Re: Frozen Iris

>L.Zurbrigg wrote:
>>
>Griff Crump wrote:
>> In the dreadful winter of '95-'96, I lost 50% of my 1,380
>> >seedlings outright to the freeze-thaw phenomenon . . .  The casualties
>> >included three entire lots that were crosses of Jennifer Rebecca. Then
>> >Erwinia attacked the survivors. . .  This
>> >year, one of the survivors took "best seedling" . . .
>
>> Dear Griff: Surprised that you have seedlings of JENNIFER REBECCA!  Glad
>> that one won an award. Congratulations. Lloyd Z  in Durham NC
>
>Lloyd -- I'm sorry if my posting was confusing. All three crosses of
>JENNIFER REBECCA perished entirely. None were among the survivors. I
>hope to make the same crosses this coming spring, amd am sure that JR
>will eventually produce one or more prize winners.
>
>You might be interested in the following: I had made four successful
>crosses involving JR that year, each with a different variety. JR was
>the pod parent in each case. I had attempted to use JR as the pollen
>parent in 10 crosses involving 9 different varieties. None took. Three
>of the 4 pods split while still green, and the pale brown seeds did not
>detach easily.
>
>Of the 4 pods, one produced 9 seeds, one produced 5, and two produced 4
>each.
>
>Of the 9 seeds, one germinated. Of the 5, 3 germinated. Of the two
>4-seed plantings, one produced 2 seedlings, the other none. Thus, a
>total of 6 JR seedlings went into the winter well-rooted and
>flourishing. Unfortunately, all were on the windward side of the garden,
>which took the worst hit in the freeze-thaw-wind onslaught. As they say,
>it ain't easy being green. But JENNIFER REBECCA is a flower worth trying
>it all again for.
>
>Griff Crump, along the tidal Potomac near Mount Vernon, VA
>jgcrump@erols.com
  Dear Griff: Thank you for the clarification about Jennifer Rebecca
seedlings. I shall try to set some pods on "her" this year. Lloyd Z in
Durham. (Tho' I do not have high hopes).
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