HYB: REB: questions/comments on cultivars

Walter, Betty, Lloyd, others trying to hybridize rebloomers in our
climate - I notice that I DO and MOTHER EARTH were both mentioned in the
Reblooming articles as good rebloomer parents.

MOTHER EARTH is a truly crummy grower/bloomer here.  I would hate to be
trying to use her genes to get tough rebloomers.

==Does she do ok for the rest of you this far south, or is she more of a
Yankee plant?

I DO is new for me - I didn't try to make any crosses on it.  Although
the substance was definitely a lot better than IMMORTALITY, it wasn't
any taller than IMMORTALITY and the bud placement was tight against the
stalk.

==Is that because my growing conditions (microclimate) are so bad or
does it have problems throughout our region?

This was such an incredibly good year for everything, I can't imagine
she will ever look much better here.


Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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