Re: TB: REB: Reporting
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] TB: REB: Reporting
- From: i*@netscape.net
- Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 02:06:47 -0000
--- In iris-talk@egroups.com, storylade@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 5/2/2000 11:48:28 PM Central Daylight Time,
> janclarx@h... writes:
>
> << I no longer report on cv.s which are not known rebloomers, but
bloom out
> of
> season, because I can just hear Rosalie taking them down for her
list. I
> just think this is an area which is not conducive to iris rebloom,
specially
> if they are not given adequate water over the summer months. >>
>
> Jan,
>
> As you say, the weather, rain in particular, does affect rebloom,
but the
> type of rebloomer makes a difference too.
>
> The irises you listed on the earlier post are sporatic rebloomers.
They
> rebloom now and then, here and there. Another type, repeat
rebloomers, are
> also unreliable for consistent rebloom. (In my garden)
>
> Cycle rebloomers and everbloomers are more apt to rebloom under
adverse
> (drought) conditions. Last year, in the Bowling Green public
display garden,
> where there was NO supplemental water and the longest drought since
I've
> lived here, several of these bloomed, but later than usual. (In my
area)
>
> All types of rebloom are important in these reports. (mho) Iris
with modern
> form that throw the occasional rebloom stalk can be used in the
ever
> increasing attempt to produce more modern rebloomers. Of course,
this is the
> hybridizer's view. If the sporatic and repeat rebloomers are not
reported,
> the advancement of reliable rebloomers is stunted. My opinion, of
course.
>
> However, growers should not be mislead to think an iris that
reblooms in a
> California report would also rebloom in Indiana, OR Australia.
Thus
the need
> for zones on these reports.
>
> My .02---Betty in Bowling Green KY (Gilded Cream has never
rebloomed
for me
> and therefore was not introduced as a rebloomer; however, it
reblooms
> regularly for Mike in CA)
I like your idea of classifying rebloomers in different categories.
In
my catalog I distinguish between plants that rebloom rgulatly for me
and those that havn't. Genetically there seems to be different
mechanism in differnt reloomers as they seem to perform different.
Forever Blue,(my SDB everbloomer) is not from rebloom parentage and
seems to be daylight independent. It reblooms whenever a rhizome gets
to a certain size, regardless of amount of light or temperature
conditions. It produces several generations of plants each season and
each one blooms when it reaches the size needed. It has only produced
rebloom offspring (so far) when crossed to What Again. Other strong
rebloomers, such as Immortality, have not produced rebloomers when
crossed to FB.
I usually get good rebloom every year in Southern Ontario (zone 4/5
USA) with no watering and usually very dry, near drought conditions
in the summer, particularly the past few years. The pond dried up
last
year, and this is a huge pond, 40' x 200' and 6' deep.
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