Re: Slow starters
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] Slow starters
- From: J* M*
- Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 21:19:32 -0400
Hi Ellen, and Robins,
The SI's are doing well here in Virginia, zone 6/7. We have many in bud, and will bloom a few earlies next week. There are a few that are still very
small. They are all near tree roots, and we are in our 6th month of drought.
The most vigorous here are the following: CAESAR'S BROTHER,CORONATION ANTHEM, DEWFUL, EVER AGAIN, HIGH STANDARDS, SHOWDOWN, LAUGHING LION, ROARING
JELLY, SAPPHIRE ROYALE, SHAKERS PRAYER, and WHITE SWIRL. All of my seedlings with the above as parents seem to be vigorous too.
The wimps are: BUTTER AND SUGAR, SERENADE IN BLUE, SKY WINGS, LADY VANESSA, and a few seedlings that are light colors and not from WHITE SWIRL, but
from that famous parent LOST TAG. :)
I have one SI that is so early, vigorous and huge that it looks almost like JI or Psuedacorus foliage. It is SHOWDOWN, which is also very early. I
will try to give a midseason report if time allows. Jim
Ellen Gallagher wrote:
> --- laurief@paulbunyan.net wrote:
>
> >>Could any of you offer any insights as to the timing of the
> appearance of spring growth on VI LUIHN, KING OF KINGS, and
> CAMBRIDGE relative to that of most other Sibs? Are these three
> known to be slow spring starters?
>
> Hi Laurie,
>
> Most of my SIBS are not showing any green either. More
> importantly is the usual bloom period of the plants. VI LIUHN
> and KING OF KINGS are both registered as Medium-Late. CAMBRIDGE
> is registered as Medium.
>
> I planted three SIBS for my sister-in-law near here and she
> asked me to look at them for her thinking they were 'dead'. She
> was going to dig them up! There were MESA PEARL (one of the
> latest to bloom for me), its sibling SPRINKLES and LEE'S BLUE
> (registered as M). These are all Coble/Bauer SIs and bloom late
> for me. I said not to worry and just do the three w's: water,
> wait and watch. The brown will turn green.
>
> Laurie, you are a fellow Zone 3er...SIBS love our wintry weather
> so to lose a SIB would be rare. I think I lost one out of the
> hundreds I have grown. It was ERIC THE RED..an oldie but it
> arrived here half-dead and it never took hold.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ellen
> =====
> Ellen Gallagher / ellengalla@yahoo.com
> Berlin, NH, US/The Great North Woods/Zone 3
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