Re: HYB: REB: questions/comments on cultivars

>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?

She's not a far north plant, either.  At least not in my garden.  I've 
tried her twice, and she died out both times during her first winter.
>
>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.

I DO survives here, but she's an every-other-year bloomer on consistently 
stunted stalks with small blooms.  She is also very sluggish to increase. 
I just keep her around because she's one of those rare TBs that hasn't 
died yet in my garden. My favorite reblooming white is ZURICH.  Big 
blooms on tall stalks with incredible vigor.  WINTERLAND is another nice 
white rebloomer, though not as vigorous as ZURICH and with a bit smaller 
blooms.

Laurie


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USDA zone 3b, AHS zone 4 - northern MN
acidic clay soil

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