Re: AIS: HYB: Guest Iris Data, and Risk

No, not too worried about pig trampling, at least not at a convention.
you tell me what risks you will take, and how you will weigh these against the limited but known fruits of your own direct experience.
When I send a rhizome off to convention, I willingly accept the risk that the package may fall into the ocean, pigs may trample plants in the ground, labels may be switched, even (horrors!) that I may dig and send the wrong plant (i.e., one intended for compost that grew into the "keeper" clump without my realizing it).

What I hope to gain is hearing that some of my tough kids that do pretty well here are spectacular in a well cared for convention garden in somewhat less stressful climate (or different types of stressful climates). If they do better or worse away from home than they do here, that does affect what choices I make when pollen daubing.

Although there is no <formal> reporting of performance at conventions, there are a <lot> of observers touring convention gardens, photos are shared (see the many posted on the photos forum), articles are written, the favorite in and out of region performances are voted on, friends tell each other stuff. In some ways, this kind of subjective reporting is more useful than raw data, because it usually includes some comparisons of performance.

My suggestion for a reporting form is the same as always, much less than most folks want - lived vs died. Beyond that, I'd like to know stalk to fan ratio, how much increase, stalk height (to compare to registered height). And how different an individual garden is from the general climate/growing conditions of the area. Thinking of highly variable terrain & effects on air circulation, rainfall, soil types etc.

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Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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