HYB: Better rebloomers

Hello, Everyone,
 
Over the several years that I've been pollen daubing, my goal has been
to develop vigorous, distinctive pink TB irises.  I now have a few that
meet those standards.  Perhaps it seemed too easy.  I have now added
another, rebloom.  One problem I have is too few pink rebloomers for
breeding stock.  Pink Attraction did so poorly here that I finely put it
out of its misery.  Diamond Blush died on its own.  When You Wish
bloomed out.  Pink Champagne is a vigorous pink which carries rebloom
genes and has been reported to rebloom somewhere.  I have used it
heavily in my hybridizing.  I now have Lauer's reblooming pink, Peggy
Sue.
 
My best rebloomer is the seedling I registered this year as Cloud
Reflection, a tangerine bearded white from Mesmerizer X Pink Champagne.
It has a pink reblooming sibling that is as weak and scrawny as CR is
strong and magnificent.  I still have it, but I don't know if it is
worth while to try to cross it with another pink rebloomer to try to get
something better or not.  I crossed CR with an interesting pink seedling
from Lady Friend X Bubbling Along.  I don't know if there is any rebloom
possibility there or not.  I spent this afternoon planting its big, fat
seeds.  I will post the pictures of the parents on Iris Photos where one
can look at them if interested.
 
Francelle Edwards  Glendale, AZ  Zone 9

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