Re: CULT: Orange Irises, Was Re 99 Iridaceae Yard Awards
From: Barb Johnson <bdjohnson@atlascomm.net>
> Nancy Price wrote:
> Sorry to disagree with Donald. I obtained GOOD SHOW in 1997. Both
> 1998 and 1999 I have had very good bloom. A fellow employee
> challenged me with the statement that she had no orange TB iris in her
> yard and did not think there were any iris a true orange color. Well
> ..... I checked out a couple catalogues and came up with Oktoberfest,
> Orange Harvest and GOOD SHOW. I still like my Orange Parade the best
> though. A Dodge Citian 50 miles east of me made the statement that
> they had trouble growing orange iris. Input from another Region 18
> member.
AVALON SUNSET, Schreiner '94, has been beautiful here the last two
years. And, it is pod fertile. I have a pod on it which may be a bee pod
since I didn't mark which stalk I pollenated, but at least I have one.
We all love it. It beats Tangerine Sky all hollow! Cheers, Barb
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Barb Johnson b*@atlascomm.net
Near Springfield, SW Missouri AIS, ISO, HIPS, RIS, MIS
USDA Zone 5b AIS Region 18 (KS & MO)
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