Re: TB: SILVERADO

Ellen Gallagher wrote:
> 
> --- Showtime Farm <showtime@bbtel.com> wrote:
> 
> >>> I have a two year old clump of Silverado.  It bloomed one
> stalk its first year (last year) and nothing this year.  Not
> even so much as a pregnant fan as far as I know so.... <<<
> 
> SILVERADO is out of here this year unless it blooms. It has been
> here for 4 yrs. and nary a bud...

A shame. Here it is slightly on the low side of the acceptable range,
but definitely okay. It still has my vote for "best form." Two stories
about it:

Bill Rinehart has mentioned taking part in a garden judging where it was
given a point count of 100, with no dissenters. Hard to beat that.

Bill Maryott was hoping to excite customers with a long row of gorgeous
clumps of it in full bloom. Everyone ignored it as they rushed down the
row to gawk at one small clump of Tiger Shark with two blooms open. He
gave up trying to educate the public.

So, Ellen, I am sorry it does not do well there (understated, I know).
But your land and time are limited. Out it should go (pending this
year's performance).

The situation may be reversed if I ever build up the courage to try Lake
Keuka here. I have liked Siberians the relatively few times I have seen
them blooming, but LK is the only one that has stunned me. Based on the
attempts of others around here to grow other Siberians, it would likely
either die quickly or live but not bloom. 

So, enjoy what does well, discard what fails completely, and keep
pushing the limits.

Gerry
-- 
g*@attbi.com
American Iris Society Affiliates Chair, Symposium Chair, and Director
in warm, winterless Los Angeles--USDA zone 9b-ish, Sunset 18-19

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