Re: RE: HYB: Great times for breeding rebloomers - long!

In a message dated 12/7/2006 7:35:11 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
Autmirislvr@aol.com writes:
 

<<People are still being discouraged about  rebloomers. 



I really think the optimum approach for fostering interest in  rebloomers is 
still to encourage folks to see the rebloom as a  bonus arising from their 
good culture. But even this only works, if  the plant will rebloom in a given 
locale, as you pointed out. There are plants  that won't bloom here even once!
 
As rebloomers develop to the point that they are fully as attractive  as the 
more advanced once-bloomers, and so can compete at that level, then the  
rebloom potential will give them an edge.  
 
<<Then disillusionment follows, as night  follows day. I see  this as the 
larger problem.  
 
Yes. This is what I am also worried about in several horticultural  contexts. 
But folks have to want to educate themselves, you can't do it for  them. 

<<I do understand the rose analogy since  I've given up trying to develop a  
small rose garden due to lack of  winter hardiness.  Those I like don't like  
the 
weather  here. 
 
Well, there are some very hardy old roses, if you don't mind some of  them 
blooming just once! They don't need constant spraying and such,  either. I'll 
bet there are plenty growing in the neighborhood now.  Mooch slips next year 
when the petals are falling, and get some  growing on their own roots. Or get a 
New Dawn for a fence, speaking of hardy,  thrifty, and everblooming! I don't 
think the grafts and understocks being  used some of the newer HT's are as 
strong as they used to be, the  stock is virused, and there is no pretending some 
of the much touted  cultivars bloom heavily. The Austin introductions, while 
lovely in their  way, are also preponderantly useless around here, as, 
lamentably, is  the Cornell formula. 
 
Cordially,
 
Anner Whitehead
Richmond VA USA

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