Re: CAT: Oz question re: Blyth
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CAT: Oz question re: Blyth
- From: M* S*
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 10:16:34 -0700
Hello Linda,
We order from Barry Blyth yearly. Maybe I can help with some of your
questions.
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>
> So my questions are, (1) will these rhizomes be too confused to bloom
> the same spring they are planted here, or will they just bloom late?
More than likely they won't bloom the same spring, hasn't happened for us
yet. They take a while to get adjusted, if they do at all. Most do great
after a year or two but some never seem to make the adjustment.
>
> (2) In the US, nearly all new intros from a given source are priced
> pretty much the same the year of introduction, tho different hybridizers
> charge different prices. Tempo Two seems to have an unusually wide
> range of introduction prices for TBs, from $25 to $50 Australian.
> Anybody know how they set their prices?
Don't know how they set theirs but I do know how we set ours. Usually a
higher priced intro means there is a smaller supply of it. Demand proir to
introduction will also have a lot to do with the price set. Some
hybridizers feel that if a particular flower has some outstanding attribute
it should be priced higher, HEAVEN, STARRING, STARSHIP ENTERPRISE and
IMMORTALITY come to mind. Production costs will affect intro price; ie.
what were water costs, labor, supplies.. etc. You would be surprised at how
much it costs to bring a new introduction to market.
(if anybody wants a more in-depth break-down of costs associated with new
introductions, e-mail me)
>
> (3) Do the folks at Tempo Two have pretty good insight into which of
> their introductions are most likely to do well in different regions of
> the US (hoping for a miracle...)
No miracle as far as I know. Like most hybridizers they can only tell you
how their iris do in their own gardens and the gardens they are testing
their iris in. Witching grows like a weed for us and Witch's Wand struggles
to survive.
>
> Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
> sorely tempted....
If you read some of the descriptions you can figure out tidbits of info
about a particular flower like "if only it were a bit taller" or "branching
is a little tighter than we like" maybe even "medium sized flowers on tall
stalks" "extremely vigorous" Always good indicators of performance.
Mike - hope that helped a little.
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