Re: REB: Genetics of rebloom
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: REB: Genetics of rebloom
  • From: L* M* <l*@lock-net.com>
  • Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:46:35 -0500
Time will tell.
You are in so much colder climate than here, I can see you wouldn't see much good coming from CA/OZ selections, rebloom or not. CA/OZ are both close to my climate temperature zone, so weakness here is more from intolerance to erratic rain, high humidity, and some years, severely erratic winter. But like selections in any climate, there are some with more potential than others. Figuring out which ones will work here the big challenge.
& if CA/Oz summer rebloom requires a long growing season, that's a good thing here. & if you are right that it is one or more dominant traits, that's even better. 

But I can see that's not going to work for you.
I hope I can get some plants to cooperate this year to try a few more IMM X (IMM x XYZ) mixes. XYZ being west coast or Oz selections. 

Chuck Chapman in Canada said:
<I don't see Cal rebloomers adding anything to mix that a good (cold or
otherwise)
hardy plant with branching? and bud count PLUS? hardiness couldn't add to
mix.
Without bringing in the? weakness a number of these California plants have. > 

Linda Mann east TN zone 7

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