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RE: HYB:Freeze to Freeze

Hi,
I have a suggestion for a late bloomer that is
really beautiful and reliable.  Donna Louise by
Francis Rogers is one of the last to bloom in my
garden and it is beautiful!

Char, New Berlin WI

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Bill Wells
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 3:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [iris-photos]HYB:Freeze to Freeze


Hi, Betty,

I'm not a pollen dauber, but still wanted to
second your suggestion. I 
would love to see lots of hybridizers having as
one of their goals 
producing irises that extend the blooming season.
Lots of potential 
there, it seems to me.

As a grower, I try to achieve that effect, of
course, by trying 
different classes - getting a little earlier start
with the medians and 
trying some of the other species and beardless
types. But it is a thrill 
when the TBs give me the occasional extra bloom
beyond my "normal" bloom 
season.

Bill Wells (in southern MO where, with a couple of
fair recent rains, 
the daylilies are making a valiant effort to
rebound after the 
devastating heat and lack of moisture so far this
year)



Autmirislvr@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 7/3/2005 12:19:12 P.M.
Central Standard Time,
> janicelauritzen@yahoo.com writes:
> 
>     We need to do that.  Rebloomers can't do it
all.  I think we need to
>     push the VE and VL iris.
> 
> In a discussion of Bob's seedling 98-134, Janice
said the above.
>  
> In my area, the VE irises rarely bloom well.  If
they don't get frozen
> out, I get distorted stalks.
>  
> I'm not sure we all want irises that bloom in
the 100+ days . . . I 
> have
> a memory of blooms on Jean Guymer one summer
(mid-eighties) when we had 
> several 105 days!  Not a pretty sight.  We've
not had many days like 
> that, until this year. 
>  
> We have a lot of new people on here who might be
interested in
> hybridizing toward the year round iris.  For the
record, there are 4 
> types of rebloomers: repeat, cycle, everbloomers
& sporadic rebloomers.
>  
> I believe that combining the four types of
rebloomers will produce 
> ever
> blooming irises. 
>  
> The repeat bloomer is probably the least
understood.  These throw up
> extra stalks not long after regular bloom
season.  We've recently 
> discussed ROMANTIC EVENING as being this type.
My own SUMMER RADIANCE 
> is another.  This is probably the most under
reported class because some 
> say they aren't really rebloomers!  But, they
are listed in the judges 
> handbook and in various publications.
>  
> The cycle rebloomer has a set and distinct
second season of bloom.  
> One
> of my favorites of this type is SUMMER OLYMPICS.

>  
> Everbloomers are the ones that can bloom, again,
any time rhizomes
> mature.  Could be June, July, August, Sept, etc.
IMMORTALITY is 
> probably the best know of this group, but FEED
BACK is another.  Also, 
> SUGAR BLUES. 
>  
> The sporadic rebloomers make up the largest
class.  This is the group
> that reblooms occasionally but not dependably in
my part of the 
> country.  In California and other warm areas
these often reach everbloom 
> class.  Unfortunately, unlike the everbloomer,
they rarely do so in the 
> colder climates. 
>  
> In my region I've seen summer or fall bloom from
MY VALENTINE, BEVERLY
> SILLS, & VICTORIA FALLS, (many others) but only
rarely.  And only if 
> certain cultural needs are met. 
>  
> If enough hybridizers combine the most beautiful
of the sporadic
> rebloomers with the most prolific of the other
three classes . . . and 
> circulate them . . . we will be well on our way
to everblooming irises.  
> With a lot of work and enough varieties we can
reach this level with 
> irises.  Ben Hager thought we'd be there by now!

>  
> This is why I think it's so important to know
what is reblooming in
> California, Australia, Virginia, etc.. 
>  
> Just do it!  Pick out your favorite hardy
rebloomer and your favorite
> ruffled & laced sporadic rebloomer and make
those crosses!!
>  
> A question!  Are rebloom carriers just sporadic
rebloomers that 
> haven't
> rebloomed for me yet??  ;-) 
>  
> Betty W. in South-central KY Zone 6
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