Re: poor performing iris

In a message dated 97-02-28 21:05:07 EST, you write:

>    I agree with Gary.  If an Iris is consistently a poor performer for me,
>I will not put the rhizomes in the club sale, nor will I give them away.  I
>do not want anyone to think that I knowingly let them have a badly
>perfoming plant. Mark A. Cook

I disagree - some irises do very well in other people's gardens that don't do
well at all for me. (gee, have I mentioned that before? : ) )   Also, if it
doesn't do very well, there isn't much to take to the sale.  And sometimes,
there are irises that might require more care or special conditions than I
might be willing to give (or can possibly have, like a hill top)  in order to
do well.  A lot of our rhizome sales tend to be to fellow club members (iris
collectors), and we ask a lot of questions.  We also tend to suprevise
selections by new growers and make sure they get good performers.

Linda Mann lmann76543@aol.com east Tennessee USA
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