Re: Re: TBS: Cult: Growth report (long)
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: TBS: Cult: Growth report (long)
- From: "FRANCELLE EDWARDS" f*@worldnet.att.net
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 19:39:33 -0700
Laetitia,
This rating was based on the number and vigor of the increases and didn't take into account the amount or quality of bloom. Only four of these failed to bloom the first season after planting or replanting. Those were: Bay City, Hollywood Nights, Peach Royal, and Sunray Reflection. Bay City is always stingy with stalks, but those it does have are super. I have had Peach Royal for three years and have yet to see it bloom. It gets one more chance. If it doesn't bloom next spring, it leaves.
Francelle Edwards, Glendale, AZ Zone 9
----- Original Message -----
From: lmmunro
To: iris-talk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 3:35 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] Re: TBS: Cult: Growth report (long)
Francelle:
That is interesting. What factors went into your rating? Would it
be based upon a few things like: individual vigor, number of
increase, amount of bloom, or is there one factor which outweighed
others? If a plant gave lots of increase and was vigorous, but no
blooms, would it get a very bad rating never the less?
Do you find that if you replaced a cultivar that did poorly, it would
do poorly again, or might a second try yield a more vigorous plant?
Thanks,
Laetitia
--- In iris-talk@y..., "FRANCELLE EDWARDS" <fjmjedwards@w...> wrote:
>
> Hello, Iris Talkers,
> I have just finished cleaning and weeding a bed of irises I planted
last
> year at the edge of my lawn. This area gets flood irrigation.
Though I
> tried to raise the bed a couple of inches and used other measures to
> keep water from standing on the irises for half a day, they still
stand
> in warm water two to three hours every other week through our
> exceedingly hot summer. Despite this, I had only one case of rot,
Lady
> Mary Elizabeth. I treated it with antibacterial soap. She
recovered
> and managed to earn a 1 with nine healthy increases. I lost one:
> Lenten Prayer dwindled and died. Beautiful as it was, it won't be
> replaced.
> I noted the growth patterns as I worked and graded them from 1 to
5. 1
> being a super grower, 2 above average, 3 average, 4 below average
but
> doing ok, 5 just holding on.
>
> Here are the results:
> 1 Amethyst Dancer, Clarence, Classic Bordeaux, Footloose,
> Hollywood Nights, Lady Mary Elizabeth, Pacific Belle, Valentines Day
>
> 2 Anna Belle Babson, Bay City, Jurassic Park, Kool Knight,
Poem
> of Ecstasy, Ostentatious, Penny Lane, Ring Around Rosie, Role
Model,
> Skating Party, Smiling Gold, Soul Sister, Stairway to Heaven, Sunray
> Refection, Sultry Lady, Too Sweet, Uncharted Waters
>
> 3 Appleblossom Days, Betty Dunn, Chinese Empress, Elegant
Girl,
> Epicenter, Fancy Woman, Fire Bride, Golden Raspberry, Happenstance,
It
> Ain't So, Joaquin Lady, Life of Riley, Marilyn Merlot, Moondust
Magic,
> Peach Royal, Pond Lily, Purple Pirouette, Ruffled Goddess, Total
> Obsession
>
> 4 Change of Pace, Chasing Rainbows, Competitive Edge, Lacy
Day,
> Larry Gaulter, Living Picture, Looking for Love, Magical Encounter,
> Nitro, Rare Treat, Song of Hearts, Sunset Fog, Thrillseeker, Yaquina
> Blue
>
> 5 Braggadocio, Brazilian Holiday, Hello Darkness
>
> These rankings may change from place to place and year to year, but
in
> my garden this year this is how they did.
>
> Francelle Edwards Glendale, AZ Zone 9
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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