Re: strange TB-SIX PACK

Bill Maryott wrote:
> 
> art bern wrote:
> > > I had a seedling bloom this year that was what I classify as a freak. It
> > had two pedals instead of three as it's standard. It was rather pretty
> > tho and is there a chance it will be normal next year? All flowers on
> > the stock had the same freaky condition.
> >
> > Art Bern  art@gv.net
> Art, it is VERY common to have iris with too many or too few petals.
> This is especially true with horned and flounced iris.  It is VERY
> unlikely the pattern will be consistent.  It is not impossible though,
> ie. FULL HOUSE had five sets of petals, FLAT RATE has six falls
> consistently and no standards, and others.
> In my breeding work, I consider "broken flowers" as we call them to be a
> fault that must be observed before introduction.  If your cultivar
> should retain this condition two or more years in succession with ALL
> flowers, it deserves more consideration.
> Bill Maryott

Good morning Bill:

Glad you mentioned SIX PACK.  My did well this year. Had 7 blooms on
each stalk, with the two year clump putting out four bloomstalks. This
is really a very pretty thing. The very first bloom to open, opened as a
normal iris, and I started to panic just knowing I had the wrong name on
the wrong iris. But, the rest of the stalks and flowers all performed
perfectly. Don't know why the first one acted up. Maybe it was confused
for a moment. I doubt that the plant would have been intro'd if it had
been a "normal" flower. Wasn't much to look at that way.

See ya'll.
Diana Winship
Richardson, Tx - where I'M BBBAAACCCKKK!!!
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