Betty, no harm done!
Midsummer's Eve is a BB, so crossed with Romantic
Evening, even if both parents give
smaller flowers, the babies are TBs indead.
In order to improve bud count on the dark one, i
pollinated it with Tender Kiss, that has a lot of Aphilla and red
beards.
the ugly one with 10 buds was also pollinated with
Tender Kiss.
I will cross the best one from each cross, in 3
years,
so in 6 years i might finally
have a fabulous dark purple with red beards
BB rebloomer, with low branching and a multitude of smaller flowers called
K018 = (A014A: Midsummer's Eve x Romantic Evening) x Tender Kiss) X (A014B:
Midsummer's Eve xRomantic Evening) x Tender Kiss) !!!
And you know what, i'll call it Betty Wilkerson!
Will you let me?
Loic
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:35
PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Re: Loic's
seedlings C014A
<<TBXTB crosses, but I'll try and send you the seeds if ever sth
happens!>>
Loic, I wasn't very clear with this comment. I do
not need the seed
personally. You said it was a pity that the one you
liked the best, the
lovely black one, was the one with the low bud count.
I was simply
suggesting a way you might get the good bud count and the
black color
from a sibling cross. The cross was a IB x TB so I wasn't
aware the
seedlings were both TB size.
Sorry for the
misunderstanding.
Betty W.
-----Original Message-----
From:
loic tasquier <tasquierloic@cs.com>
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 8:52 am
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Re: Loic's seedlings
C014A
hello again Betty
it's
getting a bit late for crosses now , especially for TBXTB crosses,
but
I'll try and send you the seeds if ever sth happens!
If not, i can try
next spring, you are right, the best of both would be
grand!
Can't have it all yet i recon, but i'm sure
I'll be lucky!
look at C387A, (that i will
call 'Tender Kiss'), can you imagine such a
beauty on the first seedling
from a cross? This is what i call
LUCKY!
Loic
----- Original Message
-----
From: Autmirislvr@aol.com
To:
iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
Thursday, September 17, 2009 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Re:
Loic's seedlings C014A
<<C014A and
C014B>>
Wow! If they're both blooming, try crossing C014A onto
C014B? Maybe
you'll get the best of both worlds? Just a
suggestion.
Betty W.
-----Original Message-----
From: loic
tasquier <tasquierloic@cs.com>
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 2:53 am
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Re: Loic's seedlings
C014A
Here are C014A and C014B from (Midsummer's Eve X Romantic
Evening) .
Maiden bloom now:
C014A has only 3
flowers,
C014B has 10!
Wish it were the
reverse!!!
Loïc
----- Original Message
-----
From: loic tasquier
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-photos] Re:
Loic's seedlings C014A
the flower is stunning, so
unexpected colour, but only 3 flowers on
maiden bloom.
One sib should
open in a couple days, with a better bud count. Will add
the picture
then.
Loïc
----- Original Message
-----
From: Linda Mann
To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:10 PM
Subject: [iris-photos] Re: Loic's
seedlings C014A
C014A = Midsummer's Eve X Romantic
Evening
Wow - nice color, esp from that pedigree.
Linda
M
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