Aphylla genes in my breeding program. Loc Tasquier What was last - - PDF document

Aphylla genes in my breeding program.

Loïc Tasquier What was last year a small presentation of my first results has now become a very long list of seedlings. If you have the courage to browse through them, I hope some of these photos will give you the incentive to include these elegant wonders into your breeding programs. The main idea behind the project is to get a multitude of smaller flowers on elegant thinner stalks with a candelabra branching starting from very low. Of course, early rebloom would be a bonus. In order to achieve that, my main tools are the elegant tetraploid MTB irises with Aphylla genes first bred by Ben Hager, then Ken Fisher, Jim Craig and Vicki Craig. They have dedicated a whole life of iris breeding to bring these aphylla genes up to such a standard that we now have the privilege not to work with i. Aphylla anymore: what we’ve got to play with is much better* and I will be thankful to them forever ! More hybridizers, like Terry Aitken, George Sutton, Paul Black, Lynn Markham and Olga Wells have also produced interesting irises that I’m using too. Here are the pictures of some of the MDB/SDB/IB/MTB/BB/TB irises with Aphylla genes that I have used, the pictures of the irises they were crossed with, and the pictures of the offsprings I got from these crosses. *The i.Aphylla is a small rebloomer with slender stalks, low branching and many small flowers, a plus compared to the i.Pumila that

has only one flower at the end of it’s stalk. To make it short, by using the i.Aphylla instead of i.Pumila when crossing with the TBs they got tetraploid MTBs, with thinner stalks, smaller flowers, with a more elegant general appearance than the SDBS that often have a tendency to being crowded. It also seems to have had a great influence in the intensity of the the colours of the offsprings.

More here:

http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Spec/SpecAphylla http://irisenligne.blogspot.com/2008/07/la-vrit-sur-i.html http://irisenligne.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html http://www.kcis.org/kciseducation/kcisspeciestobearded.html

1---The first one I have used is ‘Step Ahead’: it’s leaves disappear completely in the winter, as the name Aphylla means. It is not far from the Species, still with a very advanced shape for the time! It is pod fertile.

‘Step Ahead’ Craig R.89 – MTB

Here are the seedlings I got from it:

With ‘Forever Blue’ – Chapman 97 – SDB-RE B204A: Step Ahead X Forever Blue SDB: 4buds-30cm Sibling B204H SDB: 5buds-39cm With ‘Stingray’ – 88 Byers – RE-SA ‘Saxby’= B231C: Step Ahead X Stingray TB: 7buds-75cm Sibling B231D BB: 7buds-65CM With ‘Romantic Evening’ – Ghio 94 - TB ‘Absolument’ = B240B: Step Ahead X Romantic Evening BB: 5buds-65cm

Sibling B240C BB: 4buds-55cm Sibling B240F BB: 5buds-50cm With ‘Windrose’ – 89 Blyth - SDB C381: Step Ahead X Windrose TB: 9buds-90cm With ‘Breakers’ – Schreiner 86 – TB- RE C388B: Step Ahead X Breakers IB-4buds-50cm With ‘Elegant Lass’ – Craig 02 – BB/MTB-RE C384B: Step Ahead X Elegant Lass MTB: 6buds-45cm With ‘Best Bet’ – Schreiner 88 – TB-RE C389C: Step Ahead X Best Bet TB: 7buds-80cm Sibling C389E TB: 7buds-85cm Sibling C389G BB: 3buds-60cm With A045L: (Sapphire Jewel x What Again) - SDB C382A: Step Ahead X A045L: (Sapphire Jewel x What Again) SDB:3buds-30cm Sibling C382B IB:2buds-45cm With A020BR: (What Again x Sapphire Jewel)

C378B: Step Ahead X A020BR: (What Again x Sapphire Jewel° SDB: 3buds-21cm Sibling C378M: IB: 4buds-45cm With ‘Tripod’ – G.Sutton 05 – SDB-RE-SA E110A: Tripod X B231D: (Step Ahead x Stingray) IB: 5buds-45cm With ‘Stars And Stripes’ – Byers 92 – TB-SA D392A: B231D: (Step Ahead x Stingray) X Stars And Stripes BB: 4buds-68cm Sibling D392B BB: 5buds-68cm With B346A: Clarence x Breakers D221A: Saxby: B231C: ( Step Ahead x Stingray) X B346A: (Clarence x Breakers) MTB: 8buds-45cm With ‘Robin Baur’: Titan’s Glory X Blue Suede Shoes - Tasquier 12 - TB D293A: Robin Baur X B231D: (Step Ahead x Stingray) TB: 10buds-85cm With ‘Sailboat’ - Craig R.2006 – MTB - RE E165A: (Step Ahead x Stingray) X Sailboat SDB: 6buds-32cm With B074B: (James Bond x Forever Blue) E187A: B204E: (Step Ahead x Forever Blue) X B074B: (James Bond x Forever Blue) SDB:4buds-38cm With ‘Coral Point’ – G.Sutton 00 – TB- RE-SA

E278A: Step Ahead X Coral Point BB: 4buds-60cm With ‘Miss Nellie’ – Burch 79 – BB-RE E325A: B204C: (Step Ahead x Forever Blue) X Miss Nellie SDB: 4buds-38cm With B109: (Experiment x Forever Blue) E671A: B204H: (Step Ahead x Forever Blue) X B109: (Experiment x Forever Blue) With ‘I’M Back’ – Johnson 06 – TB- RE E435AR: C378A: (Step Ahead x A020BR: (What Again x Sapphire Jewel)) X I'm Back IB: 4buds-43cm With B026F: (Chubby Cheeks x Charabia) E550A: B231A: (Step Ahead x Stingray) X B026F: (Chubby Cheeks x Charabia) IB: 4buds-42cm

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2-Then, I’ve used ‘Elegant Lass’: it is registered as a BB, but it’s thinner stems and low branching show it has aphylla

• genes. It reblooms exceptionnaly. Three of it’s siblings have been registered: ‘Enriched’, ‘Fresh Image’ and ‘Smash’. Pod

and Pol fertile.

‘Elegant Lass’ - Craig 2002 –BB/MTB-RE

Here are the seedlings I got from it:

With ‘Wizard’s Return’ – Tasco 97 – SDB- RE C187A = Wizard's Reward X Elegant Lass MTB: 4buds-42cm C512A= Elegant Lass X Wizard's Return MTB: 3buds-42cm With ‘Step Ahead’ R.89 - MTB C384B: Step Ahead X Elegant Lass MTB: 6buds-45cm With ‘Cry Baby’ – Ritchie 84 – SDB-RE D268A : Cry Baby X Elegant Lass SDB: 3buds-30cm With ‘Wise’ – T.Johnson 00 – MDB-RE

C186B: Wise X Elegant lass MTB:5buds-42cm Sibling C186C MTB:4buds-40cm Sibling C186D: ‘Sittelle’ MTB:5buds-42cm Sibling C186E MTB:5buds- 42cm With B023R: Tingle X Zarbi E690A: C186E: (Wise x Elegant Lass) X B023R: (Tingle xZarbi)---SDB:3buds- 32cm With B035B: Cutie Eyes X Punk E785A: C186C: (Wise x Elegant Lass) X B035B: (Cutie Eyes x Punk) With ‘Smash’ - Craig R.2001 - MTB- RE C387A= Smash X Elegant Lass--- MTB:9buds-42cm Sibling C387B MTB:4buds- 50cm Sibling C387E SDB:3buds- 25cm With ‘Jean Marie’ – Zurbrigg 94 – BB-RE E833A: Jean Marie X C387A= Smash x Elegant Lass--- IB:5fleurs-45cm With ‘Forever Blue’ – Chapman 97 – SDB-RE C383AR: Elegant Lass X Forever Blue

• IB-5fleurs-60cm

Sibling C383B IB- 5fleurs-60cm With ‘Clarence’ – Zurbrigg 90 – TB-RE C392B = Clarence X Elegant Lass BB- 5buds-50cm Sibling C392D BB- 5buds-55cm Sibling C392A BB- 5buds-60cm With C074: All That Magic x Wish Upon A Time E137A: C392B: (Clarence x Elegant Lass) X C074: (All That Magic x Wish Upon A Time) IB -3buds-45cm With ‘Smash’ - Craig R.2001 - MTB- RE E751A: C392B: (Clarence x Elegant Lass) X Smash With ‘Fairy Footsteps’ – Blyth 85 – SDB-RE C185B: Fairy Footsteps X Elegant Lass SDB-2buds-20cm Sibling C185E MTB- 5buds-53cm Sibling C185G IB-4buds-55cm Sibling C185i SDB-4buds-34cm °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

3 - ‘Smash’ was also used many times: it is one of Elegant lass’ siblings, completely different, taylored and

bicolore . It is Pod and Pol fertile and is a rebloomer. ‘Smash’ - MTB - Craig R.2001 - REB

Here are the seedlings I got from it:

With ‘Elegant Lass’ – Craig 02 – BB/MTB-RE C387A= Smash X Elegant Lass IB- 9buds-50cm Sibling C387B IB-4buds-50cm Sibling C387E SDB-3buds-25cm With ‘Jean Marie’ – Zurbrigg 94 – BB-RE E833A: Jean Marie X C387A= Smash x Elegant Lass With ‘Miss Nellie’ – Burch 79 – BB-RE Tender Kiss’: C375C: Smash X Miss Nellie IB-7buds-50cm

Sibling C375E IB-7buds-60cm With B023J: Tingle X Zarbi E282A: C375A:( Smash X Miss Nellie) X B023J: (Tingle x Zarbi) SDB-4buds- 30cm Sibling E282B IB-.buds-41cm With B340B = Cerf-Volant X White Reprise E691B: C375B:( Smash X Miss Nellie) X B340B: (Cerf-Volant x White Reprise) BB-3buds-69cm With ‘Come To Me’ – Schreiner 91 TB- SA C394A: Come to Me X Smash BB- 4buds-62cm Sibling C394B BB-5buds-55cm With ‘Cerf-Volant’ – Cayeux 03 TB-SA E055A: Cerf-Volant X C394A: (Come To Me x Smash) TB-7buds- 80cm With ‘Snow Spoon‘ – Hager 82 TB-RE- SA E109A: Snow Spoon X (C394A: Come to Me X Smash) ) TB-7fleurs-80cm Sibling E109B ) TB-7fleurs-80cm With ‘Abbey Chant’ – G.Sutton 97– IB- RE-SA E169: Abbey Chant X C394A: (Come to Me X Smash BB-6fleurs-60cm

With With ‘Erect’ – Black 89 – IB -SA E458A: Erect X C394A: (Come To Me x Smash) With C255A: Under My Thumb x Curtain Up E568A: C255A: (Under My Thumb x Curtain Up) X C394A: (Come To Me x Smash) BB-4buds-65cm With C355A: i'll Be Back x Eternal Bliss E621A: C355A: (i'll Be Back x Eternal Bliss) X C394A: (Come To Me x Smash) BB-4buds-60cm Sibling E621B BB-5buds-45cm With ‘Sweedish Modern’ – Babson 76 TB E946A: Sweedish Modern X (C394A: (Come To Me x Smash) TB-8fleurs-80cm With ‘Ostrogoth’ Peyrard 93 – TB-SA C395A: Ostrogoth X Smash E422A: Smash X Ostrogoth BB-5buds-43cm Sibling E422B With B057AR: Pele x What Again E022A: Smash X B057AR: (Pele x What Again) SDB-2buds-25cm Sibling E022C SDB-4buds-35cm

With ‘Tomorrow’s Child’ – Blyth 81 – TB-RE E024A: Tomorrow's Child X Smash SDB-4buds-35cm With ‘Boysenberry Buttercup’ Lauer 97 – TB-RE E072B: Boysenberry Buttercup X Smash BB-6buds-58cm With ‘Wish Upon A Time’ – Black 06 – SDB E094A: Wish Upon A Time X Smash SDB-4buds-30cm With B094C: Chemistry x Hot E153B: Smash X B094C: (Chemistry x Hot) SDB-4buds-30cm Sibling E153C SDB- 3buds-25cm With ‘Beat! Beat! Drums! – Tasquier 11 - SDB E154A: Smash X Beat! Beat! Drums! SDB-3buds-23cm Sibling E154B SDB-3buds-30cm Sibling E154C SDB-4buds With B084N: Chubby Cheeks X Fairy Footsteps E124A: B084N: (Chubby Cheeks x Fairy Footsteps) X Smash IB- 4buds-45cm With B082B: Tweety Bird X Charabia.

E260A: B082B: (Tweety Bird x Charabia) X Smash With ‘Amakiki’ - G.Sutton 06 – IB-RE- SA E307AR: Amakiki X Smash IB- 7buds-46cm With C426B: Conjuration X What Again E320A: C426B: (Conjuration x What Again) X Smash BB-4buds-45cm Frère de semis E320B BB- 8buds-69cm With ‘Animated’ – G.Sutton 07 - IB E395A: Animated X Smash SDB- 3buds-38cm With A005A: Calico Cat X Romantic Evening E431A: Smash X A005A: (Calico Cat x Romantic Evening BB-4buds-60cm With C136A: Outrage X Jelly Belly E507A: Smash X C136A: (Outrage x Jelly Belly) SDB-3buds-37cm E507B: Sibling E507C IB- 4buds-43cm With ‘I seek You’ – Bianco 99 -TB E512A: I Seek You X Smash BB- 4fleurs-43cm With ‘Chariots Of Fire’ – Aitken 00 - TB

E541A: Chariots Of Fire X Smash BB- 5fleurs-55cm With ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ Schreiner 96 – TB-RE E741A: Blue Suede Shoes X Smash BB- 10fleurs-60cm °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

4- ‘Aglow Again’ is the first iris from Ken Fisher that arrived in my garden. It is pod fertile only. It is a reliable rebloomer. ‘Aglow Again’ Fisher R.2004 – MTB-RE

Here are the seedlings I got from it:

With ‘Midsummer’s Eve’ – Spoon 99 – BB-RE C380A: Aglow Again X Midsummer's Eve BB-4buds-60cm Sibling C380B BB-4buds-65cm Sibling C380C BB-6buds-50cm With ‘Romantic Evening’ – Ghio 94 - TB C390F: Aglow Again X Romantic Evening TB-6buds-75cm Sibling C390E Sibling C390K BB-5buds-65cm

Sibling C390L TB-8buds-80cm Sibling C390N With ‘Dolce’ – Black 03 – TB C528A: Aglow Again X Dolce BB-4buds-65cm With B196A: Candy Walk X Cimarron Rose E096A: Aglow Again X B196A: (Candy Walk X Cimarron Rose) MTB-4buds-42cm With ‘Just Teasing’ – Van Liere04 – TB-RE-SA E167A: Aglow Again X Just Teasing BB-6buds-65cm Sibling E167B BB-4buds-60cm Sibling E167C BB-4buds-62cm With ‘Double Vision’ – Ghio – TB-RE E216A: Aglow Again X Double Vision °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

5 – ‘Apricot Drops’ is the first MTB I got from Terry Aitken. It is pod and pol fertile and is a rebloomer. Apricot Drop’ - Aitken R.2007 – MTB-RE Here are the seedlings I got from it:

With B045C: (Tweety Bird X Hot D303A: Apricot Drops X B045C: (Tweety Bird x Hot) SDB-5buds- 39cm With ‘Peach Cooler’ – Aitken 93 - SDB E509A: Apricot Drops X Peach Cooler BB-5buds-65cm With ‘Guess Who I Am’ – Black 07 - TB E777A: Apricot Drops X Guess Who I Am BB-4buds-50cm With 055A: (A010J: (Tweety Bird x volt) X Cold Snap E233A: Apricot Drops X C055A: (A010J: (Tweety Bird x volt) x Cold Snap)) SDB-4buds-23cm

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6 - With the cross (Ben A Factor X Ahwahnee Princess), George Sutton has obtained very interesting seedlings. ‘New Encore’ is one of them. It is pod fertile. ‘New Encore’ –- G.Sutton – R.2007 – MTB-RE Here are the seedlings I got from it:

With C164A: (Under My Thumb x Cassis E164A: New Encore X C164A: (Under My Thumb x Cassis) SDB-4buds-26cm Sibling E164B MDB-2buds-19cm °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

7 – ‘Pushing The Enveloppe’ is an exceptional iris. It is a sibling from ‘New Encore’ just above. It’s pollen is no good, but it is compensated by such a number of flowers, you still can get loads of pods… The branching is very good , the rebloom exceptional and the growth rapant. Don’t overlook this one, even if it’s flower doesn’t look much, it is going to be

• important. Registered as a SDB, It grows as tall as a MTB.

‘Pushing The Enveloppe’ – G. Sutton R.2007 – SDB/MTB-RE Only one cross bloomed till now:

With ‘A L’Affût’ E764A: Pushing The Envelope X A L'Affût SDB-3buds-26cm °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

8 – ‘Pink All Over’ is a tiny iris, I almost misted it when it bloomed! ‘Pink All Over’ – Fisher R.1097 – MTB

Two crosses:

With B196A: Candy Walk X Cimarron Rose E339A: Pink All Over X B196A: (Candy Walk X Cimarron Rose) SDB-3buds-24cm With ‘Frappe’ – Byers 91 - RE E658A = Pink All Over X Frappe °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

9 – ‘Priceless’ is very tiny, it is pinker and this one I did not overlook! Pol parent only till now. ‘Priceless’ - Craig R.2006 - MTB-RE Here are the seedlings I got from it:

With B268B: Foxy Lady X Midsummer’s Eve E191A: B268B: (Foxy Lady X Midsummer’s Eve) X Priceless With C360: Many Mahalos X Eternal Bliss E338B: C360: (Many Mahalos x Eternal Bliss) X Priceless BB-4buds-46cm With ‘Yo’ – Ensminger 92 - BB E380A: Yo X Priceless Sibling E380B BB-7buds-60cm With B270BR: Veneer X Midsummer’s Eve

E428B: B270BR: (Veneer x Midsummer’s Eve) X Priceless BB-6buds-69cm With ‘Lenora Pearl’ – Nichols 88 – BB-RE E434B: Lenora Pearl X Priceless With C002A: Lenora Pearl X Midsummer’s Eve E577A: C002A: (Lenora Pearl x Midsummer’s Eve) X Priceless BB-5buds-43cm Sibling E577B BB-6buds-50cm With ‘Aai’ – Tasquier 10 - TB E817A: Aai X Priceless BB-4fleurs-50cm

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10 – We’ve seen loads of pinks here, and most are due to ‘Rave Review’, who is the father of ‘Aglow Again’,

‘Elegant Lass’, ‘Smash’, ‘Sailboat’, and the grand father of ‘Priceless’. It is fertile both ways and is a rebloomer. ‘Rave Review’ - Craig R.1991 – MTB-RE Only one cross for the moment:

With I’ll Be Back – Aitken 04 - RE D119A: i'll Be Back X Rave Review SDB-3buds-39cm Sibling D119B BB-3buds-40cm Sibling D119C BB-4buds-50cm °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

11 – Even if the shape of it’s flower is very modern ‘Petite Charm’ is from the Aphylla species. Both parents have K297A, a MTB, as a grand mother. Fertile both ways. ‘Petite Charm’ - Black R.2009 - IB Only two crosses bloomed till now:

With ‘Titanium’ Ransom – 01 - TB E389A: Titanium X Petite Charm TT-5buds-85cm With B084K: Chubby Cheeks X Fairy Footsteps E391A: Petite Charm X B084K: (Chubby Cheeks x Fairy Footsteps) SDB-2buds-30cm °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

12 – Same idea with ‘Grooving’, very modern form for an Aphylla.

‘Grooving’ - Craig R.2003 - BB Only two crosses for the moment:

With ‘Ozark Rebonder’ – Nicodemus 02 – TB-RE E293A: Grooving X Ozark Rebounder BB-7buds-62cm Sibling E293D BB-8buds-55cm With B247A: Sailor X Stingray E298A: Grooving X B247A: (Sailor x Stingray) BB-8budss-68cm

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13 – ‘Coral Caper’ is an impressive iris, excellent rebloomer, with great branching. I Couldn’t wait to using it , or should I say… abusing it ! Even if the flower is a bit big for a MTB. ‘Coral Caper’ - Aitken R.2007 – MTB-RE I am prout to say that I’ve got loads from it!

With ‘Foxy Lady’ – Nelson 87 – TB-RE E008A: Foxy Lady X Coral Caper 6buds-85cm With B268B: Foxy Lady X Midsummer’s Eve E067A: B268B: (Foxy Lady x Midsummer's Eve) X Coral Caper Sibling E067B Sibling E067C BB-7buds-67cm With B269A: Frosty Jewels X Midsummer's Eve E068A: B269A: (Frosty Jewels x Midsummer's Eve) X Coral Caper

With C434: Foxy Lady X LA Ballet E080A: C434: (Foxy Lady x LA Ballet) X Coral Caper BB-4buds-43cm With B196A: Candy Walk X Cimarron Rose E101A: Coral Capers X B196A: (Candy Walk x Cimarron Rose BB-4buds-50cm Sibling E101B BB-4buds-45cm Sibling E101C SDB-3buds-30cm Sibling E101D BB-4buds-53cm Sibling E101E BB-5buds-49cm Sibling E101F BB-4buds-41cm With ‘Candy Walk’ - Blyth 85 – IB-RE E210A: Candy Walk X Coral Caper BB-6buds-50cm With ‘Guess Who I Am’ – Black 07 - TB E294A: Guess Who X Coral Capers TT-7buds-75cm With ‘Chariots Of Fire’ – Aitken 00 - TB E443A: Chariots Of Fire X Coral Caper With ‘Autumn Apricot’ – Thimsen 87 – TB-RE

E160A: Autumn Apricot X Coral Caper BB-7buds-65cm With ‘Rock Star’ – Byers 90 – TB-RE-SA E207A: Rockstar X Coral Caper BB-3buds-41cm Sibling E270B SDB-3buds-38cm °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

14 – To top it all, here are the Small Flowered Irises from Paul Black, starting with the delicious ‘Dolce’ and it’s amazing

• branching. Fertile both ways.

‘Dolce’ - Black R.2003 - TB Here are the seedlings I got from it:

With ‘Aglow Again’ Fisher R.2004 – MTB-RE C528A: Aglow Again X Dolce BB-4buds-65cm With A057B: What Again X Souv. de Mme Gaudichau C339A: A057B: (What Again x Souv. de Mme Gaudichau) X Dolce BB-4buds-65cm With ‘Pink Pele’ – Aitken 96 - - IB C367: Pink Pele X Dolce BB-3buds-52cm With ‘Double Life’ – Black 06–SDB-RE D505A: Dolce X Double Life SDB-3buds-30cm °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

15 – ‘Guess Who I am’ is another small flowered TB, Dolce is it’s Father. ‘Guess Who I Am’ – Black 07 – TB Here are the seedlings I got from it:

With 055A: (A010J: (Tweety Bird x volt) X Cold Snap E704B: Guess Who I Am X C055A: (A010J: (Tweety Bird x Volt) x Cold Snap BB-4buds-44cm Seedling E704C BB-3buds-50cm With ‘Coral Caper’ - Aitken 07 – MTB-RE E294A: Guess Who I Am X Coral Capers TB-7buds-75cm With ‘Apricot Drop’ - Aitken 07 – MTB- RE E777A: Apricot Drops X Guess Who I Am BB-4buds-49cm °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

16 – The third Smal Flowered TB registered by Paul Black is ‘May Debut’, sibling to the pink ‘Guess Who I am’. ‘May Debut’ – Black 07 – TB Here are the seedlings I got from it:

With C370A: (Sauce Moutarde x Cheeky) E112A: C370A: (Sauce Moutarde x Cheeky) X May Debut.. BB-7buds-46cm With With C166A: (Sono Qui x Pinch Me) E199A: May Debut X C166A: (Sono Qui x Pinch Me) BB-3buds-41cm Sibling E199B BB-4buds-50cm Sibling E199C BB-3buds-47cm Sibling E199D BB-3buds-50cm With C175C: (Tingle x Betty Boop)

E411A May Debut X C175C: (Tingle x Betty Boop) BB-4buds-46cm With B172A: (Dixie Pixie x Sunny Disposition) X May Debut E608A: B172A: (Dixie Pixie x Sunny Disposition) X May Debut BB-4buds-50cm °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

17 - I almost forgot an iris that is never presented as having Aphylla origins for the good reason it was registered by Schreiner’s with unknown parents, but it was fundamental in creating Paul Black’s Small Flowered Tall Bearded irises. This important iris is ‘Northern Jewel’ ‘Northern Jewel’ – Schreiner R 1991 6 IB

Here are the seedlings i got from it :

With ‘Snow Spoon’ A095A : Snow Spoon X Northen Jewel TB-14buds-90cm A095C: Snow Spoon X Northen Jewel TB-5buds-75cm A095E: Snow Spoon X Northen Jewel TB-3buds-75cm A095AH: Snow Spoon X Northen Jewel TB-7buds-85cm A095Ai: Snow Spoon X Northen Jewel TB-7buds-85cm B241A = Northern Jewel X Snow Spoon TB-7buds-70cm With ‘Elizabeth Poldark’ Nichol R.1990 – TB

A096A : Elizabeth Poldark X Northern Jewel TB-7buds-80cm With ‘Pinch Me’ Aitken R.2006 SDB- RE C312A = Northern Jewel X Pinch Me SDB – 3buds-22cm A97A: Perfect InterludeX Northern Jewel TB-6buds-80cm A97B: Perfect InterludeX Northern Jewel BB-5buds-60cm With ‘Saxon’ byers R.1990 - TB-RE B232B: Northern Jewel X Saxon TB-9buds-80cm With ‘Flaming Victory’ Weiler R.1982 – TB A075B : Northern Jewel X Flaming Victory TB-6buds-80cm With C360: Many Mahalos X Eternal Bliss E031A : A095A :(Snow Spoon x Northern Jewel) X C360=(Many Mahalos x Eternal Bliss) TB-7buds-70cm E031B : A095A :(Snow Spoon x Northern Jewel) X C360=(Many Mahalos x Eternal Bliss) TB-7buds-70cm E031C : A095A :(Snow Spoon x Northern Jewel) X C360=(Many Mahalos x Eternal Bliss) With ‘Amakiki’ E097A = Amakiki X A095A :(Snow Spoon x Northern Jewel) BB-3buds-65cm With ‘Gnuz Spead’ Kasperek R.1996 – MDB-RE

C313A : Northern Jewel x Gnuz Spread IB 4buds-50cm C313A : Northern Jewel x Gnuz Spread SDB 4buds-39cm With ‘Come To Me’ – Schreiner 91 TB- SA C363B: Northern Jewel x Come To Me °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

18 - And to close this presentation this year, this is ‘Sailboat’, a little rebloomer that is fertile both ways. ‘Sailboat’ - Craig R.2006 – MTB -REB Here are the seedlings I got from it:

With C074: All That Magic X Wish Upon A Time E158B: Sailboat X C074: (All That Magic x Wish Upon A Time) SDB-4buds-35cm Sibling E158C SDB-5buds-38cm Sibling E158D BB-5buds-50cm With B231D: Step Ahead X Stingray E165A: B231D: (Step Ahead x Stingray) X Sailboat SDB-6buds-32cm With ‘Saxby’ – Tasquier 10 - TB E716A: Saxby X Sailboat °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

Hope you’ve enjoyed the tour.

There will be many more crosses next year, from many of my own you’ve seen above as well a from new hybrids that have crossed the seas to grow in my garden :

‘Spell’ - Craig R.2006 – MTB-RE ‘Red Trooper’ - Fisher R.2007

• MTB

‘Orange Starlet’ - Fisher R.2007 – MTB ’Maidenhood’- Craig R.2008 – MTB- RE ‘Foxy Lass’ - Craig R.2008 - MTB ‘Fashion Holiday’ - Craig R.2000 - MTB ‘Evening Pond’ - Sindt R.1984 - MTB ‘Alberta Clipper’ Black 06 – IB P.Black O381XX RE ‘Ben A Factor’- Miller 00 – MTB-RE ‘Forceful’ – Craig 06 - IB ‘Inner Gleam’ - Craig 95 - IB

‘Inspired’ – Black 08 - TB ‘Lucy Doodle’ – Nearpass 03 – MTB- RE ‘Mon Prince’ – Peyrard 06 – BB- SA ‘Sun Spirit’ – Craig 07 - MTB ‘Say Red’ – Craig 08 – MTB ‘Spring Blush’ – Fisher 02 - MTB ‘Please’ – Craig 05 - MTB

Till next year then, Loïc TASQUIER

tasquierloic@cs.com

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