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  • From: C* S* <i*@hotmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:44:03 -0600
Hello Everyone,

I am new to the list and sort of new to irises.  I saw my first irises as a
child.  My grandmother had 2 varieties in her garden, a purple tall bearded
and a yellow tall bearded.  I've admired irises ever since.  I only have a
couple of varieties at present, two that I don't know what they are as they
were here when I moved here.  One was planted over 50 years ago by the old
owner who passed away many years ago and is a short yellow that is about the
size of a blue flag and appears to be a bearded of some sort and one that was
planted shortly before I moved here and is a bicolor of purple and yellow.
The other ones are Night Ruler, Celebration Song and a few that I just
purchased last fall and don't remember the names of off hand.

I am an artist by trade, and live in one of the northernmost parts of
Minnesota in I believe it is zone 3.  Night Ruler does amazingly well here by
the way.  It was my first "fancy" purchase and I have been enjoying it for
about 3 years now.

I've been breeding rabbits for over 15 years, and wanted to perhaps try my
hand at breeding irises...although, I am unsure if I will be able to withstand
the long 2 year period before seeing results with irises after getting babies
in 30 days for so many years.  LOL.  I am immensely interested in
genetics...have been since college, but the idea of irises being tetraploid
has been a little bit daunting.  Rabbit genetics are simple in comparison and
I almost gave up before I started, but I love the flowers, and would like to
try my hand at it anyway.

My interests are in rebloomers...that would rebloom even here...and I also
like plicatas, bicolors, Oh, who am I kidding...I like them all.  LOL.

I am interested in learning more about the genetics of irises.  Can anyone
recommend a book, or send me a ladder of dominance if one is known?  I have
found very little if anything online regarding this and have no idea where to
start.  Am I being too brash in asking for something that people have spent
years trying to figure out?  If so, I apologize.  If not, thanks in advance
for your help.  :)  Nice to meet you all.  Cindy

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