HYB: reichenbachii x ?

I was asked offlist what I was crossing my profusely blooming I.
reichenbachii with & am curious as to what others might think would make
interesting crosses with it.  I haven't made any crosses so far, mostly
because there is nothing much blooming.  I avoid early blooming irises
(early TBs and most medians) because they always get fried by hard
freezes at inopportune moments - lots of shriveled stalks and browned
buds.

JESSE'S SONG manages to bloom pretty well most years and has just
opened.  Now that would be a wild and wierd cross, so maybe I will try
it.  Only a half dozen pallida stalks have elongated, and most have
blasted flowers, so that's probably out.  ENGLISH COTTAGE (which I
covered for some of the worst late freezes) is going to be open soon &
looks fairly healthy.

But there will be a lot to choose from among later TBs, so I've saved
some reichenbachii pollen.

Any wild ideas/suggestions?

Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8


 

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