SIB: REB (was TB: REB: Immortality)

--- In iris-talk@y..., "robert stewart" <crusher4@w...> wrote:

>>>> I knew there were repeat bloomers in TB's.  But I didn't know 
there were in the Siberians.  Are there any Japaneses Iris that 
rebloom.  By the way what color is this Roaring Jelly, now that is 
quite  a name.>>>>

Usually the bearded fanciers call the second bloom season in TBs and 
other bearded "rebloom" (if I understand the term correctly). Some say 
that Siberians "rebloom" (I did have some that fit that semantic term 
in the past - ILLINI ENCORE was one, etc.) but _most_ apogon or 
beardless fanciers use the term "repeat bloom" if the second bloom 
falls within 4 to 6 weeks. The aforementioned ILLINI ENCORE was a true 
rebloomer altho' an inconsistent one. I kept ordering it from 
different suppliers to test the rebloom - at one time I had five 
different clumps from different nurseries. The consistency of the 
'rebloom' varied but all had a tendency to 'repeat bloom' or at least 
show 'continuous bloom' for more than 3 wks. These three terms are 
used carefully in discussing Siberian bloom habits. :-)

As far as Japanese irises go re 'rebloom' or 'repeat bloom' or long 
'continuous bloom' - I have had some that had long periods of bloom 
but none that I would classify as 'rebloomers' or 'repeat bloomers'. I 
am not a large grower of Japanese irises and never had more than 35 at 
one time. There are folks on this list who grow lots more than I ever 
did and certainly know much more on the subject 

ROARING JELLY is a delightful Siberian and was the winner of the 
Morgan-Wood Medal in '99. It is a diploid and was hybridized by
Schaefer/Sacks in MA. It also has a "re" in the checklist which is why 
it is repeating here. From the checklist: S. lavender-grey with 
diffused red-purple veins; stylearms same, flushed blue-aqua; F. 
shaded and dappled throughout (overall effect is red-purple maroon), 
white signal with dark veining and dark blue flush. The ancestry is 
interesting with several prominent and well-known Siberians appearing.

Ellen G


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