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

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

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

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

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

Sibling C186C C186B: Wise X Elegant lass Sibling C186D: ‘Sittelle’ MTB:4buds-40cm MTB:5buds-42cm MTB:5buds-42cm Sibling C186E MTB:5buds- 42cm With B023R: Tingle X Zarbi With B035B: Cutie Eyes X Punk E690A: C186E: (Wise x Elegant Lass) X E785A: C186C: ( Wise x Elegant Lass) X B023R: (Tingle xZarbi)--- SDB:3buds- B035B: (Cutie Eyes x Punk) 32cm Sibling C387E SDB:3buds- Sibling C387B MTB:4buds- With ‘Smash’ - Craig R.2001 - MTB- 25cm C387A= Smash X Elegant Lass--- RE 50cm MTB:9buds-42cm With ‘Forever Blue’ – Chapman 97 – SDB-RE C383AR: Elegant Lass X Forever Blue -IB-5fleurs-60cm E833A: Jean Marie X C387A= Smash x Elegant Lass--- IB:5fleurs-45cm With ‘Jean Marie’ – Zurbrigg 94 – BB-RE

With Sibling C383 B IB- C392B = Clarence X Elegant Lass BB- Sibling C392 D BB- ‘Clarence’ – Zurbrigg 90 – TB-RE 5fleurs-60cm 5buds-50cm 5buds-55cm With ‘Smash’ - Craig R.2001 - MTB- With E137A: C392B: (Clarence x Elegant Sibling C392 A BB- RE C074: All That Magic x Wish Upon A Lass) X C074: (All That Magic x Wish 5buds-60cm Time Upon A Time) IB -3buds-45cm E751A: With ‘Fairy Footsteps’ – Blyth 85 – C185B: Fairy Footsteps X Elegant Lass C392B: (Clarence x Elegant Lass) X SDB-RE SDB-2buds-20cm Sibling C185 E MTB- Smash 5buds-53cm Sibling C185 i SDB-4buds-34cm Sibling C185 G IB-4buds-55cm °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

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: Sibling C387 E Sibling C387 B With ‘Elegant Lass’ – Craig 02 – C387A= Smash X Elegant Lass IB- SDB-3buds-25cm IB-4buds-50cm BB/MTB-RE 9buds-50cm Tender Kiss’: C375C: Smash X Miss Nellie IB-7buds-50cm E833A : Jean Marie X C387A= Smash x Elegant Lass With ‘Miss Nellie’ – Burch 79 – BB-RE With ‘Jean Marie’ – Zurbrigg 94 – BB-RE

With B023J: Tingle X Zarbi E282A: C375A:( Smash X Miss Nellie ) X Sibling E282B Sibling C375 E B023J: (Tingle x Zarbi) SDB-4buds- IB-.buds-41cm IB-7buds-60cm 30cm E691B: C375B:( Smash X Miss Nellie ) C394A: Come to Me X Smash BB- With B340B = Cerf-Volant X White With ‘Come To Me’ – Schreiner 91 TB- X B340B: (Cerf-Volant x White 4buds-62cm Reprise SA Reprise) BB-3buds-69cm With ‘ Snow Spoon‘ – Hager 82 TB-RE- With ‘ Cerf- Volant’ – Cayeux 03 TB-SA E055A: Cerf-Volant X C394A : (Come SA Sibling C394 B To Me x Smash) TB-7buds- BB-5buds-55cm 80cm Sibling E109 B ) With ‘ Abbey Chant’ – G.Sutton 97 – IB- TB-7fleurs-80cm E109A: Snow Spoon X ( C394A: Come to E169: Abbey Chant X C394A: ( Come RE-SA Me X Smash) ) to Me X Smash TB-7fleurs-80cm BB-6fleurs-60cm

With With ‘Erect’ – Black 89 – IB -SA With C255A: Under My Thumb x Curtain Up E458A: Erect X C394A : (Come To Me E568A: C255A: (Under My Thumb x x Smash) Curtain Up) X C394A : (Come To Me x Smash) BB-4buds-65cm Sibling E621 B BB-5buds-45cm With C355A: i'll Be Back x Eternal Bliss E621A: C355A: (i'll Be Back x Eternal With ‘Sweedish Modern’ – Babson 76 Bliss) X C394A : (Come To Me x TB Smash) BB-4buds-60cm E422A: Smash X Ostrogoth BB-5buds-43cm With ‘Ostrogoth’ Peyrard 93 – TB-SA E946A: Sweedish Modern X ( C394A : C395A: Ostrogoth X Smash (Come To Me x Smash) TB-8fleurs-80cm Sibling E022 C Sibling E422B SDB-4buds-35cm E022A: Smash X B057AR: (Pele x What With B057AR: Pele x What Again Again) SDB-2buds-25cm