Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] Blyth irises

Glad to hear the comments on Blyth iris.
I planted a few of them here this past summer:
But Beautiful
Call Me Blue
Eurythmic
Magaree
Mastery
Witching
All look to be growing good.  They came from my local iris sale, and 
from a friend.  They were all already growing in this area.  I went in 
together with that same friend on an order from Tempo Two, and should  
receive these in April:
Enchanter
High Master
Mighty Cool
Street Talk
Gaelic Jig
Touch of Blarney
Shadows Cast
Glint
I was tempted by Who's a Toff and Louisa's Song, but that pushed my 
total way over what I wanted to spend.  I think I'll wait on those.  I'd 
really like to hear how the Toff grows Bill.  This is also my first time 
receiving iris from AU.  Any tips for acclimating these to zone 6, would 
be greatly appreciated.  I should receive them in April.  I'm hoping some 
will bloom this fall with some rebloomers to get crosses this year, and to 
save pollen for next years SDB's.  I also hope to make some SA crosses 
on these. Especially Enchanter and Glint.  I really like the more unusual 
colors that Blyth introduces.  I'm hoping they grow good here.  I ordered 
all the past catalogs that were available. It was kinda frustrating. Really 
nice to heave them, but I found a bunch I want, but can't find offerered. 
If anyone knows of a source for Haunts Me (an SDB), I'd really appreciate 
it. 
Thanks, Will Warner

> 
> From: "Neil A Mogensen" <neilm@charter.net>
> Date: 2005/02/19 Sat AM 07:44:19 CST
> To: "Space Age Robin" <SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [SpaceAgeRobin] Blyth irises
> 
> I have DECDENCE here from Keppel, MACHISMO from Blyth (that one is 
still in its pot a year later, as I have been taking a lesson from Bill and 
been "Lazy" (snort!).  My excuse has been I just didn't get out and get 
work done last year.
> 
> LOUISA'S SONG was almost lost on the first round--soft rot hit it--but 
the surviving sprig took off and grew well.  I got a second one from KK 
and it is growing well.  Jerome, your remark about rot-susceptibility is 
noted.  I'll take that into consideration in making crosses.  It is possible 
Blyth things enjoy a higher lime application than we are used to.  
Calcium is necessary for strong cell walls.  I shall remember Barry's 
counsel--put lime on like it were snow--twice a year!
> 
> MASTERY is growing very well but did not bloom last year.
> 
> I have a lot of Blyth line seedlings with other things.  In our 
outrageous weather I lost many of them.  They just rotted off at the 
cown.  That was true not only for Blyth-blooded babies alone--many 
crosses had extensive losses in the same manner.  Despite the losses 
there are a number of crosses on which I should have bloom this spring 
involving Keppel, Ghio and Blyth ancestries mixed.  These should have 
been up to blooming size a year ago--but our summer in '03 had so 
little light and so much rain many things just did not get the energy 
input they needed for growth.  For months on end we were running 
about eight inches rain per month.
> 
> Then last summer three successive hurricane remnants dumped 
massive rainfall in our higher elevations, causing catastrophic flooding 
in low-lying areas near here.  For us, the rain merely tried to wash us 
away.  Many rhizomes and even roots were left exposed.  I'm still at 
work (occasionally!) repairing damage.
> 
> BARBARA MY LOVE that Bill mentions is one that Maryott highly 
recommended to me for a particular project on which I'm working.  I also 
acquired PURE AND SIMPLE, one of its offspring, last year.  I'd like to see 
this pattern in a white falled-banded yellow to apricot, standards a blend 
of pink, yellow and charteuse tones--or even simply white with narrow 
yellow band as in REVERE or in the historic DEBBY RAIRDON.  A number 
of crosses toward this goal should be blooming this year.
> 
> The POWER WOMAN seedlings this past year were fascinating.  I'm 
anxious to cross it and its offspring with SOLAR FIRE and DECADENCE/
LOUISA'S SONG and SILK ROMANCE seedlings from the same family.
> 
> A number of SA acquisions last year should give me an opportunity to 
get some crosses made that will contribute to the SAGE data.  None of 
my attempts last year were productive of seeds.  But hope never fails.  
There's always another year--just about upon us!
> 
> Neil Mogensen  z 7  western NC mountains
> 
> 
> 



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