Re: Flight of Butterflies
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] Flight of Butterflies
- From: "Ted Baker" t*@canada.com
- Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:15:42 -0800
I would love to see a good picture of FOB as I bought a
plant recently and am sure it is not FOB when I looked at
the Check List. Please post if you have one. Many thanks.
Ted Baker, Salt Spring Island, BC Zone 8
> Claire,
>
> Flight of Butterflies does fairly well here, blooming 2
> out of 3 years, until this year when it's struggling
> again.
>
> The attached image is of a seedling from the first
> generation batch of FOB x I. setosa canadensis. All but 3
> of the seedlings lean heavily toward the I. siberica side
> of the family and crosses to Siberians will look strongly
> Siberian. This one, like its siblings, seems to be
> affected by day length rather than weather and has bloomed
> every year with a small amount of rebloom. Height averages
> 41".
>
> Let me know off list if you'd like to play with a start
> and I'll add it to the list of things shipped this fall.
>
> Christy
>
> THE ROCK GARDEN
> Newport, WA
> http://www.povn.com/rock/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ecpep@aol.com>
>
> > So.....does anyone really have a vigorous form of FOB
> > which flowers yearly or know of a source of purchase?
> > If not the named FOB, is there another Sib of similar
> form?
>
>
> [Attachment: FobxS-10.jpg]
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