Re: TBs: Best performers

Francelle,
> I
> wonder what it would do here where it would have to suffer from five
> months of temperatures above 100 degrees F.  The average temperature in
> July this year was 96+ degrees.
>
> Stairway to Heaven is one that can take it.

STH takes it here.  One of the strongest growers with reliable bloom.

> Yaquina Blue, survives
> here.  It seems to be rot resistant, but it multiplies slowly

It didn't multiply here at all.  One fan, one near perfect stalk of bloom
and that was that.  I have seedlings from the pollen.  I think it might be a
really good parent in spite of that.  I didn't replace it because the color
is so similar to so many others that were growing and increasing.

> I have just spent two years growing a guest bed of 150 of the latest
> tall bearded irises.

That's a lot of work, but it must have been enlightening as well.  Plus the
pleasure of seeing the really new things without having to travel
everywhere.
> The most outstanding of all was Lauer's Pink Champagne.

A strong pink for hot climes?  I hope I remember the name.

Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 8, USA

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