Re: HYB:Diploid Irises with Arils and Arilbreds
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB:Diploid Irises with Arils and Arilbreds
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- Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 11:27:06 -0600
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> I have had good luck with hybridizing the even arilbreds with each
> other, plus newer tb's, and the less than half arilbreds(-'s) also. One
> thing I have noticed is that the seedlings tend to resemble the pod
> parent. So I don't use tb's as pod parents any more.
>
> Sincerely,
> Steve
>
> Steve Rocha
> srocha@pacbell.net
> Zone 9, Region 15
Yes, the TB pod parent does take away the aril characteristics. In
this climate, there is hardly any other bearded in bloom when the
arilbreds bloom, so I have to save the arilbred pollen and out of
necessity put it on SDB's or TB's. The arilbreds bloom before the
bearded here. There may be a scattering of SDB's and hardly any TB's
when the arilbreds peak. Rarely do I have fresh bearded pollen to
put on an arilbred. I have frozen bearded pollen in the fall from
rebloomers to use.
Steve, others, do your arilbreds bloom with the TB's?
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS USA 7/8
