Re: REB: Rebloom comments was....comments on MATRIX
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- Subject: Re: REB: Rebloom comments was....comments on MATRIX
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 12:42:20 -0700 (MST)
Walter A. Moores wrote:
>
> There was a question earlier about what triggers a reblooming
> cultivar to rebloom, but I don't think we ever got an answer so I will not repeat that question.
>
I believe I mentioned "increase maturity".
> My question is why some rebloomers registered in OH, IN, and VA
> are so late to rebloom for me, and I am several hundred miles south of
> where these rebloomer originated. If these cultivars waited this late in
> the climates where they were bred, they never would have made it on the
> market as rebloomers.
Perhaps they are acclimating to your climate.
> Examples are MATRIX, PINK ATTRACTION, EARL OF
> ESSEX, HARVEST OF MEMORIES, and SUMMER OLYMPICS. On the other hand several
> CA types started reblooming in July and have rebloomed non-stop since
> then. Examples are BLATANT, CANTINA, and LOW HO SILVER.
Matrix is also reblooming for me now, Pink Attraction and Earl of Essex
usually reblooms in the summer, Harvest of memories in the fall, Summer
Olympics rarely rebloomed for me, Blatant blooms summer and fall,
Cantina bloomed out on me and Low Ho Silver is an everbloomer here.
>
> Then there are those listed as rebloomers that have never bloomed
> spring or fall in two years. Among the newer ones in this class are
> PRISCILLA OF CORINTH, DESTRY RIDES AGAIN, and FREQUENT FLYER.
Priscilla of Corinth reblooms good in the fall. Don't grow the others.
>
> In addition to the non-stop performers listed above, other
> outstanding rebloomers this season have been NORTHWARD HO, SUNNY
> DISPOSITION, and CLARENCE. Notice, that these are VA bred, and DO
> perform.
Sunny Disposition blooms summer and fall and Clarence blooms in the
summer.
>
> And, the last fact I want to bring out is that they are in the
> same bed where they got the same treatment...extra water, extra food,
> extra weeding, and extra 'talking-to'.
>
What are you saying to them Walter?
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
