Re: CULT:Schreiner Praise, Bashing

From: "Cliff & Rita Snyder" <snyder@eden.com>

I too am shocked at the bashing of HTB, VF and Silverado. They all do
wonderfully here. As to FEATURE ATTRACTION, no go here - it never bloomed
and rotted away the first Spring. We have a steady 10-15 mph wind at the
farm and VF has only fallen once (the stalk was 53"). HTB and Silverado also
perform very well. LET'S BOOGIE is doing OK, but not as strong as I had
hoped. Last year's, SERENE MOMENT is doing great so far and LUXOR GOLD looks
like it will be a weed (about 8 offsets per plant so far). Keppel's CHEATING
HEART has 35" stalks right now and the foliage is 36" as well. CH is my
favorite so far this year (I change my mind weekly :)

Cliff Snyder                        Austin, Tx
Rainbow Iris Farm            Zone 8
rainbowfarms.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Perry Dyer <pdyer@flash.net>
To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 7:41 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] Re: CULT:Schreiner Praise, Bashing


>From: "Perry Dyer" <pdyer@flash.net>
>
>Oh no!  Oh no!  And now they're comin' after "my" Honky Tonk Blues.  The
>three TB Dykes Medalists I *do* vote for, and "y'all" tear 'em up!  Guess
>y'all will just have to come to the convention here in May and see if I'm
>telling the truth, a liar, or just delusional.  (Now, how was THAT for a
>subtle plug for the national?).
>
>I was very suspicious of Feature Attraction even in the Schreiners' garden
>during convention.  I was dismayed that so many folks (you know 2/3 of them
>were surely AIS judges) were oozing and ah-ing over the "pretty face" and
>didn't even notice that there was hardly any increase, and what was there
>was already trying to ROT.  A "healthier alternative" to F.A. is Paul
>Black's Lois Parrish.  Wonderful lace, broad form, a prettier color anyhow,
>and very fine plant habits.
>
>Let's Boogie was also one of the first-year-bloom stars here in the
>convention guests.  WOW!  What color.  Seemed pretty healthy, too, which
>predecessors in that color pattern haven't always been.  And I think
they've
>got THREE "freebies" this year that will make my want list.  I'm going to
>have to come up with a SERIOUS order to them this year, if I want to get
all
>three, since that's the only way you can get them the first year.
>
>Perry Dyer
>central Oklahoma


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