Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] Autumn Maide Bloom

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----- Original Message -----

From: Colleen Modra

To: SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 3:36 AM

Subject: Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] Autumn Maide Bloom

Patrick

 

Since a few more blooms have opened I've done another bud count. It's actually about 18, WIll be interesting to see what it does in spring.

 

I may use it to cross with some other irises where I want to increase the bud count and get rebloom.

 

Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills AUST
zone 8/9

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Patrick Orr

To: SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:43 AM

Subject: Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] Autumn Maide Bloom

Hi Colleen,

 

12 buds are remarkable, BSE or no BSE.  When crossed with S/A, you must surely get S/A children now, and hopefully a lot of buds.  Since your seedling is half plicata, you can cross it with plicatas, luminatas, and broken colored irises to get some S/A B/C, S/A plics, or S/A luminatas. If you cross it with one that reblooms, then you could possibly get a RE S/A B/C.  There are NOT many of those out there.

 

I just got done planting my MOMENTOUS OCCASION X DAUGHTER OF STARS seedlings that germinated this spring.  I am hoping (since DOS DOES rebloom for me) to get some RE S/A luminatas with luminata markings on the flounces.

 

Patrick Orr

Phoenix, AZ  Zone 9

USA

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Colleen Modra

To: SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 12:55 AM

Subject: [SpaceAgeRobin] Autumn Maide Bloom

Here's my Yaq Blue x Momenteous Occasion seedling that I mentioned a few days ago.

 

Maiden bloom in autumn. 12 buds but not even a sign of a BSE. Will have to wait and see what it does in spring. I certainly won't discard it yet.

 

Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills AUST
zone 8/9