RE: HYB: Lights was Magical x Mystery Blush maiden bloom
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  • Subject: RE: HYB: Lights was Magical x Mystery Blush maiden bloom
  • From: &* <l*@adsl.on.net>
  • Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 06:09:20 +1030
 

It may be that lights only affect bloom in the milder climates. In your climate I’m sure the rising temperatures would be the main driver. Here the number of hours of light seem to contribute more. There used to be a street garden in Adelaide (very mild climate) that was planted directly under a street light and that would flower up to several months early (no rebloomers)

 

Colleen Modra

PO Box 131

Mt Pleasant  SA 5235

Australia

 

From: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-photos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Eleanor Hutchison
Sent: Saturday, 8 October 2011 10:45 PM
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] HYB: Magical x Mystery Blush maiden bloom

 

 

Very pretty pink for sure, Robin.

 

Colleen, we've always had a very bright yard light here, quite near the iris beds, but I've never noticed ! it affecting the bloom.

 

El, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

 

From: l*@adsl.on.net

Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 10:50 PM

To: i*@yahoogroups.com

Subject: RE: [iris-photos] HYB: Magical x Mystery Blush maiden bloom

 

 

Hi Robin

Very lovely pastel pink. Would love this to rebloom.

Here it’s an over-all early season, but coupled with this we also have a street light, now, on our front corner. So we have a lot more early bloom than usual. Some irises like Soul Sister and Tiger Honey, I have in both the front and back garden with about 2 weeks difference in bloom time. This should make breeding easier as I will have a wider range out at anytime.

Colleen Modra

PO Box 131

Mt Pleasant  SA 5235

Australia

From: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-photos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Shadlow
Sent: Saturday, 8 October 2011 4:53 AM
To: iris photo
Subject: [iris-photos] HYB: Magical x Mystery Blush maiden bloom

 

Weather has been unusual in Salem this year.   The very late spring did not help the seedlings mature in time for their normal spring bloom time.  There have been seedlings in bloom every day since May.  This is maiden bloom on an 09 seedling- Magical x Mystery Blush.  Maiden bloom timing is not all that great an indication of rebloom for me, but it would be very nice if this proved to be a reliable rebloomer for September.

Two SDB seedlings which germinated this spring (March '11) are putting up stalks.  The advantages of a more favorable climate are already showing up!

Robin Shadlow

zone 7b Salem

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