Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] HYB: Questions

Bob the best SA web site is http://www.suttoniris.com/
The site has been very late going up this year. George and Mike would be the
largest suppliers of SA and rebloomers.


Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills AUST
zone 8/9

colleen@impressiveirises.com.au

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Benbow" <benbows@yhti.net>
To: <SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 11:04 PM
Subject: [SpaceAgeRobin] HYB: Questions


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> Good Morning,
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> I have a lot of questions concerning Iris genetics and traits.
> First, I know nothing of Iris genetics but assume some are similar
> to Daylily traits. Which parent tends to pass along traits of plant
> habit and bud count? With daylilies, it tends to be the pod parent
> and color and form from the pollen parent.
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> Can Iris pollen be saved or frozen, and if so, how?
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> I have seen mentioned Diploid and Tetraploid. I understand the terms
> and how they apply to lilies but not Iris. I don't see it mentioned
> in Iris catalogs, so how do you know which is which? Do Dips only
> cross with Dips etc.
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> I did order 15 SA from Nola's Iris website.They are mostly older
> ones but I can't find many sites that sell SA. If you can recommend
> some, I would appreciate it. Also, please recommend any SA which
> tend to be good parent plants.
>
> Thank you
>
> Bob Benbow Camdenton Missouri Zone 5
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