Hi Francelle,
Yes to both. Best chance of getting rebloom
kids is to cross it with a rebloomer. We have the bird problem here in
spring too. Most of the time the destructo birds are either blue jays or
mocking birds. Very irritating too, especially in the seedling
patch. We don't have bird problems in the back fields due to a lack
of trees. Seems like the birds use trees (or buildings) for their attack
launching pads. the bug problem is usually only on
rebloom.
Hope Gossip Column grows well for you and you get
good kids out of it.
Best regards.
Mike
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From:
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Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:22
PM
Subject: RE: [iris-photos] Rebloom
seedling
Hello,
Mike,
I purchased Gossip
Column at a recent club auction. The description sounded lovely, and
it?s a rebloomer too. Could you tell me if it is fertile, and does it
pass on any rebloom?
I?ve been
interested in the comments about bugs damaging irises. None have
bothered mine. My destructive pests are birds. I have a pink
seedling that I am very interested in. It blooms throughout the month of
March, but last spring I didn?t get to see a single stalk in bloom. The
birds riddled all the buds before they opened.
Francelle Edwards Glendale,
AZ Zone 9
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Sent: Thursday,
October 04, 2007 7:18 AM
To:
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Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Rebloom
seedling
about 31 degrees is perfect, stops
the bugs but doesn't burn the flowers....rarely happens perfectly, but one can
dream.
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Sent:
Thursday, October 04, 2007 7:06 AM
Subject: Re:
[iris-photos] Rebloom seedling
Right, Mike --
Rebloomers here in the fall are targets of all the bugs in the
county, but darks and lights alike. To enjoy them, you need to
cut them and bring them inside. Frost puts the bugs off, but a freeze
zaps the blossoms. That elusive golden mean . . . --
Griff
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Sent:
Thursday, October 04, 2007 8:44 AM
Subject: Re:
[iris-photos] Rebloom seedling
Bugs irritate me a lot.
Seems to be the ligher colored, fragrant iris that attract the most
bugs. Late summer flowers seem to get chewed up a lot more, maybe
because there are less flowers to eat. That is just a casual
observation, have you had similar observations?
----- Original Message -----
From: c*@impressiveirises.com.au
Sent:
Wednesday, October 03, 2007 1:58 PM
Subject: Re:
[iris-photos] Rebloom seedling
Relieved you have bug problems also. I notice
partic cultivars are especially susceptible. Holy Fire always gets
munched.
Very nice looking
seedling
Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills
South
Australia
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Reblooming today.
this is actually a spring pic because the fall bloom has been shredded
by bugs. It still has the really nice form and flounces, just
lots of tears and holes. Fragrant Breeze X Fogbound,
currently 13 buds. Bugs probably won't be an issue after this
Friday, supposed to be real cold.
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