Re: HYB:Side Branch Anomaly
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB:Side Branch Anomaly
- From: j*@utk.edu
- Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 10:53:58 -0500
<<<Speaking as a non-hybridizer, one who is just a gardener, I vote for
the introduction of the beautiful bloom, good growing, wonderful flower in
the garden iris, even though it will never triumph on the show bench or win
a Dykes medal. I take stalks to our show every year, and every year I hurt
a little bit when I cut a beautiful stalk out of the garden and show it.
The beauty is gone from the garden, where it might shine for 2 or more
weeks, to perish all too quickly in a vase, if one even brings it home from
the show. Bring on the garden beauty that is there for many to see in its
natural setting, where I can appreciate it many times. The garden is the
greatest show of all, not the bench, so don't hesitate to give us the gem
that won't be mounted on a show bench!
Arnold>>>
As a lurker on this list, an amateur grower of iris and dahlias, and an
individual who has no interest in hybridizing, I AGREE with Arnold!!! The
garden is a wonderful place to introduce people to all kinds of flowers
(side branching or no), and is where I prefer to spend my time...I would
proudly display this iris!
Jennifer L. O'Brien
Knoxville, TN
Zone 7ish
"Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the
universe." ---St. Therese of Lisieux
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