Re: Bloom Report

From: "Donald Eaves" <donald@eastland.net>


Hello Folks,

Peak bloom is long past and the heat combined with our usual wind
makes the life of the late blooming irises pretty short.  Also these
late bloomers tend to be a bit on the dwarfy side and frequently fail
to open all the buds.  Some just seem to dry up at this time of year.
I've dug into them, but have never found any pest present so I will
continue to blame it on the heat.  MOBY GRAPE bloomed about the
same size as the MTB MOVE OVER.  Pencil thin stalk about 14"
with dainty blooms of a very modern form.  And the color of a ripe
purple grape.  TIGER HONEY was not a lot larger.  Even smaller as
well as later than last year's bloom.  I'm still surprised at how much
I like the coloring.  I acquired it just as a novelty and wasn't expecting
to appreciate the look as much as I have.  CHINA DRAGON, a nice
orange; no more, no less.  To wit SUPERSIMMON.  Both are much
shorter than I would prefer.  MASTER PLAN is a pretty, billowing
thing.  White ground with rosy purple markings.  Too short as well.
PINK NIGHTIE is certainly pink.  No hint of yellow in this one.  The
falls are a bit narrower than I've come to expect from this vintage, but
it has managed to get a bit taller than most that bloom this late.  A
seedling is currently the exception.  40" tall and the first bloom is the
lower branch.  This one is a mystery.  It came up last year in a tub
planted with  bougainvilla and I have no idea how the seed came to
be in the tub.  I suspect the pod parent is the red/yellow ground plic
since it has set bee pods several times and the form is toward the
modern even if it doesn't quite get there.  Lemon yellow standards,
white falls rimmed in the same color yellow and a LARGE network of
gold veining on the shoulders with lemon yellow beards.  Not a bad
color.

Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7

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