Re: HYB: pod success
- Subject: Re: HYB: pod success
- From: "pinkirises" p*@whidbey.net
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 05:53:55 -0000
John,
I've tried to get just such a thread started, naming our most
successful pod and pollen parents. I'd love the info, even if it
wouldn't automatically apply to all our climatic et al conditions.
My successful crosses this year were as follows:
POLLEN:
Basso SDB
Sweet Reflection TB
Aaron's Rod TB
Lilac Wine TB
Electrique TB (my consistently strongest pollen)
Lullaby of Spring TB
Hook TB (is that yours, John?)
Manuscript TB
Cranberry Ice TB
Mystery Blush TB
Shirley M TB
My Jodie TB
Boudoir TB
Divine TB
My Girl TB
POD:
Wee Fragrance SDB
Well Suited SDB
Flights of Fancy TB
Lullaby of Spring TB (last year also)
Conspiracy TB
Magic Wish TB
Bet Twice TB
Prancing Pony TB
Double Agent TB (2 pods)
Misty Breanne TB (2 pods)
Mauvelous TB
Inaugural Ball TB (last year also)
Gothic TB (last year also)
Five O'Clock World TB
Pagan Goddess TB
TB sent as Private First Class
Halo in Pink TB
Patricia Brooks
Whidbey Island, WA, zone 8
--- In iris-talk@y..., jpvhook@a... wrote:
> Linda,
>
> Next spring try breaking off the flowers that you are going
to use and
> take them in the house put them in water for the anthers to get
fluffy . Then
> make you crosses
> on freshly opened flowers. If for some reason you can't make the
cross ! I
> put the anthers in 7 day pill holders from the drug store . I put
tape on the
> out side and use a
> marker to put the iris names on . Some times the iris we want to
use blooms
> later !
> Ed Roberts told me to do this and my percentage of takes went up.
Thanks too
> a good friend !!!! I will post some of my favorite pollen and pod
parents.
>
> Your friend John Van Hook Zone 6 USA
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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