97 AIS Bulletin, in Clarence
>Mahan's "International News" section. Here's what it says:
>
>"The Australasian Dykes Medal, which is awarded in alternate years in
>Australia and New Zealand, went to the Australian tall bearded iris
>TEMPTONE, hybridized by Graeme Grosvenor, in 1995. A beautifully
>ruffled purple iris, TEMPTONE came from the cross of two American
>Dykes Medal winners: SILVERADO x DUSKY CHALLENGER."
>
>Sounds nice!
The description in Grosvenor's catalogue is:
Fantastic, rich, ruffled purple flowers with purple beards. Perfect show
spikes and great growth habits.
Without wishing to make any of the northern-hemisphere listers envious....I
will merely comment that I was sent 2 rhizomes of this as extras with my
order in December.
Grosvenor has a '98 intro called NEW CHALLENGE which has the same SILVERADO
x DUSKY CHALLENGER parentage, and is described as:
Lovely royal purple with blue-violet beards. Flowers are well ruffled and
spikes are show quality. No-one was surprised when this iris followed up
its sister seedling Temptone's success by winning the Alan Johnson
Hybridiser's Medallion.
Bruce, since I need to contact Graeme Grosvenor anyway, I will follow up
your question, and e-mail you privately.
Ann Pearce
