Re: strange TB
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: strange TB
- From: J* M* <m*@bcgrizzly.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 16:08:15 -0600 (MDT)
>Yes, it was George who had the picture and the iris. It is one of his
>seedlings. If he intros it, he wants to call it Miss Conception. One
>standard and fall is pink; one standard and fall is yellow; and one
>standard and fall is 1/2 pink and 1/2 yellow split down the middle.
>Should we put out a dare to Brad to top this? No telling what the world
>of iris will come up with next.
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This sounds like it is a "chimera". I have seen it rarely in iris but with
more frequency in lilies. An initial occurrence is rare and I have never
known it to reappear in the same plant. Fortunately so methinks.
John Montgomery
monashee@bcgrizzly.com
Vernon BC Zone 5 Where virtually all of the TB's and about 60% of the
Siberians have now flowered. Very, very late for us.
