Re: TB: Edith Wolford was Bloom Report -- bearded ir is
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- Subject: Re: TB: Edith Wolford was Bloom Report -- bearded ir is
- From: M* H* <M*@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 01:20:25 -0600
From: Marte Halleck <MorJHalleck@worldnet.att.net>
> From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
>
> Marte,
>
> I don't grow any of the newer cultivars, but have seen pictures of many.
> To my mind, EDITH WOLFORD is still very distinctive.
Funny your saying you don't grow "any of the newer cultivars" -- to
someone who mostly has irises intro'd in the early part of this century
or in the 1800's, EW's date of 1986 makes it a very new cultivar
indeed!
[snip]
> It is VERY
> ruffled. The first year it bloomed for me, the branching was very short
> and it looked like a puff ball. Also, the colours are very clear and
> make a bold contrast. I'm not sure that I would call the standards
> mustard yellow. But there have been some years where the colouring has
> not been quite as bold.
Whatever it is that I have IS very ruffled & the falls are virtually
horizontal. The color contrast is pretty bold & I should emphasize that
the yellow standards have just a slight mustard tone, at least to my
eyes. But I'm not yet convinced it's EW & don't know of anyone "local"
who has a reliably-named EW in bloom to compare mine to. (Denver's TB
bloom is over so no hope there.) Best bet, natch, is to acquire a known
EW & plant 'em together then check the blooms out next summer -- I may
even do this!
> In contrast, I also grew LULLABY OF SPRING. Next to EDITH WOLFORD it
> looked faded. On its own, it is a pleasing harmony of pastel tones.
> Many of the newer cultivars tend more to the pastel tones and some have
> larger flowers.
L of S may in fact be one of the ones I've seen photos of that I
mentioned as being "similar" to EW, at least in basic color combo.
> Hope this helps some.
It did. Thanks!
Marte in the mtns Zone 4/Sunset 1 Colorado
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