Re: Welcome to iris-talk@onelist.com

From: dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net (Dennis Kramb)

>From: Francesca R Thoolen <IRISGIRL@compuserve.com>
>
>OT-BIO: Francesca R Thoolen - I have been interested in irises since 1964 -
>have grown many different types of irses during the years and now I have
>slowed down a bit and am currently concentrating on breeding what is called
>"aril-pums". These are hybrids between aril irises and pumilas. In the past
>when tetraploid arils were not yet created (by colchicine treatment) the
>hybrids which were created were infertile. Now with the advent of
>tetraploid arils then crossed with pumilas which are tetraploid also one
>can create fertile lines of "aril-pums" to continue with a breeding program
>to improve these kinds of hybrids. - FRT.

Wonderful to have you onboard!  It's great to meet other aril lovers!  I
bought ANACRUSIS and TINY PIRATE this year.  I'm not sure if they're
aril-pums but they are at least aril-meds, and ANACRUSIS is definately
fertile.  I've only grown irises since last year and only began hybridizing
this season, but something I'm keen on doing is developing reblooming
arilbreds.  I've heard that the best chances for this are taking reblooming
TB pollen and putting it on an aril pod.  I don't know what kind of success
I'll have growing arils in my climate, but I'm going to give it a go.

Where are you located?

Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, RIS, SIGNA, & Miami Valley Iris Society
Primary Interests: Hybridizing Arilbreds, Raising Native Ohio Species Irises



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