Re: Red Reblooming TB's
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- Subject: Re: Red Reblooming TB's
- From: d*@llano.net
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 96 01:54:08 GMT
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> The first two reddish iris I grew were Lady Friend and Mulled Wine. I
> had heard more about the former and was pleased when it bloomed (two
> stalks the first year). When Mulled Wine bloomed I was enthralled by its
> better form and the way the bright beard set off the bloom. I could not
> at the time understand the hoopla for Lady Friend.
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If I remember correctly Lady Friend won Queen of the Show here in the main
show in 1995. Although the rebloom is less reliable than some she averages 2
out of 3 years for me.
Dana Brown Lubbock, Texas Zone 7
Where the coldest it's ever been is -17 on 2/8/33 and the warmest it's
ever been is 114 on 6/27/94. Our average first freeze is November 3rd
and our average last freeze is April 9th. Our growing season is @ 208
days long with 164 of them clear.