Seedy thoughts

Hey guys and gals, is everyone tired of winter yet?
(Northern hemisphere only)


As some of you probably know, Jim Waddick and I 
volunteered to handle the SIGNA Seed Exchange, man, 
what were we smoking?!

I noticed that there were no Vesper Iris (I. dichotoma), 
Blackberry Lily (I. domestica), or Candy Lily/Pardancanda 
(I. x Norrisii) seeds donated to the exchange this year. We 
were wondering if these have fallen out of favor with gardeners 
or maybe the people that grow them just think they are too 
common to bother with. Maybe with all the name changes no 
one knew what the heck to call them!

Blackberry Lily has naturalized all over this part of the 
country. It's easy to spot in flower, less so when the seeds 
ripen. The Vesper Iris is slowly spreading on my farm, I just
 never seem to be there at the right time to collect seed. I 
really need to try Candy Lilies again.

Does anyone here grow the newer hybrids of Pardancanda 
by Darrell Probst that Joe Pye Weed (jpwflowers.com) sells? 
They look pretty neat and the bud count is phenomenal. Do 
they make fertile seed? Has anyone grown seedlings on from 
these plants? And why don't these seeds make it to the exchange?
Seems like they should be plentiful.

Hope you can collect seed to donate to SIGNA next fall.

Jim


Jim Murrain
8871 NW Brostrom Rd
Kansas City, Missouri 64152-2711
USA
Zone 6



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