Re: REB:Question about seedling rebloom
- Subject: Re: REB:Question about seedling rebloom
- From: i*@netscape.net
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 01:46:17 -0000
--- In iris-talk@y..., tesilvers@y... wrote:
> > I have several cultivars of Iris varigatae and they all rebloom
> > consistently for me in zone 4/5. You didn't mention what species
> you
> > used, that would help others respond.
> >
> > Chuck Chapman Guelph, Ontario, Canada
>
> Chuck, the seedling is Iris variegata(Beardsley) x mellita. But
> neither the variegata nor the mellita (which is now deceased) has
> ever rebloomed for me. I'm sort of in a zone 6 / zone 7 area in
> Maryland. Do you think that it may be too warm for the variegatas to
> rebloom here? The Beardsley clone is supposed to rebloom somewhere;
> and another clone I have (Cook) is supposed to be very similar and
> may rebloom. I've grown them for four years with not a single rebloom
> stalk. What is the timing of the rebloom for your variegatas? Do they
> bloom spring and fall, or more continuous? And do you get rebloom
> from any other bearded species (especially diploids)?
Usually I get rebloom in August, but this year strong continuous
bllom, after about 2 weeks of no bloom. I varigatea regina doesn't
rebloom for me nor do any of the other species, diploid or tetrploid.
This has been very consistant, almost every year.
Chuck Chapman, Guelph, Ontario
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