Re: OT-BIO: John Krudwig
From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
John,
I highly recommend that you buy two books. The first is the World of Iris
by the American Iris Society (you should also join) and the second is The
Gardener's Iris Book by William Shear (who is a member of this group). The
first is THE reference book, although it is somewhat dated. There are
chapters on hybridizing and the genetics of iris. Bill's book is new and an
easy read with pictures and illustrations. Both books are available from
the AIS are not expensive.
Regarding growing different cultivars, your scenario is highly unlikely. It
can be prevented altogether if you remove spent bloom stalks immediately.
If you allow seeds to form and fall to the ground there is a remote
possibility that the new iris will exhibit more vigor and crowd out your
originals. But this would happen over a very long period of time. You
would likely notice a different iris growing with your other cultivars as it
is not likely to look like the others.
The website for the American Iris Society is http://www.irises.org/. In the
section on excerpts from the Bulletin, you will find an article on how to go
about registering a new iris. Have fun browsing the site.
Maureen Mark
m*@ottawa.com
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
> From: John Krudwig <jkrudwig@martinharper.com>
>
> I would like to learn more about how the hybridizing occurs, the naming
> procedures for new hybrids, etc. I am sure I will learn much as emails are
> posted. They had Japanese Iris blooming and I was very attracted to those
> as well. One of my biggest questions I have is if I grow two different
> cultivars in nearby beds, will
> they cross pollinate and will I loose my original cultivars in time?
>
> John
>
>
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