Re: heat zones, delphinium, etc.

Hi Gene,
Well, considering you aren't too concerned about slug resistance it 
shouldn't be a long job. All of the traits you want are present right 
now............only they are spread across quite a few species that aren't too 
keen about swapping them. I'd say, without GE, we could be shipping seed 
by the end of this millennium for sure. Do you want to put in a forward 
order? :-)

The English Hybrid type delphinium is such a mixed up character already 
that its  relatively easy to make inroads selecting for say, drought tolerance 
on a minor scale; that is producing a plant that will give a few days leeway 
in dry conditions and not collapse, but true hardiness to heat and drought - 
that's another thing - and I'm not into GE

I loved Don's comments about slugs hyped up on coffee. There's a film in 
that ideab somewhere.

cheers

Terry Dowdeswell
Dowdeswell's Delphiniums
Wanganui
New Zealand
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On 20 Feb 2003 at 8:59, Gene Bush wrote:

> Hello Terry,
>     Well... my perfect delphinium would be a shade lover, tolerant of hot
> and dry summers. Summer bloomer. Dwarf... no more than two feet. Strong
> stems, branching only on secondary blooming cycles. Contrasting bees, blooms
> evenly spaced and not touching each other on the stem. Either exceptional
> large singe, or semi-double bloom forms. Deep, metallic, blue in color.
>     When will you be able to ship the seeds?
>     Gene E. Bush
> Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> www.munchkinnursery.com
> genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Right on the money Gene. There is an interesting discussion around this
> topic.
> > Life choices, philosophies, luck, management, fulfilment et al. We just
> > happen to live in paradise doing stuff most people in the world would die
> for
> > (and many do). If we earn a good living that's fine, if not - that's fine
> too. We
> > have a hell of a lot of fun and help a significant number to do so too.
> You
> > must feel the same I guess.
> > To keep on the topic on perennials, our delphiniums are coming up for
> their
> > second flowering this season. Now's the time when we make most of the
> > experimental crosses and I wonder if anyone has ideas for traits they
> would
> > like emphasized - anything - flower shape, size, dwarf, tall, stripes, bee
> > colours, resistance to being trampled by elephants and eaten by elks?
> > Have fun
> > Terry Dowdeswell
> 
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