Re: HYB: form, substance

Linda  --  Does your RENOWN have a very faint violet blush in its falls?  --
Griff

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From: "Linda Mann" <lmann@volfirst.net>
To: "iris- talk" <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 4:02 PM
Subject: [iris] HYB: form, substance


> Couldn't get my ISP to mail to this person offlist, so pardon continuing
> conversation in mid-stream.  Not much traffic here these days - has
> everybody gone off list?
>
> <I'm not seeing many rebloomers that have really good form...Compared to
> other rebloomers, >....ANXIOUS, MATRIX, RENOWN aren't too bad . ...<All
> are sorta MUD colors? ..>
>
> Don't know ANXIOUS, but agree MATRIX & RENOWN have better form than most
> that do well here, but are not exactly iris that stop me in my tracks
> saying wow.
>
> RENOWN is more or less white here, except when it first opens, and
> MATRIX is more or less cream or yellowish.
>
> Not exactly mud colors - that's what that Mueller browny pinky thing is
> <g>.
>
> <MATRIX must be a throw back!   .... (substance look a little suspect?
> crepe like?)>
>
> Substance is soft on MATRIX, especially noticeable because it's large.
> It isn't normally crepe like tho - that sounds like cold injury.
>
> It is yet another one of the good performing rebloomers here that is too
> short, too branchy, heavy budded, so doesn't make a nice display.  We
> seem to get a lot of two types - short yellows to whites and tall
> blues.  Some exceptions.
>
> --
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