Re: Re: HYB: REB: mixing cold climate & CA; pH

Wouldnt you think that Feed Back itself would qualify as a CA (or at least west coast) x cold climate rebloomer?  Not 100% sure that what I found online on Chet Tompkins is correct, but while it looks like he started out in the Midwest, Cloud Baron would have been hybridized while he was in Oregon.
   
  I would also think that Rosalie Figge would be another example, being Titans Glory X Violet Miracle.  RF seems to have one of the highest cool evening triggers of any rebloomers I grow.  It seldom if ever gets caught by the frost here.  I do know that it does not do well in the areas where there are late freezes as it is quite early.  It took significant damage here this spring, but since it was well established, easily outgrew it.  While difficult, it will set pods with persistence.  Will be interesting to see what sort of parent it proves to be for rebloom.  It may lend some height as well.
   
  I do think this is a viable way to get rebloom certainly, but one that requires LARGE numbers of seedlings and more than a little luck.
   
  This spring I used Immortality for the first time-  really an issue of opportunity :  )  I got a few crosses with Scottish Reel as I have other crosses in that pattern.  It will be interesting to see if I cross the resultant seedlings to the Matrix X Scottish Reel seedlings how much rebloom can be regained in the second generation.
   
  Robin Shadlow
  zone 5 NE
   
  wondering if there is any limit to how many generations I think I can plan through in my head :  )
   
   

       
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