HYB:Sibling crosses:Was Daylight

<<Chuck, I wish you had crossed some of the ugly IMM X FOREVER BLUE seedlings with each other to see what the ratios were.?>>
This reminded me.? Back in 2004 in my initial discussion of the 1812 seedlings, someone, I believe it was Chuck, suggested I make a sibling cross.? I did, with many seedlings.? Then the summer of 2007 happened, limiting many things including my space and energy.? The cross wasn't given priority;however, early September I potted up the strongest most vigorous looking?seedling.? It had a vigorous root system.? With luck, more will be planted this spring.? 

Currently, it has 4 increases and looks like it doesn't know we are in the middle of winter.?The plant is green and fresh looking.?It sits among 50+ such pots, where it's green look and vigor is quite outstanding.? Hard to know if this vigor will continue, but I'll report.? 

Hoping for a tall well branched red on yellow plicata with continual bloom stalks.? Expecting anything!

-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com>
To: iris@hort.net
Sent: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 4:45 am
Subject: [iris] Re: HYB: Daylength independent


Well, phooey, Chuck.?
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So now we have at least three apparent genetic types of ever/summer bloom - the Californians, the cold climate, and the FOREVER BLUEs.?
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While they may not be the same genetic package, I wonder if the three could be combined in one plant??
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Or if they will turn out to be variants of one suite of genes? The first two seem to be variants of the same genes - based on very little data I have so far, more that Betty has.?
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I've gotten a few very early spring/very late fall rebloomers from (cold climate everbloomer X california rebloomer).?
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And one everbloomer from a non-reblooming seedling from that type of cross X a late spring/early fall bloomer. (IMM x CSONG) X HoM?
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Chuck, I wish you had crossed some of the ugly IMM X FOREVER BLUE seedlings with each other to see what the ratios were.?
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