Reboom List: Region 4


Hi,
     I'm back!!!  Had to take a computer break aft the Region 4 Fall Regional
and went "cold turkey" for awhile and caught up on planting transplanting,
weeding, etc.  You guys don't know just how hard it was to keep from just taking
a"peek" to see what was going on in Iris-L.   One thing that I forgot was that
I'd be so-o behind in reading Iris-L...  So I've been reading like crazy to
catch up.

    Below is a list of reliable rebloomers in Region 4.   Joan is the Region 4
Rebloom Chairman and compiled the list.  She was kind enough to share it with me
and I thought that some of you might enjoy looking at it.  Input has been from
AIS Region 4 members.  One thing to keep in mind is that there is a wide
diversity in temperature and growing conditions it the region.  The region
reaches from North Carolina to Maryland, and the seashores of Virginia to the
mountains of West Virginia.  Region 4 comprises WVA, VA, DC, MD, and NC.  

     Be aware that NOT all irises bloom everywhere, and this list should be used
as a yardstick in evaluating rebloom potential in your area.  You just won't
know if an iris will, or will not, bloom in your area until you give it a try.
Generally, if an iris reblooms in a colder area than where you're living, it
will rebloom for you!  Living by the coast I am in one of the warmer areas of
the region (Zone 8A).  The rest of the region is colder.  I gotten rebloom from
several irises that are not on this list.  Currently I have SMELL THE ROSES,
COARN HARVEST, ICELAND,  HARVEST OF MEMMORIES, PINK ATTRACTION and BLUE
MOONLIGHT.  The cooler spell seems to have really triggered rebloom. 

Irises that have been reported to rebloom in Region 4!

AMAIN (Zurbrigg '83)
AMANDA ERIN (Zurbrigg'85)
ANXIOUS (Hager'92)
APRICOT FROSTY (Niswonger'92)
AUTUMN APRICOT (Thimsen'89)
AUTUMN BUGLER (Jones'86)
AUTUMN CIRCUS (Hager'90)
AUTUMN MISTS (Jones'70)
AUTUMN ORANGELITE (Brown'62)
AUTUMN TWILIGHT (Brown '58)
AUTUMN CIRCUS (Hager'90)
AUTUMN MAPLE (Weiler'92)
AUTUMN TRYST (Weiler'93)
AUTUMN BUGLER (F.  Jones'86)
AVALON BAY (Ham-ner'74)
BABY BLESSED (Zurbrigg '79)
BABY BOOM (Byers'90)
BABY PRINCE (Zurbrigg '95)
BABY TEARS (Weiler'80)
BANANA CREAM (Byers'89)
BARN DANCE (Byers'91)
BE HAPPY (Aitken'90)
BELVI CLOUD (Jensen'88)
BELVI QUEEN (Jensen'76)
BEST BET (Schreiner '88)
BETHANY CLAIRE (Zurbrigg'85)
BILLIONAIRE (Byers '87)
BLESSED AGAIN (Jones'76)
BLESSED ASSURANCE (Zurbrigg'95)
BLITZ (Weiler '88)
BLUE MOONLIGHT (Byers'89)
BLUE DUKE (Louisiana iris)
BORN AGAIN (Miller'78)
BOUNTIFUL HARVEST (Hager'91)
BREAKERS (Schreiner's '86)
BROM BONES (Burton'88)
BROTHER CARL (Zurbrigg'83)
BUCKWHEAT (Byers '89)
CANTINA (Byers '90)
CAYENNE CAPERS (Gibson'59)
CAYENNE PEPPER (Schreiner'86)
CHAMPAGNE ELEGANCE (Niswonger'87)
CHATTER (Ghio'93)
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (Hager '92)
CLARENCE (Zurbrigg'91)
COLORWATCH (Innerst'87)
CONCOCTION (Byers'91)
CORAL CHARMER (Wright'83)
CORN HARVEST (Wyatt'74)
CROSS STITCH (Zurbrigg'73)
CRY BABY (Ritchie'84)
DARK CRYSTAL (Byers '88)
DARKLING (Byers '89)
DAWN OF FALL (Jensen'76)
DESIDERATA (Moores'80)
DORCAS LIVES AGAIN (Miller'84)
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (Wyatt'73)
DUKE OF EARL (Byers'87)
EARL OF ESSEX (Zurbrigg '80)
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (Sass/McDade'33)
ELFIN ANTIQUE (E.  Roberts'64)
EMMA LOUISA (Buckles'69)
ENGLISH COTTAGE (Zurbrigg'76)
ETERNAL BLISS (Byers'88)
EVELYN WARLICK (Wright'92)
EVER READY (Byers '9 1)
EXTRA CHARM (Weiler'90)
FAITHFUL AND TRUE (Spoon Reg.  '95)
FEED BACK (Hager'83)
FIRE ON ICE (Weiler'90)
FLOORSHOW (Byers '89)
FLOWER CHILD (Byers'89)
FLOWER SHOWER (Weiler'90)
FOXY LADY (Nelson'89)
FRANCES IVA (Zurbrigg'91)
FRANKENSENCE (Byers '89)
GARDEN GRACE (Zurbrigg'81)
GENTEEL (Byers '9 1)
G113SON GIRL (Gibson'46)
GILDED (Byers '89)
GOLDEN VIOLET (Weiler '93)
GOLDEN CHILD (Byers'89)
GOLDEN ENCORE (Jones'73)
GOLIATH'S MATE (Zurbrigg'71)
GRACE THOMAS (Zurbrigg'80)
GRAPE ADVENTURE (Jones'86)
GRAY POUPON (Byers '89)
HALLOWED THOUGHT (Zurbrigg'77)
HAND PAINTED (Byers'90)
HAPPY NEW YEAR (Byers '90)
HARVEST OF MEMORIES (Zurbrigg'85)
HEART OF ICE (Byers '89)
HELEN PROCTOR (Briscoe '78)
HEMSTITCHED (Hager'90)
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS (Byers'89)
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS (Byers'89)
HOLY NIGHT (Mohr'83)
HOT (Byers '89)
I BLESS (Zurbrigg '85)
I DO (Zurbriga '74)
ICE BALLERINA (Wyatt'73)
ICELAND (Byers '9 1)
IMMORTALITY (Zurbrigg '82)
ISTANBUL (Byers '90),
JAUNTY TEXAN (Dem-nan'73)
JEAN GUYMER (Zurbrigg'77)
JENNIFER REBECCA (Zurbrigg'85)
JEPATHAH'S DAUGHTER (Miller'86
JEWEL BABY (Hall'84),
JEWELLED CROWN (Hollingsworth'87) (Siberian)
JOAN'S PLEASURE (Zurbrigg'93)
JOHNNY G (Zurbrigg'83)
JUICY FRUIT (Byers '89)
JULY SUNSHINE (G.  Brown'65
LADY EMMA (Jones'86)
LADY ESSEX (Zurbrigg'91)
LAKE REPRISE (Moores'90)
LATEST STYLE (Zurbrigg'79)
LEMON REFLECTION (Srnith 178)
LICHEN (Byers '89)
LIGHT REBUFF (Smith '92)
LIGHTLY SEASONED (Zurbrigg'79)
LITTLE BISHOP (Weiler'84)
LITTLE SHOWOFF (Hall'89)
LO HO SILVER (Byers '89)
LUCIE ANDRY (Spoon'91)
LUMINOSITY (Byers'91)
MABLE ANDREWS (Zurbrigg'83)
MARITA (Zurbrigg'89)
MARY'S LAMB (Black'87)
MATRIX (Hall '91)
MESMERIZER (Byers '9 1)
MIDNIGHT CALLER (Byers'90)
MISTY TWILIGHT (Byers'88)
MY FRIEND JONATHAN (B.  Miller'94)
NORTHERN FLAME (Byers'90)
NORTHWARD HO (Zurbrigg '9 1)
NORTIC CRYSTAL (Willott'87)
NOW AND LATER (Zurbrigg'72)
O'COOL (Blyth'89)
OCTOBER (Byers '89)
ORANGE HARVEST (Jones'88)
ORCHID LANE (Jeffries 88)
ORCHID CLOUD (Applegate'74)
OZARK EVENING (Fisher'91)
PALO PINTO (Moores'82)
PATH OF GOLD (Hodson'41)
PEACH PARASOL (Spoon Reg.'95)
PEACH JAM (Ensminger'89)
PEACH REPRISE (Moores'83)
PEARLS OF AUTUMN (Hager'93)
PEPPER LANE (Jensen'76)
PERFUME COUNTER (Zurbricyg'72)
PINK ATTRACTION (Hall'88)
PINK SACHET (Moores'79)
PINKNESS (Byers '89)
PLUM WINE (Weiler'86)
PROGRESSIVE ATTITUDE (Innerst'92)
PROVOCATIVE (Grosvenor'81)
PUPPET BABY (Boswell'89)
PUPPY LOVE (Hager'80)
PURE AS GOLD (Maryott'89)
PURPLE DUET(R.G. Smith'66)
QUEEN DOROTHY (Hall '84)
RAINBOW SHERBERT (Weiler'88)
RAVENWOOD (Lowry'71)
RE-TREAT (R.G. Smith'78)
RECURRING DREAM (Hager'93)
RECURRING RUFFLES (Hager'90)
RED REVIVAL (Preston'77)
RED DUET (R.G. Smith'66)
REDELTA (Smith '94)
REFINED (Weiler'87)
REINCARNATION (Byers '89)
REMARKABLE (Smith'94)
RENOWN (Zurbrigg '91)
REPRISE (Warburton '86) (Siberian iris)
ROSALIE FIGGE (McKnew'93)
ROYAL SUMMER (Applegate'71)
RUBY LOCKET (Niswonger'88)
SEA WORLD (Byers'90)
SEA FLUFF (Smith'94)
SEASONS (Weiler'92)
SECOND ACT (Byers'91)
SECOND WIND (Byers'89)
SECRETARIAT (Zurbrigg'76)
SEPTEMBER BUTTERCUP (Brown '62)
SEPTEMBER REPLAY (F.  Jones'92)
SEPTEMBER SAILOR (Brown'60)
SIGN OF LEO (Zurbrigg'77)
SIGN OF VIRGO (Zurbrigg '9 1)
SILVER DIVIDENDS (Zurbrigg 91)
SMELL THE ROSES (Byers '88)
SOAP OPERA (Ghio'82)
SOLSTICE (Weiler '92)
SPEED LIMIT (Lauer'92)
SPIRIT OF FIJI (Zurbrigg '85)
ST. PETERSBURG (Byers'90)
STARSHIP (Byers '89)
STINGRAY (Byers '89)
STRAWBERRY APRICOT (Spoon Reg.  '95' )
SUGAR BLUES (Zurbrigg'85)
SUMMER OLYMPICS (Smith'80)
SUMMER GREEN SHADOWS (Brown'65)
SUMMER HOLIDAYS (Zurbrigg'79)
SUMMER WHITEWINGS (Brown'61)
SUMMER CHARM (Jensen'75)
SUMMER OLYMPICS (Smith'80)
SUN DOLL (Jones'86)
SUNNY DISPOSITION (Zurbrigg'91)
SUNNY SHOULDERS (Hager'90)
SWEET SUMMER (Applegate'72)
TAJ RANI (Blyth 178)
TAWNY (Pray '74)
THEN AGAIN (Byers'89)
THIRD CHARM (Weiler'82)
THRICE BLESSED (Weiler'82)
TIME AND AGAIN (Hager'91)
TOP STITCH (Moores'81)
TOTAL RECALL (Hager'92)
TOUCH OF SPRING (Applegate'72)
TU TU TURQUOIS (Black'89)
TWICE BLESSED (Dennis '66)
URIAH THE HITTITE (Miller'79)
VIOLET CLASSIC (Zurbrigg'76)
VIOLET MIRACLE (Zurbrigg'79)
VIOLET MUSIC (Mahan'91)
VIOLET RETURNS (Hall'88)
WHITE AUTUMN KING (Sass '35)
WINESAP (Byers '89)
WINTERLAND (Byers '90)
WITCH OF ENDOR (B.  Miller'78)
WUKEE (Spoon Reg.  '95)
YOUTH DEW (Zurbrigg'80)
ZURICH (Byers '90)

  Hope this list is helpful!

Bill Smoot        AIS Region 4      Zone 8A
Portsmouth, VA  - where we may get  our first frost of the season tonight and
I'm carrying all of my potted plants inside!   




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