AR: DORCAS and APPIAN WAY
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- Subject: AR: DORCAS and APPIAN WAY
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- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 10:46:19 -0600 (MDT)
Mary Forte wrote:
: I'm wondering if anyone has any information about what I think are
arilbreds:
: DORCAS and APPIAN WAY. =
Both are indeed arilbreds. =
DORCAS (Hunt, 1979) is a halfbred (confusing sometimes, because it was
coded an OGB+ in ASI's old quantum system but it's an OGB in the new
chromosome-set system.) S light purple, darker toward claw; F violet wit=
h
sheen, hafts heavily veined; large red-violet signal.
APPIAN WAY (Plough, 1958) is a quarterbred (OB-). Mineral violet blendi=
ng
to fox-purple.
: And here's another arilbred question: I just got BIG BLACK BUMBLEBEE
and IB
: MAC and the growers suggested I pot them up in sand and not plant them=
out
: till September. =
I do this with all summer acquisitions, using a hand-and-half mixture of
native sandy soil and commercial potting soil. Arilbreds appreciate it. =
TBs, however, DEMAND it.
: Will I need to do this every year?
Not necessarily. The potting ritual is just to avoid the stress of
planting in the summer heat. Some experts do still recommend annual
division of arilbreds, especially in CA, because they are such rampant
growers -- but summer-dormant ABs can safely remain out of the ground
longer than TBs. =
: It seems like the
: culture information in World of Irises is very concerned with preventi=
ng
them
: from getting summer rain, but I live in an area with very hot, dry, lo=
ng
: summers.
Sounds like ideal aril/arilbred country....
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
