Re: CAT: MUST HAVE!!!
- Subject: Re: CAT: MUST HAVE!!!
- From: P* D*
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 12:55:27 -0600
From: "Perry Dyer" <pdyer@flash.net>
I'll personally vouch for Heaven's Edge (Tompkins 96). It was one of the
great "sleepers" here and will appear in my next edition of Contemporary
Views, (IF I EVER GET IT WRITTEN!!). Clean, sharp coloration. Wonderful
form. Good substance. Very fine first-year branching and bud count.
Acceptable growth habits. Ironically it was an extra (which I had hinted
for) on an order I placed directly with Chet. First time I had ever ordered
from him, in all these years. Well, the one I ordered (sight unseen, one of
my whim-orders) turned out to be ugggggly (no names mentioned, OK), but both
extras I received (H.E. and a wonderful brightly colored red on yellow plic,
Figure Head from '96) more than made up for the disappointment of the iris
ordered.
Perry Dyer
central Oklahoma
-----Original Message-----
From: vince lewonski <vincelewonski@yahoo.com>
To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 9:19 AM
Subject: [iris-talk] CAT: MUST HAVE!!!
>From: vince lewonski <vincelewonski@yahoo.com>
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>> > From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
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>> > What are the MUST HAVEs for this year?
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>V. sez:
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> I have a long "must have" list, as follows with explanations:
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>MORNING MOOD - I have CAPRICIOUS, but the falls are kinda droopy, and
>the outer leaves tend to rot. MM has a similar color pattern, and I
>hope will be an improvement.
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>CORAL DREAMS - Loved a photo I saw of it.
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>HEAVEN'S EDGE - Been looking for something like ARMADA, POLAR SEAS,
>etc. that grows better. Someone else in PA said that this did well for
>them.
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>PRINCE GEORGE - I'm a sucker for heavy haft veining, even if it is out
>of fashion.
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>SHIRLEY M - Nice blue bearded pink. Had it before and lost it.
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>APRICOT TOPPING - BB - Loved a photo.
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>BECKY'S BONNET - Loved a photo on photo list - like RINGO, with yellow
>stile arms and B.
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>TENDER TUNE - Loved it on LOOMIS TRIAL GARDEN tape - neglecta with
>yellow B. It's from Burseen, who I ordered from last year and was
>delighted with the size of his rhizomes.
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>SHERRYL RENE - Another Loomis tape one - kinda like SWEET MUSETTE.
>Also from Burseen.
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>PELE - SDB - Yet another Loomis - orange/red with great growth.
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>AUTUMN YEARS - I'm a sucker for colorbreakers. Saw it in a garden last
>year and liked it.
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>ANYTHING GOES - Another one with strong haft markings.
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>TIGER BUTTER - I used to have this, but I got rid of it because it
>didn't grow much. Then I saw it at a show last year, and it looked
>great! Gonna try it in more sun. May get SUMMMER'S SMILE instead.
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>GOODWILL MESSENGER - Liked photo.
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>CONJURATION - Yeah, this got trashed on the list last year, but I saw
>it at a show and in a couple gardens and liked it.
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>HARVEST OF MEMORIES - I probably saw this in someone's garden last
>year, but it didn't register. Then I saw it at our fall meeting when
>someone brought in a stalk - Queen of Show stalk!!! Four open blooms
>in November!!! Besides, it's from Lloyd...
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>JEAN MARIE - Saw this in a garden last year and liked it a lot - white
>and yellow. Another Lloyd Z one.
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>MARGARET VIOLA WHITE - Blue with dark B. Saw in garden last year and
>liked it. Yet another Lloyd one. (It just happened that I saw a lot of
>his I liked last year)
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>SPRINGHOUSE - Loved this several years ago in someone's garden, but I
>couldn't find it in a catalog to buy it until this year.
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>IRISH MOSS - SDB - Liked photo. And it's green!
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>ETERNAL BLISS - Another rebloomer I saw last fall. Near white, with
>orange B and lace.
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>CANARY DELIGHT - Liked it in garden last year, and want to see if it
>will rebloom here.
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>SKY AND SUN - New intro from Winterberry Gardens - blue with yellow B.
>Saw it as a seedling last year.
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>AUTUMN CIRCUS - Saw this in the garden for the first time last year -
>looked like an improved CIRCUS STRIPES.
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>CRAFTY LADY - BB - Liked photo.
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> There. I've given you a peek into my mind. You've stared straight
>into the depths of insanity...
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>vincelewonski@yahoo.com
>Vince Lewonski
>Secane, PA Zone 6
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