Can you imaging if I took care of it like I should? All 14 would be blooming and I would have lots of increases. I REALLY need to prep them after Spring bloom.

Nice shots! Is that a group of singing squirrels/chipmunks in the background of Fall Line????

I'm likin' Fall Line myself -- it intrigues me!

I think they are singing Frogs!

Here is a picture of one of the two "Crump enclosures" I put up on Saturday. One was on a "Sterlingold" rhizome and the other on a possible "Mariposa Autumn" rhizome. The "sterlingold" does not have RE in it. As I made this, I knocked off the top two buds (like when you weed and knock them off in the Spring. I was VERY mad. I still have other buds though.

I did dissect one of the buds and I am sure it is "Colorwatch".

Greg, OK...I have to ask, what is a 'Crump enclosure'? Something to help with the freeze?

Mary Ann - I'm intrigued by Fall Line, but I also like its sister bloom Line Drive although it is not a rebloomer...still I like the Lines on it.

p.s. I ran across Fall Line when I was looking at the website for Iris City Gardens.

oooooooooooh Marilyn!! As soon as you said that, I had to go have a look at Line Drive. I like it too!!!

Greg -- meant to say -- I HATE it when that happens. And we've all done it -- the air is very blue in my vicinity when I do that!!!

J. Griffin (Griff) Crump is a hybridizer in Alexandria Virginia who writes on the AIS blog. He is very neat to talk to and I have visited his garden several times. He wrote an article about protecting re-bloomers in the Fall from frost. I will try and find the article and provide a link. He has neat stuff.

Here is his url for his introductions.

http://www.pilmore.com/griffin...

My favorite is "Tessie the Tease". It is a great grower with tons of increases. It looks better in person than any picture can show (and that is saying something since there are a few really good pics of it).

Here it is. Griff calls it "Tenting". I like my name better! Whatever!!!!!

This is from the AIS blog for the month of November in 2013.

http://theamericanirissociety....

Here are some pictures of my fav "Crump" introduction.

"Tessie the Tease"




Here "she" is when I got her!




Here are a few pictures from this year.



Clump next to "Midsummer Nights Dream"

What an ingenious solution to protect your budding stalks! Thanks for taking the like to look up and post the original article!

Tessie is beautiful...even if she is a tease That rhizome you got is crazy!

Tessie is gorgeous! And after the dreary days of winter she must look like a bit of sunshine has fallen into the garden.

The ones you gave me are still pretty small. Can't wait until they create a beautiful clump like yours!

Well, it is bloom day. I open up the tent (Crump enclosure lol) on the suspected "Mariposa Autumn" and here is what I got.




I got "Autumn Tryst" instead. Oh well; at least it is now Id'ed instaed of still a NoID!

Well at least you got the Autumn part of the name right!

Here is the other one. It is indeed "Colorwatch". The form is a little off due to the bad weather.