[SpaceAgeRobin] Re: iris-talk from Francelle

Hi Denis,

I know very well about having to wait (somethies years) for seedlings 
to bloom.  I just say get your crosses planted and have fun with it. 
I realized quite a while ago that SAGE is not going to happen but it 
isn't going to stop my own recreational daubing.  I still have my own 
Northern hydridizing goals and feel that I have one or two seedlings 
that are "almost there" in terms of performance.

Space Agers is the UK ?  I'm wouldn't have thought they'd be rapidly 
excepted or even popular.  You might be one of the few working with 
them over there.  I'd try a few crosses with Thornbird, it's an 
interesting breeder and passes along hornes and flounces but the 
seedlings are not always that vigorous.  I have one outstanding 
seedling from it but it doesn't seem to be doing so well for Donald 
in Texas.  

Howdy Do is a good breeder from what I've seen of the other Mike's 
seedling photos.  It really passes on good sized horns.  Tripple 
Whammmy, from what I've seen in my own seedling bed is a terrible 
breeder because is passes on those weak ultra tall stalks which fall 
over easily.  The seedlings had amazing colors, reds, ambers etc.

Have fun
Chris
--- In SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com, dLOBIDEL@... wrote:
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> Hi Chris
> I am based in UK and follow with interest the different discussion 
on the
> robin.
> I would like to say that unfortunately it takes time before we will 
see the
> result of the experiments I am recent to the group and despite 
numerous
> purchase of iris it is still a bit hit and miss and I am far away 
from
> posting nice pics like Mikes or Francelles who have been in that 
game for
> londer
> My list of success this year included crosses whith how dy do, 
triple
> whamy, Coral point, thorn bird, pink unicorn and some old space age.
> Do you have the full list of iris recommanded as good space age 
parent for
> the experiment I seemed to have lost track with so many posting. 
There is a
> lot of cultivars and in europe it is sometime difficult to track a
> particular plant.  For me the seed sent by some of the members have 
helped
> me to make sure we are aligned in the experiment.
> US import are also increasingly restricted and complicated and soon 
I will
> have to rely on the seed only.
> I would also say that it is very interesting to read the comment 
made on
> the crosses and it helped me a lot in choosing the direction of the
> crosses.
> I think that targetting a topic and asking user to focus is better 
than
> beeing general.
> The posting of flower picture is nice but we are not all at the 
stage to be
> able to contribute.
> I really enjoy this robin and a lot of people have put a lot of 
effort in
> it and it would be a shame to let it go.
> Space age are coming back in fashion in UK and we should hopefully 
see more
> of them.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Denis
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Thanks for posting this Donald.
> 
> 
> 
> If anybody ever wants to post anything and don't remember how, they 
can do
> one of two things.  First, simply send an Email to
> SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com or secondly, go to to the SA Robin at 
Yahoo,
> log in with user name and password, then click post to compose your 
Email.
> 
> As for using SA pollen over using the SA as a pod parent, I think 
George
> Sutton echoes this on one of the articles he wrote that we have in 
the
> files section.  I'll check this later cuz  my two boy's are 
wondering where
> supper is ;-)
> 
> As for SAGE, I guess a few of us have made crosses in the SAGE 
direction
> but I don't see the project going too much furthur due to lack of 
interest
> and possibly growing space for a number of growers.  I suggested 
reducing
> the scope of the experiment many months ago and didn't get a single
> response.  No news means bad news but it doesn't mean we can't 
continue to
> grow, observe and enjoy our Space Age Irises.
> 
> Still, if anybody is interested in revising the project and 
reducing the
> SA's involved to one or two, it might stir up a bit more interest.
> 
> 
> Chris
>






 
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