Re: Re: HYB:Breeding Philosophy

Sorry forgot this was iris-talk will repost on iris-photos

Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills AUST
zone 8/9

colleen@impressiveirises.com.au
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colleen Modra" <colleen@impressiveirises.com.au>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: [iris] Re: HYB:Breeding Philosophy


> Robin
>
> What do you think of this surprise bloom, Danceman x Moonraker. Has
> just started flowering for the first time. I'm trying figure out if
it
> is late spring bloom or will have a tendency to bloom anytime. It
has
> 7 buds and really stands out in the garden.
>
> Colleen Modra
> Adelaide Hills AUST
> zone 8/9
>
> colleen@impressiveirises.com.au
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robin Shadlow" <rshadlow@wildmail.com>
> To: <iris@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 3:38 AM
> Subject: [iris] Re: HYB:Breeding Philosophy
>
>
> > One of the very best things about the iris people is their
> willingness to share information.  It has been so helpful to me to
see
> which irises are good parents.
> >
> > Right now I have been making crosses with one parent that produces
> strong rebloom in our area crossed on another with good width and
> form.  The plan is to cross the resulting seedlings back together
and
> hopefully get a few with the rebloom genes and the form I want.
> Finding it gets harder though as time goes on- I am starting to NEED
> more and more ruffles.
> >
> > There were some pleasant surprises I did get many out of season
> stalks  from the Braggadocio, and  Rio crosses.  I wasnt expecting
to
> have much rebloom at all from my first generation crosses so it was
> very nice to get as many as I did.
> >
> > All American was a good parent for form, but I am not sure that it
> will bring enough of the rebloom trait to the table.   I did get
some
> late fall stalks on a Yaquina Blue X All American seedling.  Too bad
> that they were at a critical point in their growth when I dug them
to
> bring them inside.  The buds just shriveled, darn.  The two sibs
from
> the cross that bloomed this spring had excellent form, bud count and
> stalks.  I will probably use Yaquina on some of my bicolor seedlings
> this spring.
> >
> > I plan to use Decadence, Sea Power, Rio, Braggadocio, and Fogbound
> on as many different rebloomers as I can.  As for the rebloom
parent,
> I will keep using Rosalie Figge when I can get it to set pods,
Matrix,
> Golden Immortal and Clarence.  Patty Ann, Summer Radiance,
Cornhusker
> and Radiant Bliss will be some of the new rebloomers that Ill be
> throwing into the mix.
> >
> > I have enough Pink Attraction seedlings to work with now.  It
throws
> so many hafts lines that Id just as soon work with something that
> produces cleaner seedlings.  It did give decent form and did produce
> quite a few seedlings that bloomed out of season.  The flowers were
> smaller, though in proportion with the shorter stalks.  Pinkness may
> be a bit better as a parent.
> >
> > The most disappointing crosses were probably from Masterwork.
> Branching was decent, but form was really lacking, and flower size
was
> quite small.   The Winterland seedlings were not especially
promising
> either.
> >
> > Hopefully I will get caught up here and will have time to post a
few
> more photos of the seedlings.
> >
> > Robin Shadlow
> > zone 5 NE
> >
> > sorry this got so long winded
> >
> >
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