Re: REB: What Qualifies for a Rebloom Report?
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] REB: What Qualifies for a Rebloom Report?
- From: C* a* M* a* M* I*
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 06:30:14 -0700
My thoughts on this interesting message.
On Wed, 10 Jan 2001 21:22:29 -0000 lfandjg@yahoo.com writes:
> Which of the following would you include in an official RIS rebloom
report?
>
> 1. an iris purchased from a grower outside of your area and blooming
that same fall in your garden.
No, I wouldn't consider this rebloom for your area since it did not bloom
in your garden in the Spring. I think the RE in rebloom the key factor
for reporting rebloom. Although I do keep personal notes on that kind of
information.
>2. an iris purchased from a grower outside of your area, planted
> during the summer into your garden, and blooming the *next* spring and
fall in your garden >
Yes I would if it had more than one definite bloom cycle in the same
growing season.
> 3. an iris listed in the Reblooming Checklist as a rebloomer, but
> which blooms in your garden *only* in the fall and *not* in the
> spring >
No, I wouldn't
Numbers 4, 5 and 6, all situations appear to have a fully formed a bloom
stalk in the Fall and provided they had bloomed in the Spring, I would
probably report as rebloomers.
This is just my most humble and personal opinion! I'm guessing a lot of
us have had these same questions about rebloom. The first few years I
ordered iris I keyed on the word rebloom and then found out the
limitations! I love the catalogs that give the rebloom zone information.
The Checklist of Reblooming Iris is my main resource, along with the
gracious people on this list sharing their experiences and knowledge. So
it would be nice if we used similar reporting criteria or at least
understand the variables people consider! Thanks for your message.
Char Randall
Melba, ID zone 6ish
