Re: my first SA seedling :)

willwarner@alltel.net wrote:

> Hello everybody, I got a pleasant surprise today.  I've got my first two
> seedlings of the year blooming today.  One maiden bloom, the other is
> second year.  They look really similar, but the maiden bloom one turned
> out with alot more
> haft markings and fairly long horns.  This is my first SA seedling, I'm
> really excited.  I've been stuck at work all day trying to explain to 
> people
> who barely know what an Iris is.  The haft marbling (for lack of a better
> term) extends into the horn.  I'm sure most will think the form is narrow
> by
> modern standards, but hey it's my first SA seedling:).  This is one of 
> the
> several seedlings that are from my mixed pollen dobbing, no parentage
> recorded.  The closest parent phenotypically would be Hook em horns,
> probably mixed with an older variety, just speculating. Here's several
> pics of the marbled horns, and the sibling that looks alot like it, 
> and has
> BS.  I'll try to get a better, less weathered pic when the next bud 
> opens.
> Sorry for so many pics, I tried to keep the file size low on each. 
> Hopefully they've loaded by the time you read this.  :) Will Warner  
>
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> **

We also got our first SA seedling bloom this year. Isn't it a wonderful 
jump up and down and shout it to the rooftops feeling!
We even share the same response from co-workers. Pardon the pun but I do 
believe your hooked now.

Your right about too many pics. If you had waited a week for the 
excitement to subside you could have posted 2 of the first 4 in one 
message and the Beard Spine Extensions on the sib in another message.

Like Neil I find the continuation of the haft marks on the beard  a 
significant contribution to understanding SpaceAge expression. Thank you 
for the great photos that make it so easy to see.

How was your weather? a rough approxiamation of the high for the day 
after the first bud appeared? Warmer than usual or any other weather 
effects that might have put the plant under stress?

Cogratulations for being able to take the first and hardest step.

Cathy Campi and Michael Michaeli, Stockton Ca. Zone 9b


 
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