Re: TB:Society Page

Thanks, John,

SOCIETY PAGE has been recommended to me by others.  Looks like I'm 
gonna hafta rob and bank and get it!

Patricia Brooks
Whidbey Island, WA, zone 8, where SDBs have flourished and first TBs 
now blooming.



--- In iris-talk@y..., John Reeds <jreeds@m...> wrote:
> Patricia Brooks was seeking pinks for breeding without tangerine 
beards.
> Ghio's 2000 Society Page opened on Sunday: a light, creamy pink 
with whiter
> fall centers and a coral-pink blush across the midribs of the 
standards.
> Beards are almost nonexistent; a few hairs deep in the throat 
matching the
> fall color.  The form is excellent, flaring with ruffled edges and 
tightly
> closed standards.  Heaviest substance and massive (though a bit 
shorter than
> average) stalk.  Foliage on the stalk is perhaps a bit more coarse 
than I
> would consider perfect.  Three perfect flowers are open today.
> 
> My garden bloom is fading a bit with uppper 80's weather taking 
over.  Cloud
> Ballet and Larry Gaulter are putting on the best show right now, 
but a rare
> 44" stalk of Cascade Springs (not a good performer for me) is 
looking its
> awesome best!
> 
> Just planted nine rosebushes.  I love Black Magic, Tropical Sunset, 
and
> Crimson Bouquet best.
> 
> John Reeds, in sunny southern California
> jreeds@m...


 

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