Re: HYB: Earl of Essex and Violet Miracle

In a message dated 6/21/2003 3:56:59 PM Central Standard Time, 
rshadlow@wildmail.com writes:

> I will go through the new checklist when it 
> comes out and will try to remember to post how 
> that turns out.
> 

Robin, what's the news on the new checklist?  Any idea when it's due out? I 
apologize if it was listed in the latest Recorder, which I've not read yet. 

Sutton's Rebloom Reliability Chart in this year's catalog gives a good 
rundown on things that rebloom for them. The ones they have listed as 3E or 3+ tend 
to be the ones that are the strongest rebloomers everywhere. These would be 
good irises to include.  (Thanks for the good record keeping, guys!)

Other's I would recommend that were reliable around here would be Pink 
Attraction, Sugar Blues, Summer Olympics and Lemon Reflection--partly for color 
variation.  I know these are older and there may be some newer ones that will 
prove to be just as reliable, but they have to be out for a while to build a 
reputation and get on the rebloom list.  I'm zone 6, but that's getting there!  

I've talked and written so much that I feel like everyone knows more about my 
theories and program than I do. I hate to bore people!  LOL! But one of the 
exciting things I THINK I'm seeing is how dominant the rebloom gene is.  Most 
of the above irises crossed with sporadic rebloomers produces quite a few good 
rebloomers.  Good as in seedlings that rebloom. Not necessarily speaking to 
branching, form, etc., but that can be worked on. 

Betty W. in South-central KY zone 6

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