CULT:Spring Bloom
- Subject: CULT:Spring Bloom
- From: C* M*
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 17:51:32 +1100
Interesting to see the rebloom reports, our bloom season is in full swing,although several weeks late for the bearded iris. It's been the coldest wettest October for many years, and very windy. I certainly know which irises won't go over in the wind.
Have some interesting seedlings coming out. One of the most interesting is Taj Regis (brown bearded lavender) X Sky Hooks The bloom is a pure soft blue lavender with horned beards, very heavily tipped bright yellow, with very nice branching. It is it's maiden bloom so I will follow with interest, also a number of nice red-browns from various breeding.
Tennison Ridge is looking absolutely stunning, as is Pumkin Cheesecake. The clarity of the colours in PC are great.
I've just been to a friends house, whom I gave some irises to. Her Stairway to Heaven, Honky tonk Blues and Silver Fox look just stunning, as they are in a spot very sheltered from the wind. Does STH ever produce pollen, I know it is pod fertile.
A question, a number of our irises are developing withering in the middle of the bloom stalks ( unlike rot at junctions) and just falling over. I had assumed the problem was the excessively cold winds we've had, however someone who has no wind problems is also having this problem, any answers out there????? Scented Bubbles and Austrian Garnets seem the worse attected.
Colleen Modra
South Australia
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