Re: Bloom Report
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Bloom Report
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- Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 21:00:25 -0500
From: "Donald Eaves" <donald@eastland.net>
Hello Folks,
In all the excitement of visitors in the iris beds, I forgot to mention
the new bloom which prompted me to do the report to begin with.
BUTTER AND SUGAR bloomed! This is one of the Siberians
which nearly dwindled away year before last while the house was
being remodeled. Plus, the armadillos dug them up so thoroughly
and so often, I was no longer sure which was which. I thought
this one was BAS, and now I'm sure. The other clumps actually
are looking better than this one, but no sign of any bloom this
year. Maybe next year. All are doing pretty well, so the new
homes here and there seem to have been a good move. The old
spot has been given over to the LAs, which are thriving.
Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7 and who doesn't count pieces of snakes, but who
does consider finding two the same day an infestation of major
proportions. No more walking out at night without the flashlight.
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> From: Donald Eaves <donald@eastland.net>
> To: iris-talk@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Bloom Report
> Date: Sunday, May 09, 1999 12:38 PM
>
> 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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