Re: Re: HYB: TBsxArilbreds
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: HYB: TBsxArilbreds
- From: C* D*
- Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 21:41:12 -0400
Laurie,
Amazing to know that a few Arilbreds pulled through your treacherous
spring. I hope you're going to try your hand at germinating the seeds
this year.
I tried to mail you privately to let you know that 25 seeds from your
crosses germinated and are between 4 to 6 inches high but my mails are
promptly returned . Ironically, only one of my 100+ seeds germinated
;-(.
This proves that sticking a broken off pod in a potato is an effective
way to save a cross.
As for 1/4 breds, the only one I have is KUALA LUMPUR and it didn't pod
with any pollen that I hit it with, but it is an amazing long blooming
iris.
Chris
Lafontaine Quebec 4b
laurief wrote:
>
> >I'd
> >like to hear about the experiences of those who have crossed quarterbreds
> >with TBs under conditions more hospitable to the TBs.
>
> A little update for you, Sharon. I pollenated all 4 blooms on my one
> stalk of "possibly" LADY MOHR this spring, and none of them took. I used
> 3 different pollen donors for each bloom - 12 total. On each bloom I
> used pollen from my "not" SOLOMON'S SONG, a TB, and an MDB or SDB.
>
> On the other hand, I pollenated each of the 2 blooms on my "not"
> SOLOMON'S SONG similarly (except that the only AB pollen donor I had to
> use was OYEZ, and I don't think there was actually any pollen on those
> anthers). Both pollenizations took, but one of the pods dried up several
> weeks later. The remaining pod is still developing.
>
> So, based on what I think I understood from your earlier teachings, I am
> now assuming my "possibly" LADY MOHR is a 1/4 bred and my "not" SOLOMON'S
> SONG is a 1/2 bred. Does that sound like an accurate assessment?
>
> Laurie
>
> -----------------
> laurief@paulbunyan.net
> http://www.geocities.com/lfandjg/
> zone 3b northern MN - clay soil
>
>
>
>
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