Re: Red Emperor
- To: "SIBROB"
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] Red Emperor
- From: E* K*
- Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 22:53:10 +0200
In the message
From: Mike Lowe <mlowe@worldiris.com>
To: sibrob@onelist.com <sibrob@onelist.com>
Date: Monday, December 27, 1999 6:57 AM
Subject: [sibrob] Red Emperor
he wrote
>I have always had a really tough time distinguishing between Red
>Emperor and what is rumored to be his child, Helen Astor. I grow R.E.
>obtained from three different sources and had two starts of H.A. and
>there is little to distinguish between them. The photo of Red Emperor
>on the website is one in which I see the greatest difference that I
>have ever witnessed between the two cultivars. (Same comment for
>Helen Astor).........
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Mike,
I have copied both Red Emperor and Hellen Astor photos and done both close
in one pic. I now have no more Hellen Astor, but how I remember the colour
is lighter than in photo. When hybridiser decide to register variety he
compare with parent not only flower, but flowering time, leaves, growth
strength and so on. The flower of course is the main thing for comparison.
Many of our members I hope could discuss more about both when will study my
little jpg file. And other thing which I have observed myself: sometimes two
varietes or clones in the garden look like little or no distinquish between
them, but when photo from top, side and some angle are done, differences are
better visible.
Edmundas Kondratas
stogutis@kaunas.omnitel.net
Kaunas, Lithuania, zone 5, where we have good winter with more and more
snow, but not to many and temp. about 28-23F.
RedEmp&HelAst.jpg
