Da Capo (Zurbrigg 1968/69)

I'm sure having good rebloom luck with Zurbrigg's intro's !

That's great, Arlyn! Pretty Iris, too!!

It almost looks like an MTB. It is lovely. Still waiting on two bloomstalks..........

It's hard to wait, isn't it !

None of my iris rebloomed this year, but I have one daylily that has been blooming since the end of May! Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Early and Often')

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Da Capo (Zurbrigg 1968/69)

I'm sure having good rebloom luck with Zurbrigg's intro's !

Glad Zurbrigg does well everywhere. Except here in his home town! Geesh.

Maybe Lloyd was a Tarheel. The only other viable possibility is that your gardening skills are less than stellar!!!!!!!!!!!!

That Daylily was appropriately named, wasn't it Linnea?!!

Yes. It is rust resistant too.

Gibson Girl (Gibson 1946)





Total Recall (Hager 1992) looking like a "2 X 4".........two standards, and four falls It sort of reminds me of a JI !

And a very pretty color.

Misawa77 said:Maybe Lloyd was a Tarheel. The only other viable possibility is that your gardening skills are less than stellar!!!!!!!!!!!!

on both counts.....

Blooming this morning - Drunk Skunk - Kasperek



edit - Name change - got the two mixed up! It's Drunk Skunk!

Actually he was Canadian. Finally settled in VA.

Zurbrigg lived in Durham, NC.

When he retired, right.

Was he fully retired? I figured he introduced Durham Dream and some others while he lived here.

I've read several interesting bio's on him, but I can't locate them now, to post a link . As to" where" an iris reblooms, I've noticed, quite often, that some will rebloom, here, in 5a, and DON'T in "higher zones" ....I believe some need a "cold trigger" to spur rebloom, while some need a certain amount of "day length", anyway, it's still a long way from being an "exact science " !!

Everything I have read talks of his garden in Durham, and his work with AIS Region 4a members. There are a lot of remembrances online from when he passed in 2005.

I have another bloom stalk! Sherry sent me Grape Echo with a note she wanted to see how this one performed in my zone. Says It's almost a continuous bloom for her. Well, I planted it this summer, and it's sending up a bloom stalk! Already showing color, and I didn't notice it until today. Now I'm wondering if it will send out some increases, as it hasn't yet. I hope it doesn't bloom itself out and die.