Re: REB: Rebloom in Zone 4b (was ? white TB parents)

Kris Jensen <krisjensen@earthlink.net> wrote:
Jeff, I'd really appreciate a list of the rebloomers you've had success 
with. I'm a hobby gardner in zone 4b in Wisconsin, and would have tried 
a few rebloomers here without success. I'd like to shop for specific 
iris that have a better chance in this climate. 

Kris,

I do not grow a very large number of reblooming irises and cannot pretend to be an expert on what reblooms most reliably in Zone 4b and other cold climate Zones. I can say that the most reliable rebloomer among the ones I have is CHAMPAGNE ELEGANCE (Niswonger, 1987), and also its offspring, the IB iris CHAMPAGNE JUNIOR (Aitken, 1997). They both have the same bloom habit, sending up their first rebloom stalks about 4 weeks after the main TB season and then repeating every 3 or 4 weeks until they are cut down by frost.



Jeff Walters
in northern Utah
(USDA Zone 4)

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