Re: HYB: breeding strategy (Answer 2)
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  • Subject: Re: HYB: breeding strategy (Answer 2)
  • From: &* G* C* <j*@cox.net>
  • Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 22:46:28 -0400
Linda -- I agree with Betty that the pod parent seems to predominate in determining the structure of the progeny. -- Griff
-----Original Message----- From: Betty Wilkerson 
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 7:20 PM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: Re: [iris] HYB: breeding strategy (Answer 2)

<<route to follow to reach goal #2,
I've decided (more or less) to try to focus on incorporating just a few
of the shotgun crosses.>>

Linda, youbve probably tired of hearing me preach on the inheritance of
pod parents.  New hybridizers are being advised that it doesnbt matter
which iris is the pod parent, but that totally ignores the qualities
that are passed on by the pod parent only.

So once again, I have to advise that you use the healthiest, strongest,
best branched irises as the pod parents.  Twenty five years ago I was
advised that it was important to use the best branched iris as your pod
parent as the quality is difficult to recover.  Check your judgebs
manual to see what AIS finds acceptable if you think your irises will
wind up on a show bench one day or be up for awards.

Youbve done well with bImmortality,b bHarvest of Memories,b bViolet
Miracle,b bTea Leaves,b bMatrix,b bRenownb & bTwilight Fancy.b Somehow 
youbve missed bEarl of Essexb which was one of my most productive
rebloomers.

Ibve used a lot of rebloomers that havenbt done well for you like
bLunar Whitewash,b bAgain & Again,b bTotal Recallb & bPure As Gold.b
These provide some extra width of petals.  Any chance you could try
them again?  bOver & Overb reblooms really well here, but I donbt know
yet if itbs good at producing reblooming children.   Soon.

With so few really good summer rebloomers (not counting Chuckbs SDBbs)
youbd think the hybridizers would have a lot more overlap of reblooming
irises in their programs, but webre all doing different things.

The boncersb we choose to use, and the selections we make among
seedlings, should present the most variety in the generation of
rebloomers webll all produce.  It should be awesome.  Ibve failed to
use certain things based on my own personal bias.  I donbt care for
open standards, messy hafts, or lack of balance in the blooms/stalks.
For instance, I cringe when I see blooms with falls that are an inch
longer than the standards. Or, a bloom coming straight off the main
stalk.  My choices are not always the same as the rest of you.

If the summer rebloom gene is dominant then most of our seedlings
should rebloom in CA.  Are you ready for that move?  ;-)

Questions are welcome.

I'll send some more pictures.  Maybe.


Betty Wilkerson
Zone 6 KY
autmirislvr@aol.com



-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com>
To: iris <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Fri, Jun 29, 2012 7:55 am
Subject: [iris] HYB: breeding strategy

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