Re: TB:Sonata in Blue
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- Subject: Re: TB:Sonata in Blue
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 23:33:44 -0600 (MDT)
Rick Tasco wrote:
> > Walter,
> >
> > You made me scurry out to the iris field to look at our SONATA IN BLUE.
> > It does have what I'd call just average purple based foliage, but not
> > excessive. Of course, on a rhizome trimmed down for shipping, it could
> > appear to be almost all purple, and some growers do trim their leaves
> > very short for shipping. But we don't want anyone to get the false
> > impression that the entire leaf is purple.
Walter Moores wrote:
> This was not trimmed too severely and it is all purple..guess
> growing conditions vary.
Walter,
Yes, our constant sun can sometimes lighten or "shorten" the PBF on some
of our plants. Guess we should put some "sun-block" on them! ;-) (Just
kidding folks--PLEASE do not try this at home)!
Roger
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California Sierra Nevada foothills-Zone 8--where we're about
half-way through our order filling season
