Not here. I haven't been able to make any correlation at all between
the apparent vigor of one or both of the parents in what turns up in
the seedlings. Pods between two strong growers have produced only
one
or two or none strong growers and pods between two poor growers
have
produced a uniform bunch of strong growers. It's all over the
board as far
as I can tell. I'm thinking TB seedlings here, but it
applies to the AB
crosses as well.
I do see the ability to rapidly form a strong root
system makes for a
strong growing plant here. It just doesn't seem be a
highly
heritable trait.
Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone
7b, USA
--- In iris-photos@yahoogroups.com,
Linda Mann <lmann@...> wrote:
>
> Same here - Only took a
few attempts before I gave up trying
crosses the
> other way. I
really do think the health/vigor comes more from the
pod
> parent,
but haven't done any crosses to prove it.
>
> I've also learned
that ability to put on new roots really fast is a
big
> key to
strength here. I give all the newly potted up cultivars the
> 'wiggle'
test a week after planting. If they are solid, they
usually do
>
well here & have potential to be really good pollen donors. If the
> whole thing is still loose, may as well forget it, regardless of
what
> top growth is doing.
>
> <I almost never get
vigor from a cross if the pod parent
> isn't a bully grower. Am taking
notes also of ones that
> stay healthy and growing all summer and look
like they
> could make stalks again in fall. The challenge now will
be
> trying to get them to put on a pretty face.>
>
> --
> Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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