HYB: TB: babies blooming - now what?
- To: iris-talk
- Subject: HYB: TB: babies blooming - now what?
- From: l* M*
- Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 08:34:19 -0400
The first IMMORTALITY x CELEBRATION SONG child has opened some blooms
and of course I think it's the most wonderful, beautiful, etc etc.
Now I'm supposed to grow 1000 of them for at least 5 years before
introducing it, right? Check back in about 25 yrs...How many
individuals do those of you who are backyard hybridizers grow? Do you
count the first bloom as year one with one plant, the year two with
however many increases (this one is in year two - none bloomed last year
- & has maybe 10 increases, 2 stalks).... where's my calculator...so
that you end up with 1000 the fifth year?
What major faults do I look for, other than inconsistency of bloom and
plug ugliness? I won't be able to judge inconsistency here very well -
most of the best are inconsistent because of the late freezes.
Other faults to look for? Poor substance, low bud count (also affected
by the freezes and drought), what else? This one has partially open
standards this year, aggravated by the late freeze, and somewhat smaller
than average flowers - are those faults?
At least I won't have to think about lack of vigor - the growing
conditions take care of that!
This is so much fun. More babies to come...
Linda Mann east Tennesseee USA zone 7/8
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