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Chelsea Flower Show 3: Second Prize
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Richard Cayeux' Iris 'Domino Noir' - the breeder was there himself.
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Chelsea Flower Show 3: Second Prize
"Mad Cow" wrote in message ...
Richard Cayeux' Iris 'Domino Noir' - the breeder was there himself. [ Section: 1/1 File: z_3419.JPG UUencoded by: Turnpike Integrated Version 5.02 S ] I think that is also on trial at the RHS Wisley garden if you get a chance to visit their trial fields. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
Chelsea Flower Show 3: Second Prize
In article , Bob Hobden
writes "Mad Cow" wrote in message ... Richard Cayeux' Iris 'Domino Noir' - the breeder was there himself. [ Section: 1/1 File: z_3419.JPG UUencoded by: Turnpike Integrated Version 5.02 S ] I think that is also on trial at the RHS Wisley garden if you get a chance to visit their trial fields. I'm told the trials are flowering very well this year, probably thanks to the wet weather - it's hard growing on sand when it's dry. -- Sue ]:(:) |
Chelsea Flower Show 3: Second Prize
"Mad Cow" wrote ...
Bob Hobden writes "Mad Cow" wrote Richard Cayeux' Iris 'Domino Noir' - the breeder was there himself. [ Section: 1/1 File: z_3419.JPG UUencoded by: Turnpike Integrated Version 5.02 S ] I think that is also on trial at the RHS Wisley garden if you get a chance to visit their trial fields. I'm told the trials are flowering very well this year, probably thanks to the wet weather - it's hard growing on sand when it's dry. Yes they are Sue, but they will not be so good after this prolonged wet weather, mine out on my allotment are all but over now but that is heavy clay/silt, Wisley seems to be on sand. Unfortunately I didn't get round to weeding them this spring because of the wet so the slugs and snails had a field day. That said some flowered this year that I thought I had lost. Anyway, there is always next season! -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
Chelsea Flower Show 3: Second Prize
Mad Cow writes:
Richard Cayeux' Iris 'Domino Noir' - the breeder was there himself. Beautiful picture and the form of the plant is nice. But how can a flower with brown petals come in second. -- Dan Espen |
Chelsea Flower Show 3: Second Prize
In article , Dan.Espen
writes Mad Cow writes: Richard Cayeux' Iris 'Domino Noir' - the breeder was there himself. Beautiful picture and the form of the plant is nice. But how can a flower with brown petals come in second. Brown petals? The standards (upper petals) are white with purple edges and the falls (lower petals) are dark purple. I'm afraid my picture doesn't do it justice: it's meant to be seen from above, not staged on a podium, so perhaps you were seeing the papery bracts or the petal bases, which would normally be under the flowers. I thought the judges did a good job considering the variety of plant types, from a Streptocarpus to a clematis on a five-foot cane. -- Sue ]:(:) |
Chelsea Flower Show 3: Second Prize
Mad Cow writes:
In article , Dan.Espen writes Mad Cow writes: Richard Cayeux' Iris 'Domino Noir' - the breeder was there himself. Beautiful picture and the form of the plant is nice. But how can a flower with brown petals come in second. Brown petals? The standards (upper petals) are white with purple edges and the falls (lower petals) are dark purple. I'm afraid my picture doesn't do it justice: it's meant to be seen from above, not staged on a podium, so perhaps you were seeing the papery bracts or the petal bases, which would normally be under the flowers. I thought the judges did a good job considering the variety of plant types, from a Streptocarpus to a clematis on a five-foot cane. Could be my monitor, don't know. It looked brown to me, and I've seen some brown iris. They just look wrong in brown. -- Dan Espen |
Chelsea Flower Show 3: Second Prize
"Dan.Espen" wrote
Could be my monitor, don't know. It looked brown to me, and I've seen some brown iris. They just look wrong in brown. I know what you mean but we have a brown one that looks stunning because of the pattern, forgotten the name, but there are brown shades here that certainly look good ... http://www.iris-cayeux.com/catalogue?tp=1&cc=5&lang=EN -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
Chelsea Flower Show 3: Second Prize
"Bob Hobden" writes:
"Dan.Espen" wrote Could be my monitor, don't know. It looked brown to me, and I've seen some brown iris. They just look wrong in brown. I know what you mean but we have a brown one that looks stunning because of the pattern, forgotten the name, but there are brown shades here that certainly look good ... http://www.iris-cayeux.com/catalogue?tp=1&cc=5&lang=EN Interesting. I'm sticking with blues, purples, yellows though. -- Dan Espen |
Chelsea Flower Show 3: Second Prize
In article , Dan.Espen
writes "Bob Hobden" writes: "Dan.Espen" wrote Could be my monitor, don't know. It looked brown to me, and I've seen some brown iris. They just look wrong in brown. I know what you mean but we have a brown one that looks stunning because of the pattern, forgotten the name, but there are brown shades here that certainly look good ... http://www.iris-cayeux.com/catalogue?tp=1&cc=5&lang=EN Interesting. I'm sticking with blues, purples, yellows though. You choose what you like and what suits your garden. Flower arrangers often like greyish blends that don't work well outdoors with other plants, and the brown shades that look great in Mediterranean sunshine may not work in the bluer light of a British summer. -- Sue ]:(:) |
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