Re: Digest Number 632
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] Digest Number 632
- From: H* P*
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 19:35:13 -0700
Bob, thanks for the information on parenting.
Normally I would be estatic to guest some of your seedlings. I have made
arrangements with Michael Zarky to fill every opening in my Siberian bed
with his guests because he is needing information about how his warm weather
seedlings do in another garden.
Harold Peters
Beautiful View Iris Garden
2048 Hickok Road
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
harold@directcon.net www.beautiful-view-iris.com
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Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: [sibrob] Digest Number 632
> Here are a couple of thoughts on parents in response to recent questions.
First, to Harold -- Yes, Strawberry Fair gives some very nice seedlings if
you're looking for the rounded ruffled tets. It works much better as the
pollen parent than the pod parent for fertility. I have several
children/grandchildren of S.F. going through final selection for
introduction and probably one or two will make it. Then to Deb. I don't want
to be too discouraging to someone just getting started but I doubt that
either cross you mention will give you great things. I don't know of anyone
who has got a tet x diploid cross to take, but you could be the first. The
progeny would likely be triploid and therefore infertile, but that would be
a triumph. If you do get pods, you would need to be sure that the cross was
well-protected before you get too excited because self-fertilization is easy
in Sibes. The Jewelled Crown x Dance Ballerina Dance cross I have done
myself and you may find that the flowers!
> do not get above the foliage. Both of these parents are marginal in this
regard and the offspring appear to be a bit worse. But you may get lucky and
they grow up better for you. In crossing tets I always make sure at least
one parent (and preferably both) have flowers that get at least 2-3" above
the foliage. Most of the more recent ones do. Let me know if you want any
suggestions -- choosing parents really depends on your vision of what you
want to achieve. I would be happy to send two or three recent tet seedlings
to you as guests with breeding privileges if that would help. I'd like to
know how they do in CA anyway. I'm just playing around with MTBs and trying
to figure out which are diploid and which are tetraploid -- so I made some
crosses this year just to find out -- more or less exactly where you are
doing with siberians. You have to start somewhere. Probably nohing much good
will come of them but I will have learnt a lot in the process.
>
> Sorry you're having it hot. We are just the opposite - unusually cool.
Which is nice because the flowers last well, but last night we had a mild
frost (unreasonable even by Michigan standards) and got a few blossoms
nipped (mainly red shades - I wonder why they are more sensitive?).
>
> Lots of good bloom this year -- but the most excitng thing is great
progress in our "pixie" siberian line. Maybe 20" tall with lots of smaller,
round, very ruffled flowers in just about every color. They are way cute!
And one new seedling that is a completely black self - Judy forced the bud
open this morning because she couldn't wait. Looks fascinating. This is when
its good to be a hybridizer. Regards to all, Bob Hollingworth
> --
> Bob and Judy Hollingworth
>
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