HYB:Trail Gardens:Maybe more . . .

In a message dated 9/1/2005 10:46:16 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
pharcher@mindspring.com writes:

<<No, Chuck, it wasn't in response to something you had  said.>>
 
On the other hand, it could of been what I said about selection starting in  
the seedling pot!  Though I didn't ask a question.  
 
Paul, there are times when I state the obvious.  Things that are  obvious to 
me and the people on here that have been pollen daubing for a few  years.  But 
there is method to my madness!  I'm often reminded that we  are being 
monitored by newbies . . .  people that won't ask questions  but will read our 
statements & search the archives.  Occasionally,  these people will comment, 
sometimes in private, how much they have learned  from reading this list. Sometimes I 
write for them.   <vbg> 
 
Regular growers and collectors need introduced irises that will grow  and 
bloom reliably in their area. Otherwise they grow frustrated and tired  of 
wasting their money & time, and they give up.  This is not a  problem for most 
people in the coastal areas, but is for much of the  interior.  Many of us know 
which irises to avoid, but it takes years to  determine that on your own.  
 
This discussion may have been escalated by my response to an early question  
about replies from trials.  My needs were simple.  Does it rebloom for  you? 
And, of course, did it live?  Most of the other questions have  been answered 
to my satisfaction before I send it.  
 
For me? There are times I have a good iris that I think should rebloom, but  
it doesn't in the home garden.  GILDED CREAM is an excellent garden iris,  but 
I didn't know it rebloomed for 7 or 8 years AFTER I introduced it.  One  day 
I was discussing my frustration on this list and I was told that it reblooms  
regularly in CA.  Yet, it's never shown up on any rebloom list because it  
wasn't registered as a rebloomer and hasn't been reported.  
 
Perfection is in the eye of the beholder.  I was shocked to see an  
introduction advertised as perfect this year!  <vbg>  One of  it's parents did the 
'rapid rot' for me so I didn't spend $50.00 to trial this  one!  As a judge it's 
been drummed into my head that there is no PERFECT  iris. 
 
Also, I rarely buy an iris if I can't determine it's parents.  Not a  new one 
anyway.  
 
P.S.  I've been doing this for 20 years.  Can I call myself a  hybridizer?  
LOL!  

 
 
Betty W. in  South-central KY Zone 6
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