Re: Fwd: Iris for Various Climates

Very interesting idea. How about proposing it to the AIS?

John
On Sep 5, 2006, at 6:20 PM, GMason1052@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 9/5/2006 5:58:32 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
irischapman@aim.com writes:

I would like to see AIS award system based on something like the Electoral
Collage, that is not the total vote but the vote with each region getting one
vote after totaling vote for that region. Thus California and Canada would
each get one vote, with the best in the region getting that vote (or more for
AMs MHs etc). thus one region would not dominate the vote and the plant
winning would by necessity do well in a number of regions. This would give us Dykes
medal winners that do well in a number of areas, not just a few areas with a
high number of votes.



I was surprised the other day to notice on a Smoke tree tag that they are
evidently not hardy in hot climates. No one has bred an avocado for Minnesota
either. While I have tremendous respect for Mr. Chapman, his opinions, and
his iris. I wonder how much survivability matters to "average joe" iris
grower. If I suspect that an iris may be too tender for my garden I am unlikely
to buy it as a new introduction, but at some point I am likely to try it.
Personally, I am more concerned about the color barriers. New patterns and
colors grab my interest much quicker than survivability. Even bud count gets a
break on an outstanding new pattern. I don't think I am alone in these
opinions. I suspect Schreiner's has sold a few thousand Starship Enterprise
rhizomes, low bud count and all. I would be interested in hearing others opinions
on this.

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