Re: CAT: Space Age Introductions
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CAT: Space Age Introductions
- From: M* S*
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 06:21:30 -0800
If you are on iris photos, let me know. I have a picture of one of
Schreiner's soon to be intro'ed space agers. Really nice. Must be getting
cold down below. :-) I agree with John, an ugly iris with an appendage is
still an ugly iris. Things have gotten much better in the past 10 years.
Mike Sutton
Porterville, CA USA
USDA zone 8b
----- Original Message -----
From: John Reeds <jreeds@microsensors.com>
To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 11:37 AM
Subject: RE: [iris-talk] CAT: Space Age Introductions
> Interesting sound bite. I know Ghio isn't particularly fond of
space-agers;
> I don't know what Keppel's playing with in the background. Shreiners at
> least lists space-agers; I don't know about Cooley's. They probably are
> geared more towards mass appeal than enthusiasts with a penchant for the
> unusual. For me, I sometimes find the appendages an enhancement, but it
> depends on the flower. Also, an ugly iris with great appendages is still
an
> ugly iris, and isn't it hard to purge those Sky Hooks genes (narrow
falls)!
> Things are getting a lot better, but many space-age intros ignore form and
> concentrate on maximizing the appendage size.
>
> John Reeds
> jreeds@microsensors.com
>
> > From: wmoores@watervalley.net[SMTP:wmoores@watervalley.net]
> > . Question..which will happen first?
> >
> > Hades will freeze over.
> >
> > Keppel, Ghio, Schreiner's and Cooley's will register and introduce
> > space age irises.
> >
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