Re: HYB: rebloom

In a message dated 6/9/2007 7:20:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
jgcrump@cox.net writes:

<<So here it comes, in full shade!
(It may get some slanting  rays in early morning and late evening, but
otherwise, not.)  I'm  beginning to wonder if the degree of sun, heat and
humidity in this area  works against rebloom, and if more shade might be
beneficial.  Anyone  else have thoughts on that?>>
 
Griff, 
 
A little afternoon shade seems to help.  Through the years, I've had  two 
beds that experienced afternoon shade.  They seemed to give more  rebloom than 
other gardens in full sunlight.  
 
Those conclusions are less than scientific.  The garden here has no  shade at 
all except what the iris plants afford each other.  In 2004, in a  season 
with  relatively mild summer, rebloom was rampant.  In 2005,  rebloomers I'd not 
grown before like Total Recall & Cantina rebloomed  well.  Last year, I had 
good summer bloom on some early seedlings.  In  addition, Immortality & Pink 
Attraction bloomed well throughout the  summer.  
 
At the very least, afternoon sunshine makes viewing a bit more  pleasant.  
The only rebloom I've experienced with Champagne Elegance was  when I lived at 
Alvaton.  It was a very hot July.  This was the bed  that had afternoon shade.  
In 2004 I bought CE from Schreiners.  In a  bed where most bloomed in 2005 
and almost everything bloomed in 2006, CE has not  bloomed . . . at all, either 
spring, summer or fall!  
 
Lack of rain fall (or water) and extreme heat both seem to shut down  rebloom 
here.    Not sure about humidity.  I've a couple of  irises that will put up 
stalks in extreme heat just to have the blooms turn  brown before they can 
open. 
 
Bowling Green is reporting less than half an inch of rain in  June.  Farmers 
are being interviewed about drought.  We're down 8+  inches for the year and 
launching docks have been shut down on the lakes.  However, on June 2nd my 
garden received 1.5 inches of rain.  Such is  summer rain fall.  
 

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