TB: Edith Wolford
- Subject: TB: Edith Wolford
- From: E* C*
- Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 23:11:59 -0500
Well, I couldn't find the pic of the nursery, so I'll send a pic of TB Edith
Wolford, who actually listened and bloomed this year!
El, near Winnipeg
Manitoba, Canada Z3
MIS & DIS Display Garden
-----Original Message-----
From: Eleanor Cecchini <eleanore@mb.sympatico.ca>
To: iris-talk@yahoogroups.com <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: Transpiration and rot
>Well, I have to find Oyez then, if it bloomed for you Laurie. It's the
>first AB that I ever saw and adore it to pieces!
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>I've grown mostly medians in my garden for about 10 yrs, and have very few
>TB's for the very reasons you mention, Laurie. I refuse to stake any
plant,
>except for climbers. A friend gave me some TB's last year and most of them
>are blooming, but the older TB historics I have never even blew over in a
>couple of bad rain/wind storms we had here a week or so back.
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>There's still IB's, BB's, TB's, I. versicolor, I. pseudacorus and Sib's
>blooming here. Many MDB's and SDB's bloomed at least for 2 wks this year,
>probably due to the cold spring weather. 3 wks ago, during one of my iris
>garden tours, I had the perfect day. The entire 2000 nursery bed had it's
>total 200+ irises all in bloom (MDB's and SDB's)!
>
>I'll try to find the pic and send it to iris-photos.
>
>El, near Winnipeg
>Manitoba, Canada Z3
>MIS & DIS Display Garden
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: laurief <laurief@paulbunyan.net>
>To: iris-talk@yahoogroups.com <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
>Date: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 9:18 PM
>Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: Transpiration and rot
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>>Speaking of ABs, can anyone even begin to explain how OYEZ could possibly
>>have survived AND bloomed in my garden this spring after having shown up
>>dessicated and rootless a month and a half after what I consider our last
>>"safe" planting date last year??? How could I lose just about all my TBs
>>and bloom OYEZ??? Unbelievable!
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>>Up until this year, I had no interest in adding BBs to my collection
>>because I didn't see the point. Since they bloom simultaneously with
>>TBs, they do nothing to extend the season. I figured they were just TBs
>>that didn't measure up. My perspective has now changed dramatically, and
>>I am adding many to my collection this year. I am hoping they will prove
>>hardier and more vigorous than the TBs, and I know they won't require all
>>the staking of the taller plants. I am SICK TO DEATH of staking floppy
>>TBs! And now that I've decided to not replace most of the modern TBs, I
>>need the BBs for bloom during that period.
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