Re: HYB: REB: mixing cold climate & CA

In a message dated 7/24/2007 11:41:17 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
lmann@lock-net.com writes:

<<this question may be mostly for you,>>
 
Linda, I'll give this more thought and give another answer later, but  here's 
my disclaimer for now!  
 
My program like many others has evolved through the years.  My  original goal 
was to recreate my favorites in rebloom--Orange Star, Laced  Cotton, Michigan 
Pride, etc.  Fat chance!  Just so much I didn't know  about iris breeding.  
 
Then, I started combining CA rebloomers with northern rebloomers.  My  goal 
here was simple.  Improve the form of northern rebloomers while  (hopefully) 
maintaining the rebloom factor.  A bit easier than the first  goal.  Though not 
quite as simplistic as some thought.  I had little  hope of achieving my goals 
in the first generation.  I feel Radiant Bliss  (example) was just a bonus I 
got for good intentions, and the luck of using Earl  of Essex. 
 
My goals were not soil oriented at the time.  Just survival  oriented.  The 
seedlings that survive make better parents!   <vbg>  Plus, I refused to listen 
to "you can't do that!" "or good  luck on THAT one!"  
 
Hot Steak would not live for me, but I crossed it onto Earl of Essex and  
most of the seedlings lived!  Some did not.  
 
My goals are a bit more evolved now, but I still use the "what would happen  
if" technique a bit too much!  EX: "What would happen if" I crossed Tara's  
Choice x Again & Again!  Or Clarence?  Guess I'll know in the  spring!  <vbg>  
 
As to summer rebloom?  I'll have to go back through my records for  
specifics.  Oh . . . The 1810 cross has a number that have bloomed in  the summer . . . 
  
 
(((Victoria Falls x Vanity) x Immortality) x (Latest Style x Glistening  
Icicle))) x (Feed Back x Champagne Elegance) X Light Rebuff.
 
Here we have Victoria Falls (OR), Vanity, Feed Back, & Glistening  Icicle, 
(CA) which are all from the west coast.  Champagne Elegance (MO)  & Light Rebuff 
(IN) came from inland gardens, while Immortality & Latest  Style came from 
the east coast (VA).  Quite a mix?  
 
The pod parent was a nice blue amoena which did not rebloom for me,  although 
some of the seedlings used did rebloom.  When I added Light Rebuff  to the 
mix, almost half of the seedlings rebloomed.  About a quarter of  them bloomed 
in the summer.  June-Oct 15.  
 
Is this the type of information you're looking for?  I'll read it  again 
later!  
 
 

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Betty W.  in South-central KY Zone 6 ---If you don't cross them, you can't 
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