Irises: How to Hybridize Iris, 1 by Margiempv

Margiempv wrote:
Tazzy, that is so funny................ I did the very same thing my first year before I ordered the tape and learned the right way. LOL I'm glad i wasn't the only one that did this.

It is fun!!! It is fun looking and thinking which two irises you will cross that may give you something exceptionally unusal and beautiful! And just like ones own children - each will be different. No two the same - - there will always be something different with each one.

It's not too noticable in this photo, but always tag each cross immediately - so you know who the parents are. I tie my tags on with kitchen bread ties, or trash can ties.

This way if you come up with something exceptional and you want to redo the cross - you'll have that info. Also - if it is introduceable you will have the parentage that is asked for when you go to register it. (If this is something you want to do down the line)

Always list the Pod parent (mother parent) first. Then the Pollen parent (or the dad), like this:
Rustler x Joyful