Re: REB: Best rebloom performers?
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  • Subject: Re: REB: Best rebloom performers?
  • From: I* I* <c*@impressiveirises.com.au>
  • Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:07:21 +1030
Hi Tom

Double Shot (Sutton) reblooms for everyone I know.

Colleen Modra
South Aust

thomas silvers wrote:
> My sister tried growing a dozen or so reblooming irises for me a few years back. She's much better about tending to flowerbeds (weeding, watering, etc.) than I am. She did get a few to bloom in the fall, but nothing that really stood out in my mind.
> So... my question to the rebloom experienced folks, if you had to rank irises for best rebloom performance [without any consideration to flower form or color] what would be a the top of your list?
>
> Something with reliable, generous rebloom, maybe even without a whole lot of extra attention given to it.
>
> Since my goal would be to use it for hybridizing, I guess some degree of fertility would be a requirement too. I'd be most interested in TB's but I'd still like to know of other classes.
>
> >From my very limited experience, my small list would look something like...
>
> 1) 'Golden Child' (SDB) - rebloomed several times for me, in spite of deplorable conditions of neglect
>
> 2) my two new MTB seedlings 
>
> 3) I think 'Rosalie Figge' was one I remember doing fairly well at my sister's place
>
> What would your list look like?
>
> Thanks, Tom (zone 6/7 Maryland)
>
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