Showing posts with label tetraploid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tetraploid. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Using Species in MDB Breeding, Part 3: Iris reichenbachii x Iris pumila

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by Tom Waters This is the conclusion of a three-part posting describing projects with miniature dwarf bearded (MDB) and standard dwarf beard...
Monday, September 14, 2020

Progress with Arilpums

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by Tom Waters When I wrote my previous blog post on arilpums early in 2019, I had to focus mostly on history and theory, as I did not yet h...
Monday, July 20, 2020

Hybridizing with Iris reichenbachii

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by Tom Waters Four years ago, I wrote a blog post here titled “The Untapped Potential of Iris reichenbachii ”. At that time, I could co...
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Monday, January 15, 2018

The Legacy of 'Anacrusis'

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by Tom Waters 'Anacrusis' (Mathes, 1992), OGB/ABM There is a very interesting line of irises created by Harald Mathes of Germ...
Monday, August 7, 2017

Our debt to Iris aphylla

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Tom Waters I. aphylla The European bearded iris species Iris aphylla has contributed to the development of modern bearded irises in ...
Monday, November 7, 2016

Arilbred Irises: A Little History

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Tom Waters 'Brash and Bold' (Black, 2009), William Mohr medal 2106 (arilbred median) The story of arilbreds begins in the l...
Monday, September 19, 2016

Honey, I Shrunk the Irises!

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by Tom Waters MTB irises 'Redrock Princess' and 'Dividing Line' Miniature Tall Bearded? An oxymoron is a phrase wh...
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Monday, August 1, 2016

The Untapped Potential of Iris reichenbachii

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by Tom Waters Today's post is all about an underappreciated bearded iris species, Iris reichenbachii.  The name, it seems, is bigger t...
Monday, February 29, 2016

Tetraploid Arils, Anyone?

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by Tom Waters 'Tadzhiki Eclipse' If you're a gardening enthusiast with a keen interest in irises or other perennials, you&...