Re: AIS:2002 Dykes, End of a Keppel Drought
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] AIS:2002 Dykes, End of a Keppel Drought
- From: A* K*
- Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 15:55:31 -0600
Keppel's California iris looked so gorgeous on paper that I always felt bad that most of them just didn't like this climate, not for me nor for any of the iris gardeners I know in this area (NW Iowa, SE South Dakota, NE Nebraska. Since he moved to Oregon--and I've been told that one reason for the move was to get hardier "blood" into his breeding program--there seems to be some indication his beautiful things will do better here. If the SEA POWER I saw last year in Larry Harder's garden is a sample, and if it continues to thrive, I would have to agree with Bill Shear that it is certain to be a Dykes candidate. It's an iris to die for; I just hope it isn't one that will die for its growers in this tri-state region. I certainly want to try it, though I don't want to spend $40 to find out that it doesn't grow well.
Arnold
Arnold & Carol Koekkoek
38 7th Street, NE
Sioux Center, IA 51250
e-mail koekkoek@mtcnet.net
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