Re: Re: HYB: REB: Orange

In a message dated 1/17/2004 7:48:38 PM Central Standard Time, 
rshadlow@cox.net writes:

> I want to
> try and use GAME PLAN to cross with some of the orange rebloomers, hoping to
> get some rebloom back in the second generation.
> 


This was my plan too!  ;-) I should get bloom this year.  I hope.   Anyway, I 
have a good collection of Orange iris.  Maybe Amplified will work.  I have 
TORCHED WITCH, which is a child of my all time favorite ORANGE STAR. I've yet to 
see it bloom but it is growing better than OS.  

Reblooming Oranges seem to be a problem for me.  VIVA MEXICO doesn't want to 
bloom work for me.  It's one of those that just barely maintains its presence 
in the garden.  I get 1 stalk per year that is about 12 inches high and has 
two blooms. In this condition it will neither set pods or fertilize pods!   And, 
ORANGE HARVEST rots.  I hate to spend money on it again.  

AMANDA ERIN did grow well for me in Alvaton and it's just an oversight on my 
part that I don't have it now.  Will remedy that this year.  Thanks.

Most orange irises bloom late and that contributes to my problem. Dry heat in 
late May usually contributes to breeding problems with the orange.  May have 
to trick mother nature with bloom covers or something to conserve moisture 
this year.  Windy hill and no shade!

More?

Betty W. in South-central KY Zone 6

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