Re: Re: HYB: probability of rebloom

In a message dated 10/21/2007 11:52:01 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
lmann@lock-net.com writes:

<< know if the sets of genes for rebloom (of which I've been  told there may 
be several different ones) were the same, you still got a  rebloomer.>>

 
I can't tell you what will or won't happen in any given cross.  I can  give 
you examples of things I've done & what  I've observed.  
 
Innocent Star X Rebound.  Innocent Star is Sutton's and reblooms in  
California.  I've no memory of it trying to rebloom here.  Rebound is  mine and 
reblooms here but is not reliable to rebloom every year.  I  harvested fourteen 
seeds.  Of those, seven lived to bloom.  Five  of them rebloomed here for me.  One 
is Echo Location, and another is a  repeat bloomer.  It blooms again in June 
or early July, but has never  bloomed in the fall.  Standards are a little too 
open to suit me but it's  tall & nice.  The other three are not dependable.  
Of course, the  only one that rebloomed this year was Echo Location.  
 
As to Immortality seedlings?  (Research I did in the 80's indicated  
Immortality & Feed Back were everbloomers)  
 
1624=Star Gate x non-reblooming sibling to Sincerely Yours.  Extended  this 
is (Feed Back x Violet Miracle) X (BIT-Glistening Icicle x Immortality) x  
(Feed Back x Titan's Glory)  Sincerely Yours does not rebloom but does give  
reblooming children as does Love Lines.  
 
BIT is Bridge In Time.  This cross (1624) sprouted while I lived in BG  and 
was growing at Jim's house.  I potted the 4 largest in 3 gallon pots  and 
planted the rest at Jim's.  I lot track of the ones at his house but  none were 
impressive.  All 4 of the potted ones rebloomed in the fall of  2003.  1624-1Re 
is one of the strongest rebloomers that I've seen  here.  Many stalks both 
spring and fall . . . not this year.  Others  did not please me!  <vbg>  
 
2109 may be interesting to you, when I have more information to  share.  
1804-G2-1:(((Silverado x Immortality) x (Bridge In Time x (Feed  Back x Titan's 
Glory) x Star Gate) X 1803-G2-1: 1004-5Re:((Immortality x Pledge  Allegiance) x 
F37-ReBrSt:(Immortality x Beau Zam)) x Codicil 
 
Both seedlings are tall & strong.  Immortality is on both  sides.  The pod 
parent had about a dozen siblings that rebloomed and the  pollen parent had 3.  
Larger planting on the pod parent so that may be the  reason for more rebloom. 
 Most plants are strong in the garden.   Planted 40, but there are more.  
 
1606-1Re=0915-2:Non-reblooming seedling from ((Victoria Falls x Vanity) x  
Immortality)) x (Latest Style x Glistening Icicle) X Bridge In Time.  The  pod 
parent  had a sibling that looked exactly like it that rebloomed.   The pod 
parent of 0915-2 did rebloom.  The pollen parent was Love Lines  which doesn't 
rebloom but it generous with rebloom children.  This produced  one rebloomer, 
but there weren't many seedlings.  
 
More??  
 

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