RE: HYB: TB: Seedling row
- Subject: RE: [iris-photos] HYB: TB: Seedling row
- From: "FRANCELLE EDWARDS" f*@worldnet.att.net
- Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:10:43 -0700
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Mariposa Skies has
never rebloomed for me either. I’m
not sure that it is going to bloom at all this year. Its seedlings have done much
better. Each of the ones I’ve
kept has rebloomed. 54-56 A, my
faux Yaquina Blue, is the best at reblooming, spring, summer and fall. Its sibling 54-56 B has been more a
repeat bloomer here starting blooming in March and continuing until May. I am in zone 9. At our cabin, zone 7, it blooms May and
October. I don’t know what it
will do this year. It is just full
of bloom stalks right now. I find
that rebloomers (Mesmerizer is the worst example) that nearly bloom-out and
come back from spent rhizomes, never have the strength
to bloom again that year. I don’t think anyone really
understands the cause of bloom-out. It has something to do with climate,
weather, and possibly fertilizer. I
find the Dykes Medal winners are the worst at it. I lost all three of my clumps of
Celebration Song in one season a few years ago. One clump bloomed
16 stalks; then it was gone. Its
seedlings have had the same problem, so I don’t use it any more. Beverly Sills also broke my heart with
bloom-out. I’m glad the
Mesmerizer seedling I’m excited about right now seems to know when to
quit. It is blooming ten stalks,
and I should still have twelve plants to line out in the fall. Last year it bloomed in March and again
in May. I’m really not sure
which it considers its primary bloom and which its rebloom. In October I know it was rebloom. Francelle Edwards Glendale, AZ Zone 9 -----Original Message----- In a
message dated 3/20/2006 11:18:16 P.M. Central Standard Time,
fjmjedwards@worldnet.att.net writes:
Francelle,
that is a lovely bloom. When does it start reblooming for you? What
is your zone? Do you think it would be hardy enough for more harsh
zones? I've
had Mariposa Skies for several years and it's never attempted to rebloom.
I crossed MS onto Bridge In Time but only have one seedling germinate from it
and one more in the pot this year. Will hope to see the one bloom this
spring. The two irises share a lot of DNA and I suspect this could be the
reason for the low germination. Inbreeding. ________________________________________________________
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