Re: REB:Total Recall

Hi Betty

I'm using a lot of Sutton intros and mixing with other rebloomers. My
breeding programme is fairly young but I hope to have a few release in
a year or so.
Matrix looks good in my garden (much better than it's offspring
Renown) but it's not a good parent. The problem is that just because
something is a nice iris doesn't make it a good parent and then some
other irises make spectacular parents. The problem is sorting them all
out.

So far one of my best parent is Momentous Occasion (carries rebloom)
and am getting nice stuff from Holy Fire (carries pinks and blues). In
a few days I hope to post some photos from a cross of Honey Scoop x
Holy Fire. Both carry pink and blue. From the buds that are showing
I'm getting blues, pinks and yellows from the cross. I'll find out
about the rebloom this autumn.

Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills AUST
zone 8/9

colleen@impressiveirises.com.au
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Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [iris]REB:Total Recall


> In a message dated 10/18/2005 2:01:59 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> colleen@impressiveirises.com.au writes:
>
> <<I like Total Recall as a good reblooming garden plant but
consider
> that there are much better plants avail to use for breeding  from.>>
> Colleen, I understand what you are saying.  Although, the value of
> rebloomers is mainly in the garden, we definitely want to encourage
the more  modern
> form.  TR seems to lure me in  from a distance, and I do  admire
it's good
> qualities.  But the tucking and poor substance bother  me.
>
> I have two blooms on my counter as I write.  TR & MATRIX.
Examining blooms
> alone, TR is the better of the two.  More appealing to my  eye.  The
quality
> may change as the day progresses and substance comes into  play
more.  MATRIX
> was new in the garden last year and there was no spring  bloom.  One
stalk that
> got frozen in my (very late) fall season last  year.  From what I've
seen in
> pictures and read, I'd say it IS  MATRIX.  Somehow I wasn't quite
expecting
> the grayed (yellow)  standards.  I'm not seeing any cinnamon veins.
But soils
> differ.
>
> What irises would you recommend? What is breeding quality rebloom in
> Australia?
>
> Last year, I planted the Innerst trio, LUNAR WHITEWASH, OVER AND
OVER,  AND
> AGAIN AND AGAIN.  OAO was misnamed and is now replaced.  I trust
the grower
> and I'm sure I now have the correct one . . . but at least one year
late.  AAA
> I've described in another post.  LW rotted some but pulled  out of
it and is
> putting up a third rebloom stalk.  Four stalks total for  the year
on a rhizome
> planted last year.  Not shabby.  Beautiful form  but low bud count
in off
> season.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Betty W. in  South-central KY Zone 6
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