Re: AIS:2002 Dykes, End of a Keppel Drought
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] AIS:2002 Dykes, End of a Keppel Drought
- From: c*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 23:30:15 EST
In a message dated 3/11/02 7:17:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, wshear@hsc.edu
writes:
> > For those who know me well the following is superfluous, but I expect my
> > Dykes vote to go to Mesmerizer. Here it starts blooming in December or
> > January, and goes through late May. A great garden iris that puts up
> > show-quality stalks.
>
> MESMERIZER is great hear in central VA as well. The only fault I can see
> is
> that the stalks are betimes too tall for the blooms they carry and get
> knocked over in even a slight breeze.
>
> I have two seedlings (from the only 2 seeds), that I hope will bloom this
> year, from MESMERIZER X CHANTED. What do you think THAT will look like?
>
> Bill Shear
>
My guess would be plain vanilla with lavender highlights. Their progeny might
have 31 flavours.;>}
You make a good point that it is also very fertile both ways. it must have
some excellent qualities since almost every hybridizer I have talked to has
tried some crosses with it. it has been very generous to novice like me.
Cathy Campi
Stockton Ca Zone 9+ SNOW due tomorrow ????????????????
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