Re: HYB: Good parents for us this year.
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: Good parents for us this year.
- From: C* M*
- Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 06:07:37 +0930
Mike
I really appreciate your openess in sharing your information on breeding,
It's reallly helpful.
Many thanks
Colleen Modra
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From: Mike Sutton <suttons@lightspeed.net>
To: iris-talk@egroups.com <iris-talk@egroups.com>
Date: Saturday, 20 May 2000 3:13
Subject: [iris-talk] HYB: Good parents for us this year.
>As the bloom season winds down and I review my notes for the seedlings, I
came up with some observations. I don't know if anyone cares but I thought
I would pass on some info on what has been good parents.
>Space Agers:
>
>Thunderball - some great stuff! Crossed with Diabolique, results - wow!
Some Diabolique colored SAs, some bi-tones, all with great form, branching
bud count vigor and diesease resistance.
>Moonraker - Bright stuff with thick, thick substance. Some nice browns
too.
>French Horn
>High Impact - tall, late bloomers with good substance and form - some
rebloom.
>Apollo One - One of the best at producing well branched and budded plicata
SAs some really good BCs too.
>
>Space Age Rebloomers:
>AMERICAN EAGLE - the best pollen parent. period. better form and color is
coming from this flower then any other flower in our garden (and there are a
lot!) Producing incredible oncers, SAs, SA rebloomers and rebloomers.
>HEARTBREAK HOTEL - ditto except the colors are all bi-tone, pastels or
pinks.
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>REbloomers:
>Rosalie Figge - when used as the pod parent good things are happening.
>Twice Told - when crossed with colder zone rebloomers - nice rebloom, color
and form.
>Renown - Well formed rebloomers - usually light colored with interesting
hafts.
>Golden Immortal - ditto as Renown but deeper colors, some reds, some SAs
>Miss Porterville - nice gateway to dark rebloomers
>Bountiful Harvest - plicatas with good form
>American Eagle - see above
>Apollo One - see above
>Winds of Change - nice blues of varying shades
>Mariposa Skies - bi tones, ameonas and blues.
>
>Oncers:
>Diabolique - great parent for us, both ways.
>Crowned heads - just wait till you see what is coming, I am not even going
to send a photo out to iris photos >WG<
>Fancy Woman - Great luminatas, SAs and REs
>Thunderspirit - good darks
>Silverado - nuff said
>Romantic Evening - nuff said again.
>
>Just a little ramble for the season
>Mike
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