Re: Re: RE:HYB: Toughness
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: RE:HYB: Toughness
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 08:38:32 -0600
> From: neilm@charter.net
>
> A bitone with dark purple standards, black falls and RED beard is
> Keppel's WILD WINGS, which includes ROMANTIC EVENING in its
> pedigree. Wild Wings has excellent branching, lovely form, with a
> bloom somewhat small for American taste, but the color alone attracts
> garden viewers like a magnet. The foliage is attractive, clean and
> straight, a valued characteristic in the garden.
Robert,
LOCAL COLOR (Keppel, 1996) is as vigorous and floriferous as anything in
the garden here, which unfortunately does not seem to be true of WILD WINGS
(Keppel, 1999). LC blooms early (Linda Mann, beware!) and stays in bloom a
long time - it bloomed for three full weeks this year. LC is not black, but
rather a deep purple (aubergine - the color of a ripe eggplant), but the
beard is very bright and bushy.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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