RE: FWD: Irises eatern up

Donald Mosser wrote:
> 
> You can't go wrong with JEWEL BABY. Mine has been blooming since March. I don't know how it keeps doing it. I'm probably in a warmer 
climate than you, but I would guess that JEWEL BABY would bloom twice a 
year or at least have an extended bloom season in even the coldest 
climates.
> 

I sometimes think everyone's in a warmer climate than me, except for 
Alaskans, Siberians & some Canadians!

I'm really excited about trying the re-bloomers. I bought a their-choice 
assorted mix of SDB's & TB's from Amberway Gardens (St. Louis, MO) & got 
Flower Shower, Golden Child, Gray Poupon, Jewel Baby, Little Black Belt, 
Little Showoff, Third Charm & Thrice Blessed in SDB's & Belvi Queen, 
Corn Harvest, English Cottage, Harvest of Memories, Many Moons 
Needlecraft, Queen Dorothy, Royal Summer, Summer Olympics & Zurich in 
TB's. The majority are marked Z. 4, some Z. 5 known-rebloomers in their 
catalog (which is a dreadful thing, text only & hard to read, but their 
prices seem excellent, to me.)

I am trying re-bloomers not only for the chance of a 2nd bloom time, but 
because the rhizomes are supposed to be more tolerant of enriched soil & 
increased watering so I could incorporate them in the perennial beds I 
water supplementally -- most of my garden is xeriscaped, with little or 
no water other than the dab we get from the sky between May & October. A 
couple more SDB's are nearly open & all have several buds. TB 
re-bloomers are growing well, haven't seen bloom or buds, for sure, yet.

Anyone else tried ordering from Amberway? I'm pleased so far -- rhizomes 
were healthy & each cultivar came with 2 or more fans. Besides 
re-bloomers, which they specialize in, they also sell a wide range of 
other TB's, SDB's, IB's, BB's, MDB's, LA's, Sib's & a few species iris & 
daylillies.
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