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Why do different iris have different UWTB?

aseedisapromise

10 years ago

Anyone read Kurt Vonnegut? UWTB is an acronym from one of his books and stands for "Universal Will To Become". It seems like when some of my iris show color at the tip of their buds they are open the next day, while some will tantalize me for a week in that state. I have noticed how some irises grow and increase more quickly than others, and hybridizers maybe try to select for that vigor. This year when things have been so cold and late, and I have been very impatiently waiting for buds to open, it is just curious to me how differently they behave.

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sylviatexas1
10 years ago
'cause irises like to keep us puzzled?

There are so many variables that come into play.

Like you, we've had a weird spring;
late cold spells, then a lot of rain, then some warm days, then cold again.

Some of the "earlies" were late, & the very last blooms were very late in May...

& the blooms were beautiful & the colors were spectacular.

The buds did show some quirkiness or eccentricity, not always looking like what they would eventually become.

At least they're not boring!
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