Re: Siberians

Clarence wrote:
>Re McEwen Siberians...are you writing about his tetraploids?  Most of
>McEwen's introductions do fine for me (exclude HUBBARD which I do not
>consider a "good" cultivar even though when performing well is very
>beautiful).  BUT for the most part diploids are more vigorous and increase
>better than the tetraploids.  With the Japanese irises, the difference is
>even more pronounced than with the Siberians.  There are some tetraploid
>Payne winners that I simply cannot grow, e.g. RASPBERRY RIMMED.  

Yes, after checking and reviewing my notes it is BOTH the tetraploid Sibs & JIs 
that are my poorer performers.  As for RASPBERRY RIMMED it does OK for me,
but upon digging it up to divide and transplant I don't find much below ground.
The old roots aren't very thick and the new ones look like threads.  Perhaps 
that may be one reason why it doesn't do well.

Bill Smoot - who just received a large order of Sibs from Calvin Helsley and now
looking for a place to plant them!
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