Breeding pinks


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I just joined the iris-talk group and told someone in a reply what my 
hybridizing objective was; but since I don't see anything with my 
name on it in the list of messages, I'll try this way.  If it's a 
repetition for any, please excuse.

Nearly all the "good pinks" I've been able to find have those (to me) 
awful clashing tangerine/orange beards.  I want to make crosses that 
may override that gene.  My instinct (having found very little in 
print on the subject) had been to cross with TBs that have 
no "tangerine factor."  So far, I've only learned of one 
("Silverado") and am told that crosses between pinks and blues just 
get chalky whites.

Other crosses I intend to try are with whites with white beards and 
red/maroon with self beards.

Can anyone give me any suggestions/knowledge that will help in this 
endeavor?  I'm in the most perfect gardening climate I've been able 
to find (partly why I'm here) on Whidbey Island, off Washington State.








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