KentPfeiffer said:I used Florentine Silk for a dozen or so crosses. In my limited experience, it's easier to use it as a pod parent than as a pollen parent. Was not too impressed with most of the seedlings that came from it, though. Generally, Dykes Medal winners get used fairly heavily in hybridizing. The fact that Florentine Silk currently only shows up in the parentage of three irises makes you wonder.![]()
This is probably the best of the seedlings I got from it, and the only one that hasn't been culled.
I kept it because because there are surprisingly few (good) irises in that color combination. It will probably never make it to introduction, but I'm hoping it will serve as a useful breeder.
evelyninthegarden said:
I like the stain-washed standards. Very nice!![]()
KentPfeiffer said:I used Florentine Silk for a dozen or so crosses. In my limited experience, it's easier to use it as a pod parent than as a pollen parent. Was not too impressed with most of the seedlings that came from it, though. Generally, Dykes Medal winners get used fairly heavily in hybridizing. The fact that Florentine Silk currently only shows up in the parentage of three irises makes you wonder.![]()
This is probably the best of the seedlings I got from it, and the only one that hasn't been culled.
I kept it because because there are surprisingly few (good) irises in that color combination. It will probably never make it to introduction, but I'm hoping it will serve as a useful breeder.