Re: Re: REB: HYB: report/rebloom inheritance

In a message dated 11/18/2004 5:49:44 AM Central Standard Time, 
lmann@volfirst.net writes:


<<Actually, Betty W has had success breeding rebloomers by crossing
"occasional west coast rebloomers" with our tough eastern rebloomers.>>

Both BRIDGE IN TIME & RETURNING CHAMELEON would indicate this is true.  BIT 
is (GLISTENING ICICLE & IMMORTALITY)  and RC is (PINK SLEIGH & IMMORTALITY).  
GI & PS are both sporadic and/or coastal rebloomers at best.  It looks like PS 
may be a carrier.  Several of it's descendants have rebloomed.  Boomerang, 
Twice Told and Symmetry all have been reported to rebloom.  

I won't say you CAN'T get a rebloomer from a oncer and a rebloomer.  It's 
just not happened to me.  I've not grown or crossed ALL irises!  <bg> 

I thought PRESENCE was a carrier because there are so many related cultivars 
that do throw some sporadic rebloom.  However, when I used it with PINK 
ATTRACTION it produced two keepers but NO rebloomers!  Maybe the children?

> Betty also tells me (I think that's what she said - correct me if I'm
> off) that it takes rebloom genes on both sides of the family to get
> reblooming kids.


This is what my observations indicate.  I don't know of any studies one way 
or the other . . . just garden observations.  Much has been said about 
SILVERADO (most by me) in the indication that it's even ANTI-rebloom! IMMORTALITY 
seemed to be A magic bullet (above) but it didn't work on SILVERADO. (for me) 

Crosses to this seedling with non-reblooming children from reblooming parents 
didn't create rebloom either.  BUT then I used pollen from STAR GATE (on 
website) and have had 5 or 6 put up stalks this fall. Maiden bloom even indicates 
one blued bearded white.  

Both 1701 and 1702 contain SILVERADO, and both have sent up stalks this fall 
as 'first' bloom. My experiences do indicate that a maiden bloom in the fall 
indicates rebloom later on.  

Betty W. in South-central KY Zone 6
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