Re: HYB: un-introduced seedlings
- Subject: Re: HYB: un-introduced seedlings
- From: L* M*
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 08:52:31 -0500
From what I've seen in pedigrees, I think hybridizers do swap pollen and
unintroduceable seedlings with one another now and then, and sometimes
even sell them as hybridizer's irises. These seem to be seedlings that
have some quality or other that is highly desireable and maybe hard to
acheive (recessive traits maybe?), but don't meet other criteria of
introduction (poor form, few buds, weak grower, etc). Also, I think I
have read of rejects being given to other hybridizers who saw traits
they wanted to introduce into their own lines.
Tom Parkhill, local hybridizer, has given me many of his seedlings and
introductions to 'torture' here, and most have not fared all that well
for me. The one that I like best and has been most reliable was one
that he discarded. Jim Ennenga (judge, ex RVP) saw blooming in my garden
and said should be introduced. Tom didn't consider it for reselect
because it is 'just another blue/purple' in a very crowded color class.
So now I've given it back to Tom to reconsider for introduction.
Then there are all those SIGNA seedlings....'thrown away' seedlings
before they even germinate. And seedlings that hybridizers don't bother
to introduce because they have so many 'better' ones in iris heaven
(Oregon) that might be as good as some the rest of us could ever hope to
produce.....
Always count on me for another perspective <g>
Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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