Re: Re: New member

Christopher Darlington wrote:

> --- In SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com, "Juri Pirogov" <jukp@a...> wrote
> > I was not interested a lot in SA because there is too cold for them
> to develop properly. I did not see anything more ugly in my garden
> than Mesmeriser. Only Thornbird looks well even without horns.
>
> Hello Juri and welcome,
>
> MESMERIZER here is just a terrible plant as well, it only tried to
> bloom once in the 3 years that I've had it and it was about 12 inches
> high as ugly as you could ever imagine.
>
I wish the two of you could see Mesmerizer in my garden. You might think 
more favorably towards those of us who voted for it to win the Dykes.

My bed of it is running late this year, as are my rebloomers. Typically 
I get a stalk in late December or early January, and by mid-February 
have enough stalks to have continuous bloom into late May. Throughout 
March and April the bed is a sight most iris can match only during their 
best week. Two solid months of looking good enough I want to drag people 
over to see it.

And the only time I have had a horizontal stalk was when a rhizome tried 
to bloom before the roots were firmly established, and the whole thing 
tipped over.

Admitted negatives: more recent SpaceAgers have wider hafts; although it 
propagates well, it does not form big clumps--rhizomes bloom too soon, 
making it hard for iris sellers with customers who expect big rhizomes.

Anyhow, this topic demonstrates very well why iris an award can not be 
used as a recommendation for that iris in a particular climate. It's an 
interesting problem. I could imagine having say 4 zones in the US, each 
with veto power, and ending up with a Dykes winner that grew everywhere, 
but missing the best in each area. That might be better in some ways 
than the current country-wide system, but not in others. I foresee a 
system, official or otherwise, that publicizes more local favorites. The 
Bulletin could not handle all of the date--the web can.

Gerry, done rambling



 

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