Re: AIS: Judges work load, and Neil's closing remarks

I'll get right on that for you Betty!  lol

Yes, better definitely is subjective.  It means something totally different to
me than it does to others.

To some, it does only mean flower form or pattern, others it could mean color,
for some, it is rebloom, and for many others, it means most of the different
things you mentioned.

I'll never forget the time I bought a $50 amoena because it was the latest
pattern, never before seen, and the thing never ever grew. It did not grow for
anyone really well.  But, for the percentage of people in the country that
could grow it to bloom stage, the flower was breathtaking. It was so
breathtaking, I never once heard anyone mention anything else about it, such
as branching, bud count, disease resistance, etc.

Patrick Orr
Phoenix AZ Zone 9
USA


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Autmirislvr@aol.com
  To: iris@hort.net
  Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 7:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [iris] AIS: Judges work load, and Neil's closing remarks


  In a message dated 3/27/2004 1:46:50 PM Central Standard Time,
  irisdude@msn.com writes:

  > and now you are telling me that I
  > have to get something better than anything similar to it that is out
  > there????!!!
  >

  Better is subjective.  It doesn't refer to form alone.  If I happen to like
  tall irises (or short) and I produce an iris that looks just like NAME
BRAND,
  but is 2 inches taller (or shorter), in my eyes, it is an improvement
because I
  prefer taller/shorter irises.  I may even think it worthy of introduction.

  Factor in the wide variety of forms.  Just because I don't like a given form
  doesn't mean that others won't like it.  Then, there is plant vigor,
increase,
  stalk, branching and season of growth.

  Color alone, can bring up a whole smorgasboard of variations and
preferences.
   Add in the various patterns and walla!  We have hybridizers back in
  business!

  Patrick, I submit that there is still a lot to be done! (And I didn't even
  mention rebloom!)

  I'm visualizing an iris with the stalk of Dusky Challenger, the form of
  Silverado, branching of Song of Norway, bud count of Victory Falls in the
fall,
  color of Supreme Sultan (insert color pattern of choice) and the fall bloom
  capacity of Summer Olympics in a good year!

  Betty W. in South-central KY Zone 6 . . .
  Bridge In Time Iris Garden@website:
   www.thegardensite.com/irises/bridgeintime/

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