Re: HYB: Velvety Amoenas
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- Subject: Re: HYB: Velvety Amoenas
- From: "* G* C* <j*@erols.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 17:24:34 -0700 (MST)
Sharon McAllister wrote:
> CHINESE EMPRESS is an amoena with exceptionally nice velvet. I hesitate to
> say how "good" its ruffling is by TB standards, but it IS a bit too ruffled for
> my taste.
>
> I haven't grown any TB seedlings from it, but it's the common TB ancestor of
> many of my velvety arilbreds.
Sharon -- Thank you. That's the kind of input that I'm looking for. I'd
like to see a photo of CHINESE EMPRESS. Can you think of a catalogue
that has it?
I hope some more of our listers will tell me what they like in
well-ruffled heavy velvet irises.
Griff Crump, near Mount Vernon, VA jgcrump@erols.com
P.S. I'm sure you're right about climatic conditions dictating best
pollinating times.
