Re: SPKR: Chuck Chapman
- Subject: Re: SPKR: Chuck Chapman
- From: P* D*
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 17:55:17 -0600
From: "Perry Dyer" <pdyer@flash.net>
Ruby Eruption bloomed here for the first time this past year as a Median
Display Garden guest, and was OUTSTANDING. One of the best new SDB's I saw
this year. Intense, intense coloring in the thick plicata banding.
Dazzling.
Perry Dyer
central Oklahoma
-----Original Message-----
From: Irisborer@aol.com <Irisborer@aol.com>
To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 5:10 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] SPKR: Chuck Chapman
>From: Irisborer@aol.com
>
>Today I attended a terrific program on hybridizing given by Canadian
>hybridizer, Chuck Chapman. Chuck is just over the border from the WNY Iris
>Society in Guelph, Ontario... where he works on mainly SDB's (although he
has
>some TDF talls too).
>
>Chuck is probably best known for his everbloomer, FOREVER BLUE - and
>interesting enough, Chuck claims there is no known rebloomer in it's
>background. FOREVER blue, Chuck says, was in bloom from May till frost
(not
>on the same plant, but in the row). And we all remember the bouquet he
>brought to last year's fall banquet.
>
>Some other spectacular slides we saw included ERAMOSA SNOWBALL - dead white
>SDB (not dead plant, that is.... maybe stark white is a better term).
Great
>domed form.
>
>KLINGON PRINCESS, a product of CHUBBY CHEEKS breeding, is a wonderful
>combination of lavender and yellow, which WILL find its way into the Guest
>garden this year.
>
>RUBY ERUPTION (another CHUBBY CHEEKS kid) is a wonderful ruby plic over
>yellow.... very striking and that same great form.
>
>CANADIAN STREAKER has variegated - tri-colored foliage!
>
>Chuck's talk was on hybridizing and what genes are carried with what traits
>and so on. Some of it was a wee bit over my head, but Chuck is a good
speaker
>and I would recommend him. Interesting..... he said for breeding streaky
>foliage you have to put pollen on the streaked plant - the trait is not
>carried in the pollen.
>
>Anyone who would like his new catalog when it comes out, he tells me it's $
2 -
>redeemable on your first order.
>
>Chuck Chapman, RR#1, 8790 WR 124
>Guelph, Ontario N1H 6H7
>CANADA
>(519) 856-4424
>
>hubba hubba
>
>Kathy Guest whose wish list just took a great leap today!
>in E. Aurora, NY
>
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