Re: HYB:REB:Report

Well first I'll make a correction on my part.  The cross is actually (Frank Adams x Chinese Treasure) sib cross X  Jennifer Rebecca.  The JR is the pollen parent so, I am hoping that this will make a big difference in the germ rate as JR has not been noted to be a good pollen parent even though it produces enough to actually use.  And as your pedigree's below (and other's notes) show that it has only produced seeds as a pod parent.

The sdlg pollen parent is very vigorous and a great bloomer and has great flower form for being from historic parentage.  I plan to do LOTS of crosses on this plant next year and make up for the lack of seeds produced per pod.  I only got 3 seeds this last year and I think they are really hardly worth growing and would feel more comfortably evaluating a larger seedling pool.  That and I really don't have room to plant them out next year anyway.


-----Original Message-----
>From: "J. Griffin Crump" <jgcrump@cox.net>
>Sent: Nov 12, 2006 8:16 AM
>To: iris@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [iris]HYB:REB:Report
>
>Paul  --  Congratulations!  You're one of very few persons ever to get a 
>cross with JENNIFER REBECCA.  But are you saying that you're going to wait 
>and make a similar cross before you plant the seeds you have?  If so, I'd 
>urge you to plant the seeds now, rather than wait for another cross.  My own 
>experience with JR is that it produces very few seeds.  In 1994, I got 4 
>pods on JR, with the following results:
>
>JR x Summer Olympics
>seeds -------------- 4
>germinated --------- 2
>
>JR x Triple Whammy
>seeds --------------- 5
>germinated ---------- 3
>
>JR x sdlg 93U5
>seeds --------------- 4
>germinated ---------- 0
>
>JR x Mahan sdlg 988-1
>seeds ---------------- 9
>germinated ----------- 1
>
>All the seedlings were killed by the freeze/thaw cycles of the following 
>winter.  Although I have made innumerable attempts in each of the following 
>years (including re-tries of the earlier successful crosses), I have been 
>unable to get another cross on JR.  I gave up trying to use JR pollen after 
>literally dozens of attempts in two seasons produced no pods  --  BUT:
>
>Don Spoon has introduced RUTH WALKER ('99) and SWEET ROMANCE ('95), using JR 
>as the pollen parent.  Neither of these is a rebloomer.
>
>Since you're down in the area where JR comes from, hopefully its seedlings 
>will flourish for you.  --  Griff
>
>zone 7 in Virginia, where we're getting more rain than we need, but the 
>temperature is nice.
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <pharcher@mindspring.com>
>To: <iris@hort.net>
>Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 10:16 PM
>Subject: Re: [iris]HYB:REB:Report
>
>
>>I did one cross each of
>> (Jennifer Rebecca X  Frank Adams seedling)
>> (Stairway to Heaven X Select Circle) and
>> (Femenine Fire x Good Show) best pink seedling x Beverly Sills.
>>
>> I didn't get many seeds on either pod so I am going to do them again 
>> before I plant them.  I will note that Beverly Sills has never rebloomed 
>> for me here in NC or in Indiana but I know it can in other zones.
>>
>> Paul Archer
>> Raleigh, NC  Zone 7
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: Autmirislvr@aol.com
>>>Sent: Nov 11, 2006 9:36 AM
>>>To: iris@hort.net
>>>Subject: [iris]HYB:REB:Report
>>>
>>>This past spring, just before bloom season, we talked about making rebloom
>>>crosses.  Anyway, I asked everyone to make at least ONE rebloom  cross.
>>>
>>>Did you?  And did they take?  Anyone want to talk about it?
>>>
>>>
>>>________________________________________________________
>>>Betty W.  in South-central KY Zone 6 ---
>>>Bridge In Time Iris Garden@website:
>>>Where  the seeds are in the pots once again!
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>>>(http://www.thegardensite.com/irises/bridgeintime/)
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