Re: TB: CULT: Blyth cultivars?
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] TB: CULT: Blyth cultivars?
- From: J* C*
- Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 04:17:28 GMT
Colleen writes:
>I'm surprised Tomorrows Child gives you problems
Not a bloom after 3 years. Maybe this year? It always looks as if it tried,
but the stalk aborted. Probably a frost problem. When we shift I think I
will grow my early irises into the afternoon sun, and my late ones facing
the morning sun, and see if it makes a difference.
>Aztec Burst does well and I use it for hybridizing early bloomers.
It generally outgrows the rot here, and blooms prolifically. I love it, and
have used it for some nice IB crosses (about to bloom). I lost a lot to rot
this year, including one I planted in a pot.
>I think Aura Light is a very dirty yellow.
Isn't it funny the differences? Mine is beautifully clean, and sparkling. A
real dazzler. It grows a bit short and crowded though.
>Witching(yuck colour)
Oh I agree! Affaire isn't much better. From the Picture, GAELIC JIG looks
like another of the same. I was almost happy to see Chocolate Vanilla die of
rot - such a mucky colour here.
My CHERRY CHILD X CHOCOLATE VANILLA, and CHERRY CHILD X YES seedlings are
throwing up the same mucky colours. Everything looks as if it has been
dipped in coffee.
>In general I also find that Keppel stuff doesn't do well for me (Crowned
>Heads seems to be doingOK after 6 months) but Ghio stuff is mostly good.
>Schreiners some good, some not.
Much the same experience here. I do seem to be able to grow Grosvenors
irises here, but put this down to using the Walter Moores pot method to
start them off. I actually had more success with his, than with Tempo Two's
last season. I have heard that a lot have trouble growing Grosvenor's irises
in Vic.
Barry Blyth has some interesting and varied IB plicatas this year, from
Epicentre. I was planning on doing some crosses myself, with plicata SDB's
and Epicentre, which should bloom shortly. So far it looks as if I will have
to save the SDB pollen, or I will miss out.
Cheers, Jan
(Tempted to buy Barry's PASSIONA out of nostalgia for the soft drink I
consumed in vast quantities as a child)
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