Showing posts with label breeding rebloom for colder zones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breeding rebloom for colder zones. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Betty Ward Wilkerson

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It is with sadness that The World of Irises announces the death of our longtime blogger, Betty Ward Wilkerson. Betty was a hybridizer and...
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Monday, December 5, 2016

Really Late Fall: Kentucky Zone 6

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by Betty Wilkerson My garden is a working/hybridizing garden with the goal of breeding some of the newest and best reblooming irises...
Monday, November 9, 2015

Reblooming Iris Breeding in Zone 6 Kentucky-Cross # 2527

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In this post we're dealing with dominant (selfs) and recessive (plicatas) traits and the resulting seedlings. There are many dominant tr...
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Monday, August 17, 2015

Reblooming Iris Program in Zone 6: "But That's Too Old!"

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by Betty Wilkerson Over the past thirty years, I've grown most of the irises reported to rebloom, and used many of them in breedi...
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Monday, May 25, 2015

What if? Reblooming Iris Breeding in Zone 6:KY

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by Betty Wilkerson My current goal, for breeding better rebloomers in my garden, is to use a handful of good looking seedlings as pod par...
Monday, February 23, 2015

Some of My Best Rebloom Parents in Zone 6

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by Betty Wilkerson 'Earl of Essex' has been used by many people and it has produced many rebloomers, but I'm not sure it...
Monday, July 28, 2014

Creating New Irises Can Be Frustrating! Don't Give up!!

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by Betty Wilkerson Twenty four registered irises have 'Immortality' in their lineages. Most of these indicate that 'Immor...