Re: CULT:HYB:More on those 450 rotters

--- In iris-talk@y..., "Iris Moose" <irismoose@d...> wrote:
"When I spoke with people in real life "face-to-face" then it was 
revealed the situation is dire, rot is rampant, hybridizers and 
sellers don't care, it's all about money and getting the prettiest 
plants to the market before they are even evaluated for garden 
worthiness, and the iris in general are  in decline."


I think this is coming down rather hard on some very conscientious 
people.  The process of testing, evaluating and preparing a variety 
for introduction (let alone the process of selecting breeding stock) 
DOES include disease resistance, hardiness, etc.  A miffy variety 
that rots easily is NOT a commercial variety--first of all because 
the sellers can't grow it themselves.

But the conditions in my garden, and my cultural practices are not 
the same as yours.  I doubt there is ANY variety that is going to 
perform perfectly everywhere.  Hopefully the awards system (if judges 
do their work with the kind of attention they must) rewards the 
varieties with the BROADEST survivability and cultural durability.  
(As an aside--This is one of the reasons I find the criticism of 
EDITH WOLFORD so puzzling. How did this one ever get a Dykes if it is 
so dratted difficult in so many areas?)

Normally, an AM or Dykes Medal would mean this variety is one that 
can be relied upon to GROW most places.


 

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