Re: info:TB&MDI
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- Subject: Re: info:TB&MDI
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 12:43:05 -0700 (MST)
Barb Johnson wrote:
>
> Walter A. Moores wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, John Bruce wrote:
> > >
> > > Dale:
> > >
> > > >I would also like to know if hybridizing
> > > >dwarfs is the same as for TB's.
> > > Mechanism is the same....culturally,I bow to the more experienced listers.
> > >
> > > John Bruce
> > > jbruce@infinet.com
> > > SW OH Zone5
> > >
> > >
> > Yes, it is. And, if you want to experiment further, cross TB's
> > and SDB's for IB's.
> >
> > Walter Moores
> > Enid Lake, MS 7/8
>
> I have a question for you, Walter. In the above cross of TB/SDB, do you
> ALWAYS get IBs, or are some of them different heights, bloom sizes, etc?
> I do know that the height range for IBs is generous, tho, and that not
> every blossom will be "perfect." Will some of them be TB or SDB size?
>
Barb,
Having made a few IB crosses I can say that "most" seedlings resulting
from these crosses, plantwise, will be in the intermediate range. I
have rarely noticed any plants which are small like the SDB's. Like
Walter mentioned some will be out of proportion. Last spring I observed
seedlings from a cross of Feminine Wiles X Chanted where most of the
stalks were in the 35 to 38 inch range with an SDB size flower. Out of
about 60 seedlings I only kept one pretty thing, (in proportion) which
was pale pink with a beard half red and blue. On other crosses I have
noticed larger flowers on shorter stalks. Proportion is definitely a
factor a hybridizer should watch for.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
