RE: CAT: Where is Shockey?
- Subject: RE: [iris-talk] CAT: Where is Shockey?
- From: "Dana Brown" d*@llano.net
- Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 00:54:44 -0500
- Importance: Normal
John,
Howard passed away several years ago and any iris being introduced now are
being done by his wife, Irene. You can occasionally purchase Shockey
seedlings but they are usually restricted so that you can't introduce them.
His garden was Arilian Acres. He did wonderful things with arils and
arilbreds and we really miss him and his expertise.
Dana Brown
Malevil Iris Gardens
Pres. South Plains Iris Society
Region 17, Judges Training Chair
AIS, MIS, ASI, RIS, TBIS
Lubbock, TX 79403
Zone 7 USDA, Zone 10 Sunset
d*@malevil-iris.com
-----Original Message-----
From: John Reeds [l*@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 11:37 PM
To: iris-talk
Subject: [iris-talk] CAT: Where is Shockey?
Does anyone know Shockey's home catalog? I know nothing about the
hybridizer, who has not been as prolific as some others, but have heard good
things about his stuff.
My only Shockey iris are Crystal Dreams, a slow grower (though not unusually
rot prone) and inconsistent bloomer with gorgeous delicately-colored blooms
involving white, pink, and lavender; and Crystal Morn, an even paler
rendition with less color which I purchased without a description hoping for
an improved Crystal Dreams. Blyth lists a Coral Dreams by Shockey, though
it sounds different. I would love to find his "home" garden and sift
through names and descriptions creating a new wish list.
Oddly enough, my two successful crosses to date involving Crystal Dreams
each brought only one extremely strong seedling to maturity.
Reincarnation's result was disappointing; Honky Tonk Blues' will be
reporting this spring.
John Reeds, in sunny San Juan Capistrano CA 9b
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