Re: [IRIS-TALK] HYB: seedling variety
- Subject: Re: [IRIS-TALK] HYB: seedling variety
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 23:59:20 EST
From: StorYlade@aol.com
In a message dated 02/12/2000 5:59:55 PM Central Standard Time,
irises@senet.com.au writes:
<< a wide cross between say a varieagata (yellow and red) with a blue
plicata could give a mix where every seedling was a different colour >>
The widest variety I've gotten from one cross was with a brown plicata and a
pink amoena. This was really a fun cross. I did the cross both ways. Using
the brown plicata as pod parent produced the better irises, including form,
bud count, color patterns, and branching. Of course, it was the better iris.
It gave orange selfs, yellow plicatas, and brown/yellow plicatas, to mention
a few. No two were the same. Several should have been kept, but none were.
Using the pink amoena as pod parent produced irises which rarely had 5 blooms
with 4 blooms being the norm. The colors were pale and washed out with a lot
of off white. (Did produce one of my earliest rebloomers which I nicknamed
BIG BERTHA (A12-17).)
I used this cross as an educational exhibit at our local show one year. I
used a stalk of both parents plus three or four of the wildest seedlings to
show the possibilities. The exhibit drew a lot of interest from the public,
and criticism from a judge who couldn't see why I'd "wasted my time."
Choosing a pod parent with good branching and bud count increases the chances
of an acceptable seedling, depending on your goals, of course. If you're
aiming for the awards bench it's important. Otherwise, make the wide crosses
and ENJOY the variety.
Betty from Bowling Green KY (zone 6)
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