Re: germinating koreana?


Diane; The cristatas I sowed on 11/25/2001 germinated 15 months 
later. Like many I was overjoyed but surprised. Nothing like green 
beans!;>). In response to the nipping of the recalcitrant seeds. 
Please let us know of the outcome. I have some Japanese snowbell 
seeds that I'm trying some tests on having worked over the seed.

Al Bullock Z7 NoVa 


--- In iris-species@yahoogroups.com, Diane Whitehead <voltaire@i...> 
wrote:
> >I've heard that some irises (such as cristata) require 2 winters to
> >germinate. 
>--------Break
> Of the seedlots that have ungerminated seed, I nipped half the 
seeds 
> lightly with nail clippers (the treatment I give to all legume 
family 
> seed, like Lupinus) and sowed clipped/unclipped lots separately.
> -- 
> Diane Whitehead  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada



 

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