Re: HYB: CULT: reselect seedlings & trash

Jan

I hope you will use it for breeding to improve a lot of other poor
performers, any chance of a bit for my breeding programme

Colleen Modra
South Aust
----- Original Message -----
From: Jan Clark <janclarx@hotmail.com>
To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: CULT: reselect seedlings & trash


> >So, I have mixed feelings about 'trashed' seedlings, even within a
> >'local' area (I'm about 60 miles away).
>
> One of my first seedlings has a lovely rich purple flower (like plenty of
> others on the market), with incredible substance. The blooms lasted for a
> week each. It grows very tall, has heaps of blooms and increases well.
> On the downside, the horizontal falls are just that - stick straight out
> like cardboard. You had to stand on tiptoe, to look properly into the
> flower. The stalks are almost 2" thick at the base, and stand stiff like
> tree trunks.
> Many, many people admired it, because it was growing right outside my back
> door, and stood out so clearly. They also admired it's 2 siblings, which
> they thought were just the same plant, even though much shorter, with less
> increase, less bloom, and less substance.
> I won't be passing that one on to anyone. I don't wish to get a reputation
> for growing 5' irises which need to be cut with a chainsaw.
> cheers, Jan clark
>
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