Re: Re: HYB: TBsxArilbreds
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: HYB: TBsxArilbreds
- From: l*
- Date: Mon, 22 Jul 02 23:06:15 -0600
Hey Chris,
>Amazing to know that a few Arilbreds pulled through your treacherous
>spring.
Indeed! I was stunned to find any at all alive this year, but I still
have 5 ABs alive and kicking out of 16 last fall.
>I hope you're going to try your hand at germinating the seeds
>this year.
I might just do that, assuming this one pod makes it to maturity and
actually holds any viable seeds inside.
>
>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 .
AARRGGHH! I wonder if a call to my ISP would make any difference. I'll
give it a try. In any event, I'm thrilled to know some of my seeds
germinated for you. Did seeds from both crosses (or, more correctly,
seeds from both directions of the same cross) germinate?
> Ironically, only one of my 100+ seeds germinated ;-(.
I'm sorry to hear that. Perhaps we should continue to collaborate. I'll
make crosses and send you seeds. You germinate and grow them. ;-) Of
course, that would restrict you to the handful of TBs that'll actually
survive and bloom here, unless you'd like to try growing Sibs and dwarf
beardeds from seed.
>
>This proves that sticking a broken off pod in a potato is an effective
>way to save a cross.
Not if you're referring to mine. I didn't use a potato to mature my
broken pod. I just placed the stump in a tiny vase of water that I
changed daily until the pod split.
>
>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.
KL tried to die last year and did die this year in my garden. Funny plant
here. When it wasn't rotting, it was growing like gangbusters. It never
did get around to blooming, though.
Laurie - good and sore from a long day planting in ideal temps
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http://www.geocities.com/lfandjg/
zone 3b northern MN - clay soil
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