Re: HYB: REB: May pollen and October blooms

Hi, John,

Am I reading your message incorrectly, or are you saying that you're 
crossing irises now (or Oct.) in fall?

And do you do anything special to your rebloomers to give you such 
large numbers of rebloom?  I have many you mentioned and none of 
those particular ones have rebloomed for me.

Patricia Brooks
Whidbey Island, WA, zone 8



--- In iris-talk@y..., "John Reeds" <lamegardener@m...> wrote:
> Well whaddaya know!  That old pollen forgotten in the refrigerator 
since May, sitting in a trout lure box in a ziplock bag, seems to 
have been lively enough to "knock up" my wild flounced plicata 
seedling.  Double Dribble did the trick, it was the best 
(synergistically speaking) pollen available.  I've also tried crosses 
both ways with Double Vision (blooming now); too soon to 
judge "takes".
> 
> Cast of Characters (new to my garden) didn't bloom this spring, but 
has three tall stalks on the way.  Same for Perfect Couple with one 
stalk coming.  Wearing Rubies (received from Australia in February) 
has a nice stalk coming.  The usual 8 - 10 stalks active on Stingray, 
a few on Best Bet, Floorshow, and Mabel Andrews, and one each from 
Eggnog and Busy Butterfly.
> 
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